If there’s one thing mothers want for Mother’s Day, it is to be seen\u2014for not only the unending work that goes into being a parent (both physically and mentally), but also for the deep complexities that motherhood often carries.<\/p>\n
With this in mind, our very special Mother’s Day gift to you is this beautiful short film, Mother Each Other<\/em><\/a>, presented by MOTHER and created by the talented Vanessa Mona Hellmann<\/a>, a San Francisco-based director\/photographer and new mother herself (baby girl Frida is 8-months-old and was present during our day-long shoot!).<\/p>\n In this emotional video (seen below and on Vimeo<\/a>), you’ll hear the raw, unfiltered stories of 8 women\u2014Eirinie Carson<\/a>, Felicia Gangloff-Bailey<\/a>, Kalkidan Gebreyohannes<\/a>, Elena Fong<\/a>, Meryl Pataky<\/a>, Ari Serrano-Embree<\/a>, Elana Serrano<\/a>, and Ola Serrano. Each of them opens up candidly about a variety of pressing topics, including loss and longing, multi-generational trauma and bonds, postpartum depression, the not-so-glowing side of pregnancy, joy and healing, and more.<\/p>\n