The Lady Paramount 2020

The Lady Paramount is the title given to the female mistress of ceremonies, ‘the supreme arbiter’ of Archery competitions, a sport that has a history of connections with women- both in ancient and contemporary times. The soundtrack is one lullaby taken from a collection of lullabies sung by women asked to recall early motherhood and its practices. In recognition of the processes of both inner and outer transformation taking place during early motherhood and, ‘the work required to sustain human life and raise future generations’, the film focuses on repetition, and on beginnings and endings.

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