Single Mother Movies

Before the freeze, there was beautiful garden. "Before the Freeze" is a short psychological thriller with experimental elements, about an...

A documentary film about two single mothers.

Maria José's life story reveals not only the harsh reality she and her family faced, but also a portrait of the real Brazil. Like a butterfly...

An unruly young mother and her two kids spend a hot summer day illicitly making ends meet on the Atlantic City boardwalk.

Based on a true story about a single mother who is forced to hide her child's existence, because of the social and cultural context in order not to...

Aylin, who lives with her mother in Istanbul, is continuing her university education. In the harsh conditions of life, they exist with a new...

Sixteen-year-old Tomi trusts no one and does his best to protect his little sister Aino from the dangers of the world. But Aino is changing, fast....

Ex-swimming champion Mary now works as a mermaid at the New York Aquarium, struggling to raise her 7-year-old son, Lulu, on her own. When they get...

A gap in the relationship with her mother causes Luna to seek affection from a mysterious doll.

A depressed playwright grapples with the mounting pressures of life, including his mother’s declining health and his failing career.

On a gang-controlled dead end street, Sheree Farmer is raising her six children alone. With the help of Mary Abernathy, a former fashion industry...

A man who abandoned his pregnant girlfriend due to social pressure looks to reconnect with her and meet his daughter, but when she refuses him and he...

With honesty, intelligence and humour, Nancy, Simone and Gloria reflect on their experiences of balancing single parenthood, working life,...

A short film about a suburban mother’s mental breakdown amid the civil and international tensions in the United States in the early sixties....

Motherhood through Erlinda, a 22-year-old girl who grew up in the small town of Prat de Comte, with the contradictions that come with not having...

A documentary about abortion and single mothers.

Following a dispute with the courts, Nina, a single mother, has lost custody of her daughter. She gets her daughter back for a weekend and wants to...

At This Moment, It’s Us follows Delvonte Clarke, a young ballet dancer grappling with his self-worth, rejections, and the sacrifices made by...