Motherland: Tales of Wonder

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Motherland: Tales of Wonder
Directed byHelene Klodawsky
Produced bySigne Johansson
Narrated byHelene Klodawsky
Cinematography Zoe Dirse
Joan Hutton
John Lucas
Edited bySidonie Kerr
Music byKathryn Moses
Production
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Release date
  • 1994 (1994)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Motherland: Tales of Wonder is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Helene Klodawsky and released in 1994. [1] 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. [2]

The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 16th Genie Awards in 1996. [3]

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References

  1. Linda Kay, "Film-maker explores real meaning of `good mother' notion". Montreal Gazette , November 8, 1994.
  2. Janice Kennedy, "Mythologies of modern motherhood still hold many women in captivity". Ottawa Citizen , March 10, 1995.
  3. Rob Salem, "Lepage movie tops Genie list Le Confessionnal nabs a dozen nominations as first-time directors dominate". Toronto Star , November 8, 1995.