Ma Mère, Dieu et Sylvie Vartan (Once Upon My Mother) (2025, France)
October 17 @ 4:00 pm - 5:42 pm
By Ken Scott, with Leïla Bekhti, Jonathan Cohen, Joséphine Japy and Sylvie Vartan
132 minutes (in French with English subtitles)
Overview: Esther Perez is a Moroccan-Jewish immigrant and devoted mother of six. When her newborn son Roland is diagnosed with a clubfoot in 1963 and given a bleak prognosis, she is determined to make him overcome physical challenges and social barriers as she refuses to accept limits placed on his future. With fierce determination and unwavering belief in him, she embarks on a mission to help her son not only overcome challenges but truly thrive.
Based on the novel by Roland Perez.