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Making a Mother (2026)

Year
2026
Director
Emily Downe
Duration
4 min

What makes a mother? A short animation exploring matrescence, the often unseen and deeply personal metamorphosis of becoming a mother. This film reimagines ancient wisdom for contemporary motherhood, offering language, beauty, and recognition to an experience many feel, but few can name. A new mother is in a process of radical change – morphing, transforming, transcending. But does anybody see her?

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Cast

Coming SoonClover Stroud
Coming SoonBeverly Shepherd