ask mother
Ask Mother is a film production company built on two core beliefs: that stories have the power to change the world , and that the people who tell them should reflect the world we live in.
We make films and create space for people facing significant barriers to entering or sustaining a career in the screen industry. In particular, we focus our work on mothers and people with caring responsibilities.
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our films
Space Daddy
A hook up with a mysterious stranger leads to….out-of this- world consequences…
Written by Joe Jordan
Directed by Steven Carruthers
Produced by Elinor Coleman
DOP: Anibal Castano
Cast: Noah Thomas, Funso Foluso-Henry, Crystal
An Ask Mother Production
Space Daddy premiered at Frameline49 in San Francisco and Raindance Film Festival in London. Currently on the festival circuit
#NotAllhumans
Part documentary, part speculative fiction, this short film is set in a future world powered by green energy. It takes a retrospective look back to the year 2024, at the researchers and scientists who are helping to make the transition towards the hydrogen economy.
NotAllHumans was awarded a Special Mention at Big Syn Festival 2025, where it was shortlisted for the Best Short Documentary Prize.
Written, Directed & Produced by Elinor Coleman
DOP- Anibal Castano
Editor- Geri Docherty
Composer- Kat Pegler
Sound design- Laur Rozier
An Ask Mother Production
Made with funding from the Royal Society of Chemistry, in collaboration with Brunel University of London and Brunel Hydrogen.