Taken from the Spanish word for the ‘bad mother’ spider plant, Malamadre is the latest work in Liang Luscombe’s ongoing surreal comedy series that follows Sol and Fran on their intergalactic odyssey away from the financial horrors of Earth and towards the planet Howl. Opening with a sickly Fran and a hangry alien puppet Alice, the film immediately casts doubt on the promise of Howl as a utopia. Instead we see glimpses into a strange matriarchal world of asexual reproduction where mothers feed on their young.

Creator and director: Liang Luscombe

Writers: Liang Luscombe and Dominique James

Alice and Malamadre: Bronwen Kamasz

Fran: Miles Paras

Sol and Malamadre’s head: Bonita Colles

Daphne and Malamadre's arms: OPAL

Baton performers: Geoff Robinson and Rafaella McDonald

Camera: Ella Sowinska

On location sound recordist: Xen Nhà

Make up: Debris Facility Pty Ltd.

Script supervisor: George Criddle, Tim Woodward, Chris Harrigan, and Rafaella McDonald

Music and foley: Isla Scott

Mixing and mastering: Mara Schwerdtfeger

Costume designer: Wah Tun Luscombe

Runtime: 12:42 mins