Calling Mother

Marie-Hélène, my mother, is retiring and takes with her her memories, her anxieties and the mental burden of having raised three...

As Jahayra writes letters to her mother, her words trace a journey from Ecuador to London, unfolding a tender portrait of love, sacrifice, and...

Examines the intergenerational impact of addiction by chronicling the love, labor, loss, and uncertainty of one woman’s struggle to live a life...

Thomas Haemmerli is about to celebrate his fortieth birthday when he learns of his mother's death. A further shock follows when he and his brother...

Acclaimed Montreal band Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra is one of a growing number of rock groups to have accepted an infant into their...

Seven strangers are interviewed to talk about the relationship they have with their mother.

Australian filmmaker Sophia Turkiewicz investigates why her Polish mother abandoned her and uncovers the truth behind her mother's wartime escape...

The film is about the director’s mother, the movie actress Nina Antonova. Now she is 80. She has had hundreds of roles – big and small....

"My mother is spending all her time with her dying father. I’m spending all my time filming her. As the end is getting closer, my mother and I...

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

A film essay that intertwines the director's gaze with that of her late mother. Beyond exploring mourning and absence as exclusively painful...

The filmmaker's mother describes stories of his lustful youth over the phone, causing them to reflect on his current love life at the age of 30.