Mummies Boys is a film about what happens when boys are taught never to cry, never to talk, and never to feel; and what’s left behind when that silence grows up with them.
It’s a story about masculinity, mental health, addiction, and the way unresolved childhood trauma leaks into adult life. At its core, Cowboy is about a young man performing confidence, violence, and control, while internally unravelling. It’s raw, surreal, and deeply emotional.

This is a film for anyone who has felt like they had to hold it together for too long. It speaks to young men who’ve never been shown how to be soft. And it opens up uncomfortable (but vital) conversations about love, shame, and why vulnerability is still such a taboo.

We're not here to preach or offer neat resolutions. We’re here to hold up a mirror to the mess. To let people feel seen. And to remind audiences that even in the ugliest moments, there’s humanity,  and sometimes, even love.

If you’ve ever been that person, raised that person, loved that person- this film is for you.

Why we need funding: 

We’ve written the story. We’ve assembled a passionate team. We’ve secured locations, and we’re deep into prep. But to bring Mummies Boys to life with the honesty, detail, and atmosphere it deserves, we need your support.

The funding will go directly into making this vision real: paying cast and crew fairly, covering equipment, production design, post-production, and making sure we can shoot safely and ethically. Every single penny goes toward what ends up on screen.

However, it is crucial to state that this is very much a passion project; some crew members of the film have opted to put their wages into the funding, demonstrating their belief in this project. 
This is a film that lives in mood, tone, texture, and that takes care, craft, and time. We’re working with a small, focused team to keep things lean, but we don’t want to compromise the power or integrity of the story.

Your backing doesn’t just help us make a film; it helps us tell stories that rarely get the space they deserve. Stories about mental health, masculinity, working-class experience, and the emotional lives of young men.

We’re building something raw, beautiful, and brutally honest, and we’d love you to be a part of it.

Characters: 

The Cowboy: 
The Cowboy, the survivor. The product of love- deep and genuine. The son of a mother that loved him so fiercely and securely- no one can infiltrate him. He is the chosen one. Damaged, yet chosen. Self-absorbed, delusional, bi-polar and much more, this man walks through life as one of God’s soldiers. Unaffected by people, government and life. This man constantly seeks what he was deprived of in childhood… UNDERSTANDING. 

The Slowpoke: 
The infiltrator- the one to breach. An older man just as convoluted as our Cowboy. Stuck in a state of arrested development, he seeks love and validation in all the wrong places. Our heart yearns for Slowpoke’s ascendance, like his mother. We know there is a man, eager to escape his unrestrained mind. Society looks at him pitiably. But should he just be given the chance- maybe he will rectify himself?  

Motivation: 

The motivation for this project comes from the immense support I’ve received from my family, friends, and collaborators. I feel that this is a pivotal moment in my life- one that will help shape my voice as a director and deepen my experience for the future. On a personal level, this story is also rooted in my relationship with my mother. Growing up, things were strict and regimented- shaped by her upbringing in communist Bulgaria, where survival often came before softness. She put motherhood first, sometimes at the expense of our emotional closeness. But in recent years, we’ve begun to meet each other more as equals, as friends. That process is layered, sometimes uncomfortable, but ultimately full of care. She has always been one of my biggest supporters. And through this film, I want to explore the emotional complexity of that bond, to reflect on it truthfully, in all its contradictions. This isn’t about blame, but about honesty. It’s about transforming personal memory into something powerful on screen.