Unlearning Motherhood is a transdisciplinary animation documentary in which illustrator Juliana Erazo explores unconventional experiences of motherhood. Erazo developed this filmplan within the Next program. Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie (NL) decided to financially support the project of Erazo with a grant of €36.950 within the field of Design.
The project consists of a short animated documentary that follows the motherhood experiences of six cisgender and transgender women. By discussing topics such as adoption, abortion, transgender motherhood, being childless and motherhood regrets, Unlearning Motherhood addresses how diverse motherhood is. With the project, Erazo wants to explore the genre and form of the animated documentary and create social impact by encouraging the audience to see the concept of motherhood as something that can have a fluid and open meaning.
The documentary will be presented through screenings, Q&As and an AR installation that invites the audience to interact with the research. Within the project, Erazo works together with various partners, including We Are Playgrounds, BROET Film Platform, Kaboom Animation Festival and TAC Eindhoven.Toekenning van 36.950 in de regeling Vormgeving