Catarina Diehl

A wife who has cheated on her husband for 40 years reflects on her behaviour and the benefits she has reaped.

Family Stories Untold is an animated documentary, in which seven different women’s stories about family are woven into one life-long piece. It begins with Iida, 9, who after her parents’ nasty divorce helps Mummy find a new man on Tinder, and ends with Lisbeth, who has been forced into a retirement home by her children. It’s a story about a life in which we don’t have the courage to voice our opinions, desires and expectations.

This mother loves her kids but can't stand them for longer periods. Amidst the tantrums she ends up destroying Tupperware and the Ikea bath tub, contemplating suicide. She fears having damaged her kids so that they will become broken adults just like herself and her own alcoholic mother. What she really needs is help and support.

9-year-old Iida's parents fought so much, she should have called the police. Now they've finally divorced and she is helping Mummy find a new man on Tinder.