Originally conceived by Actor Phoebe Ladenburg and Writer Sophie Swithinbank for stage – with inspiration coming from Katherine’s final monologue in The Taming of the Shrew and Ladenburg’s personal experience of motherhood – Surrender is a forthright depiction of the emotional and mental strains which can come from losing your independence and identity on becoming a mother. It’s a powerful script that prompted Director Oskar Brockbank to take up the challenge of tapping into someone else’s vision for the first time, engaging his filmmaking abilities to paint an honest depiction of the all too visceral experience of a woman struggling in her role as a new mother. The film’s prose drives the narrative forward with a steady and considered pace, whilst the naturalistic 16mm imagery establishes a relatable world where the mother’s pain is keenly felt. Ahead of today’s premiere on Dn, we invited Brockbank...
- 12/9/2022
- by Sarah Smith
- Directors Notes
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