Our indoor autumn programme kicks off with this unique self-portrait charting the real-life comedy and roller coaster of solo parenting.
At the age of 38, Victoria Mapplebeck found herself single, pregnant and broke. Unable to combine motherhood with freelance directing, she was forced to abandon her career in TV, instead turning the camera on herself and her son, Jim.
Filmed over 20 years, Victoria has recorded hundreds of hours of footage, capturing each twist and turn in Jim’s life, from the thumbs-up he gave her during her first pregnancy scan to his first day at college.
MOTHERBOARD is a unique self-portrait charting the real-life comedy and roller coaster of solo parenting. Victoria captures a life where both she and Jim survive her breast cancer diagnosis, two generations of absent fathers and Jim’s rollercoaster teen years with a gallows sense of humour and an irrepressible ability to turn lemons into lemonade.
Venue: Foyer, Waltham Forest Town Hall, Fellowship Square, Forest Road, Walthamstow, E17 4JF
Refreshments: Freshly made popcorn and alcoholic/non alcoholic drinks will be available.
Doors: Open 7pm, Film 7.45pm, Close 10.30pm
Tickets: Full Price Ticket £12, Concessionary Price Ticket £8 (Over 65s, Unions, Students, Job Seekers, Under 18s)
Our indoor autumn programme kicks off with this unique self-portrait charting the real-life comedy and roller coaster of solo parenting.
At the age of 38, Victoria Mapplebeck found herself single, pregnant and broke. Unable to combine motherhood with freelance directing, she was forced to abandon her career in TV, instead turning the camera on herself and her son, Jim.
Filmed over 20 years, Victoria has recorded hundreds of hours of footage, capturing each twist and turn in Jim’s life, from the thumbs-up he gave her during her first pregnancy scan to his first day at college.
MOTHERBOARD is a unique self-portrait charting the real-life comedy and roller coaster of solo parenting. Victoria captures a life where both she and Jim survive her breast cancer diagnosis, two generations of absent fathers and Jim’s rollercoaster teen years with a gallows sense of humour and an irrepressible ability to turn lemons into lemonade.
Venue: Foyer, Waltham Forest Town Hall, Fellowship Square, Forest Road, Walthamstow, E17 4JF
Refreshments: Freshly made popcorn and alcoholic/non alcoholic drinks will be available.
Doors: Open 7pm, Film 7.45pm, Close 10.30pm
Tickets: Full Price Ticket £12, Concessionary Price Ticket £8 (Over 65s, Unions, Students, Job Seekers, Under 18s)
Concessionary tickets are for Over 65s, students & jobseekers
