2025 documentary film by Mariska Hargitay
My Mom Jayne Promotional poster
Directed by Mariska Hargitay Produced by Cinematography Tony Hardmon Edited by JD Marlow Music by Max Avery Lichtenstein Production
Distributed by HBO Release dates
May 17, 2025 (2025-05-17 ) (Cannes ) June 20, 2025 (2025-06-20 ) (United States) Running time
106 minutes Country United States
My Mom Jayne documentary film directed byMariska Hargitay . The film examines the life of Hargitay's late mother,Jayne Mansfield . The film had its world premiere in the Cannes Classics section of the78th Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2025, where it was nominated for theL'Œil d'or . It received alimited theatrical release on June 20, 2025, and was released onHBO andHBO Max on June 27, 2025.
DirectorMariska Hargitay was only three years old when her mother, actressJayne Mansfield , died in a car accident. Hargitay stated, "This movie is a labor of love and longing. It's a search for the mother I never knew, an integration of a part of myself I'd never owned, and a reclaiming of my mother's story and my own truth."[ 1] [ 2] Nelson Sardelli .[ 3]
The film was announced on April 8, 2025.[ 4] 78th Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2025.[ 5]
It screened at theTribeca Festival from June 13 to 15, 2025,[ 6] [ 7] limited theatrical release on June 20, 2025 through which it qualified for consideration for an Oscar nomination.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] HBO , as well as HBO's streaming serviceHBO Max , on June 27, 2025.[ 11] [ 12]
On thereview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes ,100% of 35 critics' reviews are positive.[ 13] Metacritic , which uses aweighted average , assigned the film a score of 75 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[ 14]
The film was nominated for theL'Œil d'or at the78th Cannes Film Festival . It wonBest First Documentary Feature [ 15] 10th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards .[ 16] 9th Astra Film Awards .[ 17]
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