Birthmark (2020)

A director's documentary journey - physical and metaphysical. Maria's mother was diagnosed with schizophrenia, when the girl was two years old. Now Maria documents her journey to occupied Crimea in search of crucial answers - could her mother have more bearable life and how to get there, why the illness becomes a stigma and what are the ways to being together, but not just physically. Maria in search of Mother, under the sign of birthmark.

• Year: 2020
• Genres: Documentary
• Countries: Ukraine
• Languages: Russian
• Runtime: 20 min