Motherland: Tales of Wonder
1h 30m
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Plot.
This film casts a curious and critical eye at North American discourses about motherhood since the 1950s. Through conversations with seven mothers, a selection of archival footage and stills from the 1950s, as well as some home movies, this film offers new ways of thinking about what it means to be a good mom.
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StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Wiki.
Motherland: Tales of Wonder is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Helene Klodawsky and released in 1994. The film centres on interviews with a variety of women, both older women whose children are now adults and younger women who were still raising young kids at the time the film was made, about the social and cultural pressures attached to motherhood.The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 16th Genie Awards in 1996.