10 Films to Watch With Mom
Remind her that she’s the best: You can stream these shorts right here, from the safety of home.
Some of us may be far from family this year, but we can still celebrate Mom, wherever she is. We’ve put together a collection of our favorite short documentaries for Mother’s Day, by some of the best filmmakers around. Even if you’re not watching together, these are films to stream with family and then jump on the phone or Zoom to ask each other: Which one moved you most?
‘Love and Stuff’
By Judith Helfand 10 minutes
After her mother died, the filmmaker Judith Helfand struggled to pack up her possessions and figure out what to keep — and how to let go. She kept her mother’s belongings in boxes for weeks, until finally, she began to unpack. Here, she turns grief over her first Mother’s Day without her mom into art.
‘After Birth’
By Bronwen Parker-Rhodes 12 minutes
It’s obvious that giving birth is one of the most extreme things your body can ever go through. So why is the aftermath also such a shock? New mothers explain how they love their babies — but were completely unprepared for how childbirth would change them physically.
‘I Think This Is the Closest to How the Footage Looked’
By Yuval Hameiri 9 minutes
A man brings objects to life in a struggle to recreate the lost memory of his mother’s last day. The result is an imagined memory, a deep longing for something he had never seen.
‘Mother’s Day’
By Elizabeth Lo 8 minutes
For too many American children, including those in this short documentary, Mother’s Day is as a bitter reminder that their mothers are locked behind bars.
‘Taller Than the Trees’
By Megan Mylan 17 minutes
With more women working, some men in Japan are breaking with tradition to do hands-on caregiving. This film follows one of those men, who spends his days balancing a demanding career with caring for his ailing mother and his young son. His story highlights the excruciating choices so many of us around the world must make between work and family.
‘Birth Place’
By Ramona S. Diaz 7 minutes
One of the busiest public maternity hospitals in the world, Fabella Memorial in Manila averages 60 births a day — and sometimes one baby every 12 minutes. This is the story of the mothers it cares for, and the makeshift communities they forge there during a transformative moment in their lives.
‘Dulce’
By Guille Isa and Angello Faccini 11 minutes
How do you teach a child to swim when she’s scared to go in the water? This film tells the story of a mother challenging her young daughter to face her fears as the waters around them rise.
‘How Does Life Live?’
By Kelly O’Brien 4 minutes
Sometimes the filmmaker’s daughter asks her questions only once. “Why are there so many people who don’t know me?” Or out of the blue she’ll ask things like, “What does ‘kind’ mean?” or “Why do trees just stand there?” Other questions are a daily occurrence. Questions like, “Mom, what were you like when you were small?” and “When will it be my birthday?” They were so strange and profound, her mother made them into a film.
‘Lullaby’
By Joshua Z Weinstein 7 minutes
The mothers living in the Siena House shelter in the Bronx face a particularly difficult set of obstacles. They share their stories and love for their babies in their own words, through the universal theme of the lullaby.
‘Darlin’
By Isabel Castro 16 minutes
The story of a mother’s fight to reunite her family after detention — and the personal costs of a system designed to pull children away from their parents.
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