With screenplay written by Joy Isi-Bewaji, this movie titled “My Mother’s Daughter” is directed by Uche Jombo (also starring as Zoe), produced by Esther Akapo and Executively produced by Uche Jombo herself. The movie is currently available for streaming on the latter’s YouTube channel with same name.
Synopsis: (MAY contain spoilers) 
Zoe (Uche Jombo) is a single mother to a teenage daughter Maya (Annabel Thaddeus). While Zoe, despite having a first degree in Law, tirelessly works as a self employed Brand Strategist, her relationship with her mother, Nana (Joke Silva) particularly needed some rebranding as the duo have a rather distastefully strained relationship.
With Maya constantly left on her own to the whims and caprices of external influences, she begins to appear to rebel much to the dismay, displeasure or disappointment of her own mother, Zoe.
Maya would in turn seek solace in her Nana as everything then goes south with the past revisiting the present. How did all these unfold? What are the consequences?
Well, why not grab your popcorn 
or favourite drink; munch, sip along and follow as events unfold in this family drama with a runtime of 1hour 32minutes.
MY TAKE:
Phew! 
What a DRAMA!!!
This is by far one of the best three generational trio of grandmother-mother-daughter casting I’ve seen in a while! WHAT!!! 
The uncanny resemblance between all three ladies is unreal! What are the odds that they aren’t even biologically related in real life…cos kini??? 
The story, plot and delivery were seamlessly executed. All the actors understood their assignment, ate and left no crumbs. Pleased to see the outcome of Maya’s away from the stereotypical portrayal of children raised by single parents/mothers in recent times. That was refreshingly encouraging & reassuring.
This movie was enlightening and educational as it disabuses people’s minds from the narrative or prejudice centred around single mothers. The movie also addresses trauma and how these inform individuals’ decisions in life.
Loved the makeup, interior decor, location and costumes. Be that as it may, as with everything else under the sun, this isn’t about to be the most perfect movie yet.
OBSERVATION/QUESTIONS:
1. The audio seemed to have been indecisive what setting to settle for in some instances. There was a lot of background noise here and there.
2. The editing, especially in terms of transitions from scene to scene was a huge challenge from start to finish as per post production. This then made the viewing experience somewhat laden with hiccups (if you know what I mean).
3. Furthermore, the jumbo-sized ‘Uche Jombo TV’ watermark was a source of distraction for a viewer like myself. Not sure if the bigger the watermark, the more protected the intellectual property would be in scaring away copyright thieves. I’ve always preached modesty or simplicity in that regard. To me, sometimes, little is much 
But what do I know! 
4. Although veteran actress Joke Silva held her own as per character interpretation (couldn’t get enough of her acting dexterity to be honest) but at some point I became vexed as it was getting almost unbelievably upsetting. I really want to believe that there are worst mothers in reality. The question is just how much traumatised people are out there by virtue of being raised by people who are themselves broken pieces! 
5. I was genuinely hoping for a backstory on Nana! What informed her way of life or style of parenting? Her own childhood trauma? An illness? Or did her disdain for her daughter just stemmed from her several losses? A little more depth into her character would have sufficed as duration was in favour of the movie. There was ample time to have given us more insight on that, right? 
6. Now, there were two major twists in this movie. While I won’t go into details of either so as not to ruin the juicy experience for those who are yet to see it, I want to state that there was a missed opportunity here to have highlighted a core mental health issue that affects people of certain ages. Was Nana also experiencing dementia or just hallucinating? 
That was rather rushed or brushed off or wasn’t sufficiently explored.
7. When the cat was let out of the bag, I didn’t get enough of how much reaction I wanted to see from Nana. 
That aspect again was rushed off!
8. What became of Uncle Gideon (portrayed by Tony Akposheri) who by the way we were told was running away from his ‘bad’ wife? Is he still on the run? Did I miss something? What punishment was meted out on him?
9. How old is Maya? At some point, we’re made to understand that her mum had her just around same ‘age of ‘18’. Does this mean she’s 18? At other times, she’s passed off as way younger (to which she looks the part more). Moreso, there were talks of ‘summer camp’ meaning she was still in secondary school. So, again, I ask, precisely how old is Maya? 15, 16, 17? I guess I missed it. Someone please help, ejor 
Conclusively, the message here was passed crisp and clear and that is to the effect that:
the words we speak to our children are like seeds we plant. They’ll germinate one way or another and bear forth fruits in diverse ways.
having a listening ear to our children as a parent no matter how busy we are goes a long way to build their confidence in telling us whatever bothers them. This is seen in Maya & Zoe’s relationship. Another great lesson is
we should be intentional about breaking the circle of trauma so we don’t inadvertently pass ours to our innocent children.
With an impressive runtime, this was enjoyable, relatable, relaxing and entertaining to watch. I particularly appreciate the fact that there were no exchange of saliva here as per unnecessary kissing! Hence, this movie can be watched with kids in the vicinity. Comes recommended at the rating above.
Have you seen this? What did you think?
