‘Impossible to be a mom’: new film shines light on how America fails its mothers

Documentary No Country for Mothers details how US moms lack support, paid leave and childcare help - and hopes to inspire push for action

When Reshma Saujani set out to make a documentary, she was clear from the outset: it would not be released on streaming platforms, or at film festivals.

Instead, No Country for Mothers - a new movie about how moms across the US are being failed - is being screened by hundreds of the subject themselves, nationwide, in person.