MOTHER’S DAY
An annual bus service takes children from across California to visit their parents in prison. Mother's Day explores the impact of mass incarceration on a generation of youth.
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“We made “Mother’s Day” to remind us of the steep price an entire generation of youth — and by extension, our nation — has to pay because of systems that remain broken across America. The incarceration epidemic is not just today’s problem; it’s a structural disaster that stretches across generations, and will be with us for many years to come.”
Elizabeth Lo & R.J. Lozada, New York Times
“A 9-minute observational documentary following a group of children journeying to visit their mothers in prison, Elizabeth Lo and R.J. Lozada’s Mother’s Day is a powerful short brimming with real-life emotion. Focusing on one specific prison visit, but commenting on a nation’s problems, the subtle and restrained filmmaking on show allows the viewer plenty of time and space to process the events and think about what this short story means for the greater picture.”
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
2017 Audience Award for Best Short Documentary, SF DocFest
2017 Best Documentary Short, Pacific Film Movement
2018 National Headliner Award Winner Second Place
2018 Curator's Choice Award, Wandering Reel Traveling Film Festival
2017 The Investigative Fund Inaugural Doc Award Winner
2017 Tribeca Film Festival
2017 New York Times Op Doc
2018 PBS POV National Broadcast
2018 Aeon Video
2017 Short of the Week
2018 Aspen ShortsFest
2018 Sarasota Film Festival
2018 Ashland Independent Film Festival
2018 Rooftop Films Summer Series
2017 New Orleans Film Festival
2017 Camden International Film Festival
2017 The DocYard
2017 Palm Springs ShortFest
2018 Big Sky Film Festival
2017 San Diego Asian Film Festival
2018 Human Rights Arts & Film Festival
2017 Walla Walla Movie Crush
2018 Reel Women UK
2017 Backyard Films
2017 15 Short Film Festival
