The Story of a Mother (2010 film)

The Story of a Mother
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alessandro De Vivo Ivano di Natale
Screenplay by	Alessandro De Vivo Ivano di Natale
Story by	Hans Christian Andersen
Produced by	Alessandro De Vivo Ivano di Natale
Starring	Nino Colella Angela de Matteo Renato De Rienzo
Cinematography	Antonio De Rosa
Edited by	Alessandro De Vivo Ivano di Natale
Music by	Federico Truzzi
Distributed by	Fablemakers
Release date	May 5, 2010 (2010-05-05) (United States)
Running time	18 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian
Budget	$15,000[1]

The Story of a Mother (2010) is an Italian short film produced and directed by Alessandro De Vivo and Ivano di Natale. The drama features Nino Colella, Angela de Matteo and Renato De Rienzo.^[2] It is an adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen short story of the same name.

One night, Death (voice of Renato de Rienzo) swoops in and takes the life of a child. His mother (Angela de Matteo) will do anything to recover him, even lose all she has.

• Nino Colella as Guardian of the Forest
• Angela de Matteo as Mother
• Renato De Rienzo as Death and voice f. c.
• Valeria Frallicciardi as Woman
• Nunzia Schiano as Greenhouse Keeper

The film opened at the New York City Horror Film Festival on May 5, 2010.

• New York City Horror Film Festival - 2010
• Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival - 2010
• Newport Beach Film Festival - 2011
• Minghella Film Festival - 2011
• Boston International Film Festival - 2011
• Fantasy Horror Award - 2011
• Dances With Films - 2011
• I've Seen Films International Film Festival - 2011
• Napoli Film Festival - 2011
• 41° Parallelo - New York City - 2011
• Riverside International Film Festival 2012

Source:^[3]

Wins

• Roma Fantafestival, Best Short, 2012
• California Film Awards, Silver Award, 2012^[4]

• Hans Christian Andersen
• The Story of a Mother

• The Story of a Mother official web site
• The Story of a Mother at IMDb
• The Story of a Mother trailer on YouTube