Motherboard

Motherboard

Is technology taking over the world? Is it taking over your mother?

2016 · 11 min · Fantasy, Science Fiction

Prim and proper mother, Lesley fights hard to resist her addiction to technology whilst battling motherhood and keeping with in the social norms.

Directed by Hayden Franklin · Written by Chantelle Mundy

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