The Making of Maps

Shot entirely in Welsh Endaf Emlyns wry and gentle film captures the magic and innocence of a young boys imaginative world as he grapples with demons that haunt his family life Set against the wild windswept backdrop of the Welsh coast The Making of Maps charts Griffs journey into adolescence and his attempts to cope with the strife with in his own family Pulled in different directions by his philandering father reclusive mother and unloved sister he tries to learn the secret that eats away at the fabric of his family life His mother ran a dance academy but during a picnic the schools star pupil the beautiful ethereal Alis vanished Afterward Griffs mother took to her bed fearful of leaving her darkened room Griffs way of dealing with his life is to draw maps outlining his own attempts to comprehend a situation that everyone seems to want to forget Piers Handling