Directors stepmother Yolanda, a Filipino woman married and living in Sweden, faces a balancing act for many immigrants: working a gruelling job as a maid to keep up with having to pay unrealistic remittances to her three sons back home in the Philippines. When a drug war breaks out, the family dynamics changes unexpectedly.
Information
| Original name |
Typhoon mama |
| Original language |
English, Finnish, Swedish, Tagalog, Ilokano |
| Subtitles |
English |
| Genre |
Documentary |
| Production year |
2019 |
| Production country |
Finland |
| Running time |
79 min |
| Trailer |
https://vimeo.com/361278455 |
Crew
| Direction |
Charlotta Lou Strömberg (also scriptwriter) |
| Cinematography |
Lou Strömberg / Mikko Parttimaa |
| Sound design |
Olli Huhtanen |
| Composer |
Aural Holograms – Antti Haapapuro & Jussi Saivo |
| Editing |
Tuula Mehtonen |
| Translation |
Marko Pohjanrinne |
| Graphic |
Kaarina Tammisto |
| Production secretary |
Oona Saari / Jenny Timonen |
| Assistant Editors |
Toni Anttila / Leo Suonikko / Ilkka Kunttu |
| Post-production |
TOAST |
| Sound post |
Finnvox Cinepost |
Screenings and awards
TV-screenings
Festivals
- 02.04.2021 Luleå IFF
- 04.03.2020 Tampereen elokuvajuhlat
- 30.01.2020 Göteborg Film Festival
- 21.09.2019 Helsinki FF - Love & Anarchy
Production
- Pertti Veijalainen, Illume Oy
- Marianne Mäkelä
