CinemaOSMovie · 2026 · 0h 3m

Descendant

Lily's life hangs from 2 secure strings. Art. And her mum. What happens when one of these is threatened to be cut? Am I still a daughter, if I no longer have a mother? Made on one super 8 cartridge, no editing.

Documentary

This film was made with £500, a super 8 camera and a lot of heartbreak. I’ve known my mum was dying for sometime now and been completely paralysed by it. Should I cry? No, because I’ll never stop. Do I try to fix it? No, because filmmakers can’t cure a terminal illness. Do I run away? No, one cannot abandon what is already within. Nothing led me through the pain to an answer. To a solution. But how can you live with a leaking heart? I realised I had to metabolise the grief through processing. So I picked up my camera and got to work. This film is the fruit of that process. It is a straight 8, meaning it was made with one roll of 8mm film, no editing. The sound design was completed separately, without ever seeing the digitalised film. Like grief it’s clunky in places, too clean in others and I wish I’d had longer. I wish we could always have longer.

Directed byLily Blunsom-Washbrook

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 3m
Language
EN
Released
May 23, 2026
Budget
$662

Featuring

Cast & crew

2 credited
Starring

Lily Blunsom-Washbrook

Lily

Rebbecca Washbrook

Mother

Creative team
Directed by
Lily Blunsom-Washbrook
Written by
Lily Blunsom-Washbrook

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