Mother is a groundbreaking and award-winning film that reveals the compelling challenges we face in a world of 7 billion.
It tells the story of Beth, an American mother and child's right activist, and her journey to make sense of how and why the empowerment of women and girls around the world is so intricately linked to our fate on this fragile planet, as she discovers the thorny complexities of the population dilemma and highlights a different path to solve it.
Mother features world-renowned experts to help explain one of the most persistent controversies in our culture that touches gender equity, religion, reproductive health and the environment.
It is a film of hope and shows the strength of the human spirit to make a better world.
At the same time, talking about population has become politically incorrect because of the sensitivity of the issues surrounding the topic- religion, economics, family planning and gender inequality.
The film illustrates both the over consumption and the inequity side of the population issue.
..."Population growth and human consumption are the major factors in our ongoing environmental crisis."
We've reached the unfortunate state in America of polarization on most issues.
The issue of overpopulation certainly fits in this category — if it's talked about at all.
Add to this that it's nearly impossible to talk about overpopulation without also discussing immigration, since immigration drives most of the population growth in the United States.
Add to this that it's nearly impossible to talk about overpopulation without also discussing immigration, since immigration drives most of the population growth in the United States.
And immigration has been nothing but super-polarized.
So it's most refreshing to see the topic of overpopulation addressed in a very accessible, very human manner with an extreme amount of pathos in a way that offers a positive, hopeful message.
Mother is factual, and grounded in a thoughtful theoretical framework; it also tells a story that is powerful and emotional, and that highlights that these issues have real world and real life implications.
If there's a film that can break through the polarization on the topic of overpopulation, "Mother" may be it!
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