Sophia Smith navigates kink and consent

Written and directed by Sophia Smith through OPC, MOMMY stars Nell Sherman, known from Winning Time on HBO, and Roby Attal, best known from Partner Track on Netflix. 

An embodiment of a bad date story, the film bears witness to the stilted strangeness of a first sexual encounter with a new partner. It’s the combination of an honest, modern navigation of sexual consent, communication and kink, paired with the wonderfully imperfect chemistry between the characters and authentic performance from the actors that makes it so compelling. 

The short explores the unvarnished humour in sexuality and reflects how intimacy is forged through vulnerability. Fascinated by small, honest and strange human interactions, Smith’s work presents characters in unguarded moments without judgment. 

“Now more than ever, the media tells us that we need to be a perfect communicator. Your vocabulary should be exact; you should be completely free of judgment," says Smith. But in reality, communication can be messy– especially in vulnerable situations like [consensual] sex. I just think there is so much humanity and comedy in that unbridled honesty as you fail your way through a conversation until you reach your solution together.”