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Tag: motherhood

Excuse Me While I Pump …

Film
By Vashti Anderson | January 22, 2019
By Vashti Anderson | January 22, 2019

Excuse Me While I Pump …

Or, the adventures of a new mother attending a faraway film festival with her first feature — but not her baby.

Waking Up Back in the Movie Business

Film
By Stacy Cochran | November 20, 2018
By Stacy Cochran | November 20, 2018

Waking Up Back in the Movie Business

Stacy Cochran on 9/11, motherhood, her Rip Van Winkle experience, and making her new film, Write When You Get Work, after nearly 20 years away.

Making Movies, Making Babies (and the Monster Beside Me)

Film
By Susanna Nicchiarelli | August 1, 2018
By Susanna Nicchiarelli | August 1, 2018

Making Movies, Making Babies (and the Monster Beside Me)

Susanna Nicchiarelli is about to release her new film Nico, 1988, and about to have her second child. She has a lot of thoughts about all this.

The Invisible Woman

Film
By Natalia Almada | May 4, 2018
By Natalia Almada | May 4, 2018

The Invisible Woman

Natalia Almada on systemic sexism, misogyny and marginalization, and making Everything Else, her film about an unseen female protagonist.

How Having A Baby Made Me Fearless (and Crazy) Enough to Direct My Debut Feature

Film
By Courtney Moorehead Balaker | April 16, 2018
By Courtney Moorehead Balaker | April 16, 2018

How Having A Baby Made Me Fearless (and Crazy) Enough to Direct My Debut Feature

Everybody has a story about how they made the leap to direct their first movie. Here, the director of Little Pink House shares hers.

A Chronicle of My Attempts to Live an Integrated Life as a Mother, Wife and Filmmaker

Film
By So Yong Kim | February 17, 2017
By So Yong Kim | February 17, 2017

A Chronicle of My Attempts to Live an Integrated Life as a Mother, Wife and Filmmaker

Lovesong director So Yong Kim looks back on how she and her filmmaker husband Brad have tried to integrate their work and family lives.

Tift Merritt on Being a Mother on the Road

Music
By Tift Merritt | February 8, 2017
By Tift Merritt | February 8, 2017

Tift Merritt on Being a Mother on the Road

The singer-songwriter grapples with her two most important roles.

Video Essay: The Essence of Agony

Film
By Nathan Silver | December 14, 2016
By Nathan Silver | December 14, 2016

Video Essay: The Essence of Agony

Nathan Silver, who has cast his mother Cindy in nearly all his films, tries to make sense of their complex and often fraught working relationship.

Motherhood Made Me Invisible. Making My First Film Made Me See Myself Again.

Film
By Hope Dickson Leach | October 17, 2016
By Hope Dickson Leach | October 17, 2016

Motherhood Made Me Invisible. Making My First Film Made Me See Myself Again.

Hope Dickson Leach on her struggles to combine parenthood and a filmmaking career, and how her debut feature, The Levelling, has changed her.

Sundance Winner Tracy Droz Tragos Talks Balancing Movies and Motherhood

Film
By Tracy Droz Tragos | May 31, 2014
By Tracy Droz Tragos | May 31, 2014

Sundance Winner Tracy Droz Tragos Talks Balancing Movies and Motherhood

Here’s what I posted on Facebook a few days ago: Sweet P just lost her first tooth. And I missed it!

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