Yes, Mother
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2022
United States
5 mins
NYC Premiere
Winter FEAR Awards Horror Film Competition
| Jennifer Enskat, Cynthia Gray | |
| Jennifer Enskat, Andrew Gardner | |
| Jennifer Enskat (Mother), Cynthia Gray (Daughter), Sydney Genter (New Daughter) | |
| Discussion or Depiction of Self-Harm |
In order to survive, a young woman must find a way to live up to her mother’s demands of perfection. After all, mother knows best…

About the Director
Cynthia Gray is an award-winning actor and writer with short stories and poems published, several scripts produced into films and plays that have shown in film festivals around the world. Besides writing the screenplay for YES, MOTHER, the film is Cynthia’s directorial debut. Jennifer Enskat has worked for decades as an actor, working with directors like Stephen Chbosky and Kevin Smith. She eventually moving to directing, editing and producing, winning film festival awards in various capacities.
Reviews
Nightmares Film Festival – Ohio 24/7 Now, by Alex Caperton
Interviews
Awards
2022 Austin Revolution Film Festival – Filmmaker of the Year (nominee), Best Documentary (nominee)
2022 International Horror Hotel – 1st Prize Micro Suspense/Thriller, Best Ohio Editor (nominee) and Best Ohio Actress (nominee)
2022 Shockfest, Theatre of Mystery – Golden Reel Award
2022 Lonely Wolf International Film Festival (UK) – Semi-Finalist Best Original Screenplay
2022 Accolade Film Competition – Humanitarian Award Finalist
