Film Still from The Day My Mother Screamed
Directed by David Jaffe
Type of Film: Coming of Age
Length of Film: 15:04
Producers: Arturo Alanis Garza, Nora Zubizarreta
Editor: David Jaffe
Cinematography: Daisy Zhou
On the day Maria commands her six-year-old son not to scream, John begins to perceive his mother's suppressed pain, as well as her intolerance for weakness. Ten years later, a shameful secret of John's causes Maria to break her own rule.
Undergraduate
David Jaffe is an award-winning filmmaker based in NYC. He graduated with a BFA in Film & Television from New York University and has worked on numerous commercial and independent projects, primarily as a director, storyboard artist, production designer and set dresser.
David's work has appeared in the Big Apple Film Festival, Tribeca, the Watersprite Film Awards, the Americas Film Festival of New York and the Cannes Short Film Corner.