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Amma

Akash Jones
2024 | 1 min 41 s
Stop-motion animation
English, Bengali

Awards and Festivals

  • Official SelectionVancouver Asian Film Festival, Canada (2024)

Produced as part of the 14th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse mentorship.

“Wash your hands. Turn off the lights. And don’t forget your prayers to Ganesh.” Having fun with comicbook motifs and plasticine, Akash Jones honours the no-nonsense second-generation immigrant mother who raised him, instilling habits that guide him to this day. Stop-motion animation that says, “Love ya Mom.”


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Having fun with comicbook motifs and plasticine, Akash Jones honours the no-nonsense second-generation immigrant mother who raised him, instilling habits that guide him to this day.



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Team


Akash Jones
Writer, Director and Animator

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Photo : Fannie-Laurence Dube-Dupuis



Andrea Dorfman
Mentoring Director

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Photo : Fannie-Laurence Dubé-Dupuis



Anne Koizumi
Associate Producer

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Photo : Fannie-Laurence Dubé-Dupuis



Maral Mohammadian
Producer (NFB)

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Photo : © Maral Mohammadian



Rob McLaughlin
Executive Producer

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Photo : Emily Cooper


Credits

Written, Directed and Animated by
Akash Jones

Voices
Sucheta Jones
Akash Jones

Mentoring Director
Andrea Dorfman

Editing
Jesse Riviere

Sound Design
Vid Cousins

Music
Martin Cesar

Technical Direction
Mathieu Tremblay
Vincent McCurley

Technical Animation Support
Alexandre Roy
Johanne Ste-Marie

Set and Puppet Fabrication
Akash Jones
Bronte Brazier

Technical Coordination
Luc Binette

Online Editing
Serge Verreault

Foley
Karla Baumgardner

Recording and Mix
Geoffrey Mitchell

Voice Recording
Matt Lederman
Deane Cameron Recording Studio

Studio Operations Manager
Camille Fillion

Studio Administration
Victoria Angell

Production Coordination
Dominique Forget
Omorose Osagie
Lucia Corak

Marketing
Geneviève Bérard
Judith Lessard-Bérubé
Jolène Lessard

Publicist
Nadine Viau

Associate Producer
Anne Koizumi

Producer
Maral Mohammadian

Executive Producer
Robert McLaughlin

Thanks
Evelyn Lougheed
Adrian Jones
Robert Wharry
The Hothouse 14 Filmmakers

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada © 2024


Media Relations

  • Nadine Viau
    NFB Publicist – Montreal
    C.: 514-458-9745
    n.viau@nfb.ca

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