My Invisible Mother

Adult adoptee William Hammersley uncovers the social mechanics that forced his mother to put him up for adoption.

  • Pascal Huynh
    Director
  • Pascal Hyunh
    Writer
  • Concordia University
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Documentary, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 17 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 1, 2016
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • NYC Chain Film Festival 2016

    Best Super Short Documentary Award
  • Canberra Short Film Festival 2016

    Best Documentary Award
  • Plurial+Youth Video Film Festival 2016

    Paley Center Education Award
  • Stop-Motion Montréal Festival 2016
  • Edmonton International Film Festival 2016
  • Bogota Short Film Festival 2016
  • Seattle Children's Film Festival 2017
  • TIFF Canada's Top Ten Film Festival 2017
  • Courts d'un soir
    Montréal
    Canada
    April 6, 2017
  • MUP International Humanist Festival 2017
  • Festival du film étudiant de Québec 2017
    Québec
    Canada
  • DocsBarcelona 2017
    Barcelona
    Spain
  • Short of the year 2017
  • Halifax independant filmmakers Festival 2017
  • Très Court Film Festival 2017
  • Super Short Shorts 2017
  • Fantasia 2017
  • Festival Vues du Monde 2017
    Montréal
    Canada
  • KuanDu International Animation Festival 2017

    Taiwan
  • CinéRelève
    Shédiac
    Canada
    Best Animated Short
Distribution Information
  • Welcome Aboard
    Country: Canada
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Pascal Huynh

Pascal Huynh, 26, is a recently graduated animation student from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montreal. He currently works at the National Film Board. Born in Canada but from Vietnamese roots, he has also lived in Australia, Mexico and Vietnam.
He is active amongst the adoption communities in Montreal and in Melbourne to protect adoptees’ rights and to create a more accurate representation in the media of their realities.

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