Motherhood

Eliza Welch is having a really bad day. A middle-aged mom in post-9/11 Manhattan with two kids, an oblivious husband, and an incontinent dog, Eliza is a consummate multitasker facing the soul-crushing fear that her dreams of being a writer are going down the diaper bin.Motherhood takes place in a single day—a day when Eliza becomes a magnet for the entire city’s hostility. She has to throw her daughter’s sixth birthday party, battle for a parking space, chase her toddler son, navigate playground politics, repair a botched birthday cake, contemplate a fling with a sexy messenger half her age, juggle a career-changing opportunity, find time to have a breakdown, briefly run away from home, and realize what is truly valuable in her life—all in one day. As Eliza, the irresistibly charming Uma Thurman is up to the task. Anthony Edwards and Minnie Driver lend expert support. With a keen eye for the delicious details that define authenticity, Motherhood depicts a world we may think we know and injects it with freshness and humor. Written and directed by Katherine Dieckmann, Motherhood is a funny and poignant comedy about one woman’s quest to hold on to her true self as she embraces the foibles, heartache, and joys of being a mother.
CAST
Uma Thurman, Anthony Edwards, Minnie Driver

Katherine Dieckmann - Writer/director Katherine Dieckmann began her career making music videos for such bands as R.E.M., Wilco, Aimee Mann, and Everything but the Girl. She was also the originating director for Nickelodeon's groundbreaking children's serial, The Adventures of Pete and Pete, which earned her a CableAce nomination. Her first feature was A Good Baby (1999), which was developed at the Sundance Institute's Screenwriters and Directors Labs. Her second film was Diggers (2007). Dieckmann is an assistant professor at Columbia University's Graduate School of the Arts, where she teaches screenwriting. She lives in New York City and Rensselaerville with her husband and two children.

Screenings:

Wed. Jan 21 9:30 p.m. - MHOOD21CN Eccles Theatre, Park City
Thu. Jan 22 8:30 a.m. - MHOOD22LM Library Center Theatre, Park City
Fri. Jan 23 9:30 p.m. - MHOOD23GN Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, SLC