Raising Mothers (in post)

an original short by Ziyne Abdo

A young girl who traps herself in her room during an intense argument between her depressed mother and her deadbeat grandmother becomes a mother herself, to a doll.

Note: Raising Mothers was in production in the fall of 2020. To minimize the potential spread of COVID-19, Ziyne was the only crew member on set, acting as director, writer, producer, director of cinematography and sound mixer

Cast & Crew

“Zonna” - Aliya Allen

“Kadi” - LaVora Perry

“Monti” - Tolulope Akinyemi

Producer - Zamzam Shalle

Production Designer - CJ Edwards

Editor - Anthony M. Rivera

Editor - Alice Ye

Associate Producer - Amanda Gordon


Behind the Scenes

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