Private Project

Saving Mother

A young woman, desirous of finding her purpose in life, has an amazing encounter which opens her eyes to an even bigger problem than her own - Mother Earth is dying and we are the ones killing her. However, she is resistant to the fact that she must do something to help. She eventually is brought to understand her importance in the plot to save the environment.

  • Cylindian Goodchild
    Director
  • Cylindian Goodchild
    Writer
  • Cylindian Goodchild
    Producer
  • Chrisann Francis
    Key Cast
    "Terra"
  • Pone Shams Hakimi
    Key Cast
    "Mother Earth"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Sauver Mère
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 8 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 27, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Jamaica
  • Country of Filming:
    Jamaica
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - CARIMAC - University of the West Indies, Mona

  • Jamaica
Director Biography - Cylindian Goodchild

Cylindian Goodchild is a young Jamaican Filmmaker who seeks to explore her curiosity and interests through the art of Visual Storytelling. She has written and directed over 5 short films, the first of which was made during her third month at university after she was selected to be apart of the EU in Jamaica Film Competition. She is the holder of a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Production. She also acquired additional training in a Production Assistant Workshop and done a few Film/TV internships.

Cylindian continues to study Filmmaking on her own to get a better understanding of the craft so she can tell stories better and become a better filmmaker with each film. She looks forward to making many more short films and patiently awaits her feature debut.

Cylindian is greatly inspired by the works of Kathryn Bigelow, Jordan Peele, Martin Scorsese and Christopher Nolan and aspires to become a world renowned Film Director/Producer, Actress and Cinematographer.

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Director Statement

Have you ever wondered how the Earth feels? Being destroyed and all? What if you could listen to her express herself, in a language you could understand? What would she say?

Sauver Mère was originally created for the EU in Jamaica Short Film Competition 2019 .
Under the theme of environmental protection, I created a film to share a unique perspective on the environmental problem of air pollution - a perceived perspective of the Earth itself.

I wanted to express the severity of pollution and its effects on us. I wanted to emphasize the importance of individuals in the fight against protect our environment.

I decided to create a story where the main character has an interaction with the ailing spirit of mother earth who figuratively explains how mistreating the environment affects us.

As a nature lover, environmental protection is very important to me so I was delighted to make this short film. I wanted to make something unique and powerful. I intended to promote empathy towards the Earth and spread the message that we all have a part to play in environmental protection.

I entitled it " Sauver Mère", French which translates to "Saving Mother or Save Mother", mainly because I thought it sounded boring in English. Mother Earth is a Greco-Roman personification that focuses on the life-giving and nurturing aspects of nature. I decided to use this in the title as the Earth's inhabitants are as dependent on the Earth as an unborn child is dependent on the mother. The survival of the child is very much reliant on the survival of the mother but not vice versa. This is the same with humans and the Earth. This is why we should ensure the survival of the Earth, our mother.