Mothers and Others

What does it mean for a woman to take up the role of mother The film follows four Latvian women during different stages of pregnancy An ambitious dancer has to put her career on hold while being pregnant A housewife expects her second child and fears postpartum depression recurring An urban party girl becomes pregnant decides to get married and move to the countryside to build a new home from scratch A young entrepreneur and expunk welcomes her first child yet is haunted by the traumaticevents from her past All four women offer a unique insider point of view of pregnancy as part of the footage is shot by the protagonists themselves They go through a mix of emotions highlighting that pregnancy contrary to mainstream representation is not only about the child it is about the mother too