My Mother's Replacement

For a short film, there is a lot here to unpack. Suicide is not an answer. No matter how forgotten or lonely you feel, you are loved. No matter how insignificant you feel, people need you. If you give-up on you, then you gave up on them.

To quote my grandpa, "Biology be damned, only love makes families." He stepped up and raised my grandma's children and never looked back. He would add, "Any thing that you do out of love, you will never regret."

Children can be very receptive and mature. Such as the case here. There is a hole in her heart dad can't fill and there is a hole in his heart she can't fill. What she can do is set out to rebuild her family.

Indie filmmakers are starving artists and entrepreneurs. For them, making movies in a true passion. They don't have the luxury of a big budget, so they have to work harder.

The overall storyline is a difficult one dealing with suicide and a family trying to move forward in the aftermath. Even though it's a heavy topic the writer manages to bring lighthearted humor and hope to the story. The acting by Morgan and Jason is spot on. The range of emotions they both had to bring to the screen is wide covering everything from grief, anger, confusion, happiness and playfulness. It makes the viewer appreciate the importance of mental health and taking care of those around us. It also is a great reminder that even after dark storms there is hope for healing and a future. It's worth the short watch.

This is such a fantastic movie. Not too long, at just 47 minutes. We enjoyed everything about it: the writing, the cinematography, the musical scores, the acting. It was all just fantastic. The subject matter was serious (dealing with mental illness and even suicide) but the film had some comedic moments in it as well, which was appreciated to lighten the mood a bit but still keeping with the seriousness of the film.

This film is available on Amazon Prime which is where we watched and we do highly recommend it. As I said above, it's a short watch at just 47 minutes long. So you cannot use the excuse that you don't have time to watch a two hour movie or that you have a short attention span. See it if you can, especially if you know anyone who suffers from mental illness of any kind or know anyone who has lost a loved one to suicide.

This movie definitely needs to be seen in theaters. Mental health is a serious issue nowadays. I personally have known several families that have suffered from suicides.

DCTF did a great job with this movie and all the actors. There needs to be more awareness to Mental Health.

I thought the storyline was excellent and it definitely caught my attention. DCTF did an excellent job with this movie . It was their first movie and I am very excited for DCTF and have been watching and supporting their work. This is the only movie of theirs I didn't get to add to my personal library.

Thank you DCTF.

I got to see My Mother's Replacement at the premiere they had at the Paris, Illinois Theater. Another job well done for Dreams Come True Films. In my honest opinion you would never know this is an independent film company as they make quality films without huge budgets or famous actors.

Everyone associated with this film should be proud of how well it was done. This film tackles the issue of mental illness and suicide. I think Stephanie Bosma who portrayed the mother did fabulous as did Jason Bowser & Morgan Danielle McKervey who played father and daughter.

While the majority of the movie is serious there are some lighter and funny moments within this story. So grab a soda, popcorn and tissues and watch another fantastic film made by Dreams Come True Films.