My Sweet Child
Year
2025
Country
The Netherlands
Duration
58’
Director
Maarten de Schutter
Filmmaker Maarten de Schutter attempts to reconstruct the lost memories of his mother, AIDS activist and feminist anthropologist Martine de Schutter. Ten years after she was killed, he explores her life and their relationship to thoroughly connect with what is left behind. The film disassembles memory, motherhood, and loss, driven by the infinite love between mother and child.
Content warning: death
Content warning: death
Production
Mijn Lief Kind Produkties
Director
Maarten de Schutter
Maarten de Schutter (1999) graduated from the FilmAcadamy (NFA, Amsterdam) in2024, studying Directing Documentary. He loves leftist cinema, losing football matches, and is half Iranian.
Filmography
My Sweet Child (2025)