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.
Awards & Recognition
Winner
2017 Sundance Film Festival - Special Jury Award for Commanding Vision(World Cinema)
Nominee
2017 Peabody Awards - George Foster Peabody Award
Motherland takes us into the heart of the planet’s busiest maternity hospital in one of the world’s poorest and most populous countries: the Philippines. The film drops viewers unobtrusively into the hospital’s stream of activity, through hallways and into rooms while eavesdropping on conversations, before focusing on three women — Lea, Aira, and Lerma — who emerge to share their stories with other mothers, their families, doctors, and social workers. While each of them faces daunting odds at home, their optimism, honesty and humor suggest a strength that they will have to summon in the years ahead.