Having a baby is the most joyous time in a womans life It can be But for the over 600000 women who suffer from a perinatal mood disorder that joy turns into a nightmare Burning The Village is a film about the darkest side of motherhood It tells the story of three American families who suffered varying degrees of a postpartum mood disorder and raises awareness about the prevalence of what is often simply called postpartum depression Burning the Village outlines warning signs and symptoms and strives to offer help to those sufferingall in the hopes of building stronger villages of support for new families in America