mother tongue
production designer, set dresser, costume stylist, practical effects, social media
april 2025 - april 2026
A pregnant young woman returns to her childhood home on the anniversary of her mother’s death, where haunting dreams and buried family truths force her to confront grief, inheritance, and the possibility of breaking a generational cycle.
Led the film’s production design and visual world-building through props, costume styling, atmospheric set details, and practical effects, including the overflowing bath, fish-in-the-toilet imagery, and bathtub body staging.
Moodboard
Initial Sketches
Costume Styling Sketches
Locations and Set Prep
Social Media Design for Funding
Props & Effects
Sourced a safe fish replica from a prop-maker to make the fish throw-up effect as realistic as possible.