Mouse

Interview: Sophie Okonedo on the complexities of grief, motherhood and finding connection through loss in Mouse

Grief rarely follows a predictable path, and sometimes the people who offer us the greatest comfort are also those who remind us most painfully of what we’ve lost. In Mouse, the intimate and emotionally resonant coming-of-age drama from filmmakers Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson, the complexities of loss, friendship and identity unfold against the backdrop…

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Film Review: Mouse is a beautifully observed and quietly devastating portrait of grief, friendship and growing up

Grief has a peculiar way of making the world feel as though it has stopped turning, even as everything around us continues moving forward. For teenagers, whose lives are already defined by the uncertainty of growing up, losing someone who helped shape their identity can feel particularly cruel. It’s this uncomfortable intersection of adolescence and…

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