The Belgian-Polish documentary project To Mother, directed by Mattias Bavré, has received the East Doc Platform Award at the Krakow Film Festival on May 30, 2025. As part of the award, the project is invited to attend the East Doc Platform 2026 in Prague, including curated individual meetings at the East Doc Market. Congratulations!
“Through a tender and unobtrusive lens, this documentary follows two brothers as they navigate life within a care institution and set out on a rare journey beyond its walls. What unfolds is not just a search for a distant parent, but a revealing exploration of how they relate to the world around them—with patience, vulnerability, and quiet hope. Their path becomes a profound meditation on human connection and the emotional traces of family,” the jury explained their selection.
To Mother (dir. Mattias Bavré, prod. Stanislaw Zaborowski, Barbara Dyck, Maarten Bernaerts, BE, PL)
Brothers living in an institution for people with mental disabilities, longing for their mother, embark on a pilgrimage to the city where she lives, hoping to reconnect after years of separation.
