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Motherland
Directed by Jennifer Steinman
SIX WOMEN
TWO CONTINENTS
A JOURNEY OF HOPE AND HEALING
Winner! Best Documentary! California Independent Film Festival
Winner! Emerging Visions Audience Award! SXSW Film Festival 2009!
Winner! Jury Prize! Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival
“Incredibly Moving and Inspiring! An Oscar Contender For Sure” —Jeffrey Lyons, NBC
“Touching And Informative” —The Huffington Post
“Especially Moving” —Austin Chronicle
Official Selection! Oakland International Film Festival
Official Selection! Global Peace Film Festival
Official Selection! Atlanta Film Festival Film Festival
Official Selection! Reel Women International Film Festival!
Official Selection! Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
Official Selection! Greater Reading Film Festival
Official Selection! St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival
Official Selection! Cinesol Film Festival
Official Selection! Heartland Film Festival
An honest and intimate look at the complexities of grief and healing, “Motherland” is about resilience, triumph of the human spirit and the power of unconditional love. It also reminds us of the vastly different ways in which disparate cultures confront personal loss. Each year over eight million families around the world suffer the loss of a child.
In Jennifer Steinman’s moving and inspiring documentary film, a 17-day trip to South Africa transforms the lives of six grieving mothers from across the US. Unexpectedly and eight thousand miles from home, each finds comfort and healing in a landscape that appears, at first, to offer little more than melancholy. Prior to their journey, the six women have each suffered the death of a child, but otherwise have little in common. And although the anticipation of a long, emotional journey with a group of strangers evokes anxiety, the women all share a desire to make sense of their tragedies and to move forward with their lives.
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