Short film

Motherboard

2016 · 11 min

A wry, slightly surreal short that turns a mother's screen habit into an uneasy, quietly funny tug-of-war with everyday life.

Tagline: Is technology taking over the world? Is it taking over your mother?
Overview: Prim and proper mother, Lesley fights hard to resist her addiction to technology whilst battling motherhood and keeping with in the social norms.
How it feels: Satirical, tense, melancholic and absurd. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Addiction, technology, parenthood, identity
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Add to a list: Motherboard

In the USNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.

In your watch list

More like this

Like Motherboard, but

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown

Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: addiction
technology
parenthood
identity
isolation
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none