Mad

description

After a late-in-life divorce, compounded by bi-polar disorder, a matriarch finds herself in a psych ward post-nervous breakdown. Her two daughters, facing varying problems of their own, would rather dodge the responsibility than care for her. Not wanting to take her home, the sisters convince their mother to voluntarily commit to staying in the ward. Personal grievances, both petty and pointed, bubble to the surface in this sharp witted family drama about three women coping with effects of mental illness on their family. This American microbudget indie, captures genuine dysfunctional relationships with realistic dialogue and natural performances. MAD is the feature directorial debut of Robert G. Putka, director of two CUFF short film selections, BRONTOSAURUS and OI, MEU AMOR.

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Slamdance Film Festival 2016
Cleveland International Film Festival 2016
Boston Underground Film Festival 2016
Florida International Film Festival 2016

DIRECTOR'S BIO
Robert G. Putka was hired by HBO at 21 to develop his short, MOUTHFUL, into a series for their short-lived DIGITALS division. He’s made a bunch of other chit-chatty short films, including OI, MEU AMOR, which was his second short to premiere at SXSW. MAD is his first feature film.