Motherhood Movies

Through one woman's experience as an adopted person and also as a mother who relinquished her child in 1971, this documentary highlights the many...

Three generations of women share a home — cooking, waiting, and persisting—until a pregnancy quietly shifts the balance, exposing the...

A mother explores enigmas and secrets with her kids.

Calling Mother is about the moments when you just have to call your mum. It is a compilation of phone calls made by different people to their...

Esteban has left home for Spain, to study. He returns to see his parents in Paris for holidays. Between walks and Sunday lunches, Anne and Pascal do...

Wench is a show about Jess' mid-life metamorphosis, featuring hilarious stories of her adventures in promiscuity, privilege, and pubes. She’s...

The artist Johanna Faust is about to leave her children to finally devote herself to her art again. A vague memory comes to her mind: Didn't her...

In her debut stand-up special, Harriet takes bad aim at being married (for now), motherhood and the beauty industry.

A filmmaker seeking inspiration for her next movie brings her volatile husband and defiant young son camping on the Oregon coast. When her competing...

In 1969, high school freshman Jane led her basketball team to a state tournament. In 1970, she scored over 40 points a game. In 1971, when she gives...

When Ines died, she left a very particular legacy, 10 books that read 'For my children'; it was the story of her life. Marked by a youth idyllic...

Nava tries to convince her sister to get back with her husband, while her own fiance is cheating on her.

Essie Coffey gives the children lessons on Aboriginal culture. She speaks of the importance of teaching these kids about their traditions. Aboriginal...

In a village in Thailand, Pomm works in a care center for Europeans with Alzheimer's. While she is separated from her children, she helps Elisabeth...

Nerabe unravels through 11 minutes the process of waiting, the ritual of motherhood through a look full of poetic resonances. She starts with a dance...

A new mother struggles through an exhausting day, quietly confronting the emotional weight of motherhood and the isolation that follows childbirth

Over the course of one night, Juanita, a teacher battling depression teams up with her delinquent student to retrieve something important for her....

A dream-like exploration of the interconnected lives of two women and two children, celebrating the profound moments of love, loss, and resilience...