[M]otherhood

([M]otherhood)
Inès Peris Mestre, Laura García Andreu | Documentary

2018 | 58 minutes | Spain

Women share their experiences and reasons for rejecting traditional motherhood ideals.

Synopsis

Having the physical conditions to do so doesn’t always make someone want to be an Olympic athlete, so why should the ability to procreate necessarily compel a woman to become a mother?

[M]otherhood questions the existence of the widely-accepted “maternal instinct,” speaks about regretting motherhood, and explains why motherhood isn’t necessarily an experience that women must have if they want to be truly happy. This documentary brings together several women who have decided to sound off on the subject, and whose reasons knock the concept of contemporary motherhood as an “ideal” off its pedestal.

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Main credits

Peris Mestre, Inès (film director)
Peris Mestre, Inès (screenwriter)
García Andreu, Laura (film director)
García Andreu, Laura (screenwriter)
Requena Madril, Pura (screenwriter)

Other credits

Cinematography, José Luis González Iglesias; editing, Sara Marco Caballero; music, Alberto Lucendo.


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DIRECTOR: Inès Peris Mestre, Laura García Andreu

NATIONALITY: Spain

YEAR: 2018

GENRE: Documentary

LANGUAGE: Spanish; Catalan; English; French; Other languages

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adult

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

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