Theresa is a Mother is a dramatic comedy focused on single mom, singer/songwriter punkish wannabe Theresa McDermott. Theresa has chased her “ideal” life as an urban-dwelling musician to the very end of its possible existence. She is broke, options have run out and she happens to have a few kids she is raising on her own since their dad split a year ago. Facing eviction and nowhere to go, Theresa packs up her children and what is left of her life and moves back to the small rural town, childhood home and parents she deliberately ran from a decade ago. Her parents’ mutual misery and depressingly gloomy lives were a “downer” she felt had no place in her fun city life. Yet from the moment Theresa drives back up her old driveway, it is clear that there have been some major changes. Her parents, armed with a plethora of hobbies, a hot tub and a new philosophy, are not exactly the old folks she left behind. Theresa needs a job, her parents need their space and a painful family history needs some closure. Old wounds, unattainable dreams, and some “other things” are exposed as a fractured family works to become whole and a woman with a few kids learns to become a mother.
The film stars Emmy nominated actress and winner of numerous film festival best actress awards C. Fraser Press, John Hughes’s film favorite Edie McClurg (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off), Nickelodeon’s Matt Gumley and newcomers Schuyler Iona Press, Maeve Press and Amaya Press.
Theresa is a Mother has received great praise from critics and the film industry largely due to a well-crafted script and fine directing and acting. This is a story that resonates for audiences of all ages and offers moviegoers a rare wonderful comedic and dramatic relatable story.
The West Orlando News wrote: “Between the genuine script and the excellent acting, this movie will leave you laughing throughout while pulling your heartstrings making it hard to fight back the tears. Every scene in this film showed the Press family as masters of storytelling, but what really makes this film enjoyable are the heartwarming emotions, genuine dialogue, and convincing characterization by every actor. “Theresa is a Mother” proves to be a captivating feature film that will resonate with diverse audiences. A remarkable independent feature film worth watching – don’t miss it.”
