Parity Pipeline

Parity Pipeline

Amah

Directed by Michelle Ang

Torn between ambition and parenthood, a career driven mother enlists an Artificially Intelligent nanny to raise her son in accordance with traditional Chinese values. When the nanny judges the woman to be an unfit mother, she must fight for her family and her sanity.

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Genre

Synopsis

AMAH is a tense, riveting journey into the dark side of motherhood. A fable for modern times, this work delves into the messy collision of humanity, culture, and technology. In the near future, Leila, a brilliant scientist and loving mother, struggles to balance the demands of work and family. The introduction of an artificially intelligent nanny programmed with traditional Chinese values promises to ease both her load and her maternal guilt. Instead, Leila is pushed to her very limits. A psychological thriller with a sci-fi edge, AMAH asks an incredibly topical question - what happens when mothers are held to impossible standards? When the nanny judges Leila to be an unfit mother, she is forced to fight for her family and her sanity.

Bio

Emmy-nominated actress Michelle understands the nuance of culture and story across platforms and countries, which she brings into her roles of prodcuer and director. Honing her industry instincts at a top level; working with Jordan Peele to Jane Campion, she’s led local and international series’ and her films have shown at festivals including Berlinale and Tribeca. Her short film Nai/Milk was nominated for multiple awards at Show Me Shorts Festival and LAAPFF. She produced indie feature For Izzy which enjoyed a strong Asian diaspora festival run. Michelle was selected for the New Zealand Film Commission’s Diverse Producer Initiative, participated in the Sundance Directors Lab and was director’s assistant on TIFF winner Shadow in the Cloud. Her recent directing work encompasses several award-winning projects; kids animation series Riddle Me This, doco series Hair Now winner of Best Factual Director, comedy series Self Help, and psychological thriller AMAH for TVNZ. She directed “Candy” in feature Kāinga, which went to various festivals including MIFF. She is developing projects for film and TV through her company A Grain of Rice Productions. Michelle's passion lies in telling subversive stories that allow the outsider experience to be at the forefront, bringing our local sensibility to an international audience.

Credits

Writer - Angeline Loo

Executive Producer - Desray Armstrong

Cinematographer - Tim Flower