When six women from the US--- all of whom have experienced a devastating loss-- travel together to volunteer with children in need in South Africa, they find an opportunity to experience their pain as a part of a community, and to find healing through service to others. In South Africa, where the AIDS epidemic leaves no one without a story of grief, the mothers learn from another culture how solidarity and shared suffering promote healing and grace. While the film focuses specifically on the grieving processes of these six women, it illuminates universal lessons about grief and healing across diverse cultures. Ultimately it is a story about resilience, triumph of the human spirit and the power of unconditional love.
Jennifer Steinman Sternin is an award-winning Director, Producer and Editor, and the Chapter Leader of the San Francisco Film Fatales. She is currently directing two new documentaries, one featuring legendary Afro-Latina percussionist SHEILA E., and one chronicling the rise to fame of 100- and 105-year-old internet sensations, GRAMMA AND GINGA. Previous feature documentary films include: TIME FOR ILHAN, Producer (Tribeca Film Festival & HotDocs 2018), DESERT RUNNERS, Director, Producer & Editor (IDFA, MVFF 2013), MOTHERLAND, Director, Producer & Editor (SXSW Audience Award Winner, 2009). Jennifer directs, produces and edits television, branded content and commercial work for various clients and is an Emmy-nominated film editor. She is also expanding into directing narrative fiction, and has two shorts and a feature script in development.
