OPAL Movie Night: "Between Being and Becoming"

Does one become a mother slowly or suddenly? Does it happen over seconds or days, or even years?

Five filmmakers explore the gradual and seismic shifts that occur during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period— encompassing the beauty, horror, and tenderness that washes over us in ungraspable waves during this unique time.

Including films created or curated by Emma Piper-Burket

Emma Piper-Burket is a visual artist, filmmaker, and writer working across fiction, non-fiction, and collected media to investigate interactions between nature, society, and the human spirit. Her work is process-based and research driven, incorporating social trends, ancient history, personal experience, science, politics, ephemera, and the natural world. She was a 2024 Flaherty Film Seminar Fellow and has received support from the Sundance Institute, Bemis Center, Visual Studies Workshop, and Light Cone. Her writing has appeared in publications such as Reverse Shot, RogerEbert.com and Mubi Notebook. Emma holds a PhD in Critical Media Practices from the University of Colorado Boulder, an MFA from FAMU in Prague, and a BA in Arabic and Classical Studies from Georgetown University.

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A collection of short films on motherhood.

Runtime: Aprx: 1 hour 20 mins