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Motherland

Set in a busy maternity hospital in one of the poorest and most populous countries, Motherland traces the devastating toll on poor women as the Philippines struggles with reproductive health policy and the politics of the Catholic Philippines.

Series

POV

Premiere Date

October 16, 2017

Length

90 minutes

Funding Type

Co-Production, Development

Awards & Recognition

Winner

2017 Sundance Film Festival - Special Jury Award for Commanding Vision(World Cinema)

Nominee

2017 Peabody Awards - George Foster Peabody Award

Ramona S Diaz

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Ramona S. Diaz is a Peabody, Gotham, IDA, and EmmyⓇ Award-winning Asian American filmmaker, and a PGA and Independent Spirit award-nominee, known for her compelling character-driven documentaries. Ramona is both a Guggenheim Fellow and a USA Fellow. She was named the inaugural McGurn Family Trust Resident in Film by the American Academy in Rome.