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Review- PennLive's Paul Hood reviews "Motherland"

It is documented that each year over eight million families around the world suffer the loss of a child, and released on Wednesday, August 26, the SXSW (South by Southwest) winner of the Emerging Visions Audience Award, "Motherland", takes a deep, heartfelt look into the lives of six women and their fight to move on after unexpected tragedies.

Directed by Jennifer Steinman, Motherland has collected numerous awards. After wowing audiences at the SXSW it also was well-received at other highly acclaimed independent film festivals throughout the country; with awards like Jury Prize for Best Feature at the Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival and Best Documentary at the 2009 California Independent Film Festival, Motherland is a film short in regards to its length but long on its message.

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