woman, parenthood, society
Amidst the urban hum, Umi drifts through the raw, lonely blur of motherhood. Her world has collapsed into a cycle of cradles and her baby’s relentless cries. Between the neighbor’s rock rehearsals and unwanted advice, Umi claims her space. Reaching for her ukulele, she finds herself again. Amidst the exhaustion, she creates a hopeful rhythm, proving that in her isolation, she hasn’t lost her voice.
Lou (1989, Amsterdam) is an actress and writer/director for film and (musical) theatre. She graduated at the Royal Academy of Arts (The Hague) with an interactive video-installation and continued to study theater at: de Koningstheateracademie, de Toneelmeester Amsterdam and the Paul Dekker Meisner Studio. Currently, she is working on a comical musical theatre piece about the first year of motherhood.
