At the Feet of My Mother

Some childhoods leave wounds only time can witness

Growing up as a caretaker for one's own parents leaves marks that can take decades to surface. For Lucien, the reckoning arrives during a family constellation therapy session, where the structured yet deeply personal process creates space for emotions he has kept buried for most of his life.

At the Feet of My Mother places the viewer inside that single session, observing Lucien with an unhurried, scene-based camera that lets his face tell the story. As the therapy unfolds, waves of anger, fear, and sorrow move through him in sequence, each emotion a step toward something resembling release.

Director Vincent Sparreboom trained at the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht, where this film was produced. His approach favors close observation over narration, trusting the subject's interior journey to carry the dramatic weight. The result is an intimate record of one man choosing, perhaps for the first time, to show himself fully to the world — and to himself.