MAMA GOALS
Swedish title: Jag ska bara gråta lite först
Doc I 2025 I 72 min I Swedish
Charlotta has decided to do the unthinkable, to quit her job in healthcare to persue a career as a comedian. But as the long-awaited breakthrough approaches, her personal life starts to wobble significantly, and the new career doesn't quite unfold as she had envisioned. A personal story about being a mother, navigating relationship crises and simultaneously being a person with big dreams.
PROD INFO
DIRECTOR
Ellen Fiske
DOP
Pia Lehto
Ita Zebroniec-Zajt
EDITORS
Karolina Bengtsson
Bodil Markendahl
SOUND/MIX
Claes Lundberg
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Edvard Scott
PRODUCER
Ina Holmqvist
SOUND ON SET
Ellen Fiske
COMPOSER
Calle Bäccman
COLORIST
Ola Bäccman
POST PRODUCER & CONFORM
Alicia Lundahl
A co-production between Ballad Film and SVT.
FESTIVALS
Hot Docs Toronto, Canada
San Francisco Doc Film Fest, USA
Sheffield Doc Fest, Great Britain
Palm Springs International Shorts Fest, USA
Nordisk Panorama, Sweden
DocuWest, Colorado, USA
Flickerfest, Australia
Vermont International Film Fest, USA
Uppsala Short Film Festival, Sweden
Gothenburg International Film Festival, Sweden
Nordic Film Days, Lübeck, Germany
Northern Film Festival, Holland
Alcine Film Festival, Spain
Mecal, Barcelona Int Short Film Festival, Spain
Aarhus Film Fest, Denmark
Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series, USA
Festival on Wheels, Turkey
Anchorage Film Festival, Alaska, USA
Pärnu International Doc Fest, Estonia
Umea International Film Festival, Sweden
Vienna Independent Shorts Festival, Austria
New Swedish Shorts, Switzerland
International Film Festival, Paraguay
Helsinki Intl' Film Festival, Finland
Ösel Short Nights Short Film Festival, Estonia
Motuvun Film Festival, Croatia
Flying Broom Int Women’s Film Fest, Turkey
Skandinavische Filmtage, Bonn, Germany
Petaluma Film Fest, USA
Newport Beach Film Festival, USA
Florida Film Festival, USA
Balkankult, Serbia
Wandering Reel, USA
Dotdotdot, Austria
Helsinki Coffee Film Festival, Finland
Short waves, Poland
Rencontres Audiovisuelles, France
AWARDS
Winner Best Documentary – Mecal, Barcelona Int Short Film Festival, Spain
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Selected Works
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The SmugglerBY SYLVELIN MÅKESTAD
ÖdesårenBy Martina Carlstedt
MålbrottskörenBy Ina Holmqvist & Martina Carlstedt
Svonni vs the Swedish Tax AgencyBy Maria Fredriksson
Kan noen fortelle meg at alt blir braBy Siri Bråtveit
HotetBy Maria Fredriksson
WastelandBY DANIEL MILTON
HundgårdenBY MARTINA CARLSTEDT
Jag ringer pappaBy Martina Carlstedt & Ina Holmqvist
Ett jävla paradisBy Maria Fredriksson
Jag ringer mammaBY MARTINA CARLSTEDT & INA HOLMQVIST
Alla bara längtarBY MARTINA CARLSTEDT
TjejskjutsenBY Ina Holmqvist
Afternoon TeaBy Maria Fredriksson
Tangokungens dotterBy Ina Holmqvist
The Love AgencyBY MARTINA CARLSTEDT
Coffee TimeBY MARIA FREDRIKSSON
Micke & TommyBY MARTINA CARLSTEDT
The quiet oneIna Holmqvist & Emelie Wallgren
ClaesBY MARTINA CARLSTEDT
Så NäraBy Ina Holmqvist & Emelie Wallgren
DrömresanBY MARIA FREDRIKSSON
Medan tid ärBY MARIA FREDRIKSSON
