 Four women juggle busy careers and raucous kids in this intimate portrait of middle-class working mothers. Filmmaker Lauren Hollingsworth explores the impossible balance of work and motherhood in today’s America, as seen through the eyes of a teacher, a real estate agent, a fashion executive and an actress. Told through the lens of the filmmaker’s own journey, including heartfelt interviews with her own mother, the film raises questions about the sacrifices working women make in their careers and personal lives when children enter the equation.
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Join The Boston Globe's Money, Power, and Inequality Reporter, Mara Kardas-Nelson and filmmaker, Lauren Hollingsworth in a virtual discussion on March 31st at 6:00 p.m. EST.
1. Register for the event on this page. Be sure to use the email you want the zoom link to go to.
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3. Watch the film before the virtual session which takes place at 6:00pm EST on Tuesday, March 31st.
Please note: The film will NOT be shown during the session. The session will be a live Q&A only.
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Edward Payson is an award-winning filmmaker and documentary director known for telling character-driven stories that connect with passionate niche communities around the world. His work includes the acclaimed documentaries Our Friend Jon, In Search of All American Massacre: The Lost Texas Chainsaw Film, and Rarity: Retro Video Game Collecting in the Modern Era. Rarity became a breakout success in the streaming market, reaching millions of viewers while bringing retro gaming culture to a global audience and demonstrating Payson’s ability to spotlight subcultures and untold stories. His documentary work has earned Bronze, Silver, and Gold Telly Awards. In addition to his documentary projects, Payson has also directed independent horror films, building a reputation for delivering memorable genre experiences while continuing to explore unique subjects and communities across his work and directed over 400 commercials.
Jazmin Aguilera is a host and senior audio producer for the Boston Globe. Previously the head of audio at Los Angeles Times, Jazmin has a long tenure in the audio industry spanning more than a decade. She was host and supervising producer for The Cut podcast where she produced irreverent audio essays on cultural hot button topics. She was a senior producer and interim executive producer at Conde Nast, producing for Vogue and Pitchfork as well as overseeing audio products for Wired Magazine. She was the inaugural producer fellow with the New York Times working on The Daily where she produced impactful news podcast episodes while simultaneously becoming an International Women's Media Fund grant recipient to report on the Mexican-Guatemalan border. She spent 5 years at the NPR show Snap Judgment, where she produced award winning first person feature episodes. She has won several accolades including Spotify's best podcast episode of the year 2019, Indiewire's second best podcast episode of the year 2019, Third Coast Audio Festival award Gold 2018 and Silver 2019. She and her team produced the podcast episode The Leaked TapeThat Upended L.A. Politics included in the Los Angeles Times 2023 Pulitzer Prize win in breaking news.
Jazmin Aguilera is a host and senior audio producer for the Boston Globe. Previously the head of audio at Los Angeles Times, Jazmin has a long tenure in the audio industry spanning more than a decade. She was host and supervising producer for The Cut podcast where she produced irreverent audio essays on cultural hot button topics. She was a senior producer and interim executive producer at Conde Nast, producing for Vogue and Pitchfork as well as overseeing audio products for Wired Magazine. She was the inaugural producer fellow with the New York Times working on The Daily where she produced impactful news podcast episodes while simultaneously becoming an International Women's Media Fund grant recipient to report on the Mexican-Guatemalan border. She spent 5 years at the NPR show Snap Judgment, where she produced award winning first person feature episodes. She has won several accolades including Spotify's best podcast episode of the year 2019, Indiewire's second best podcast episode of the year 2019, Third Coast Audio Festival award Gold 2018 and Silver 2019. She and her team produced the podcast episode The Leaked TapeThat Upended L.A. Politics included in the Los Angeles Times 2023 Pulitzer Prize win in breaking news.
Edward Payson is an award-winning filmmaker and documentary director known for telling character-driven stories that connect with passionate niche communities around the world. His work includes the acclaimed documentaries Our Friend Jon, In Search of All American Massacre: The Lost Texas Chainsaw Film, and Rarity: Retro Video Game Collecting in the Modern Era. Rarity became a breakout success in the streaming market, reaching millions of viewers while bringing retro gaming culture to a global audience and demonstrating Payson’s ability to spotlight subcultures and untold stories. His documentary work has earned Bronze, Silver, and Gold Telly Awards. In addition to his documentary projects, Payson has also directed independent horror films, building a reputation for delivering memorable genre experiences while continuing to explore unique subjects and communities across his work and directed over 400 commercials.
Lauren Hollingsworth is an Emmy-nominated documentary director and producer focused on authentic storytelling and complex human characters. Her critically acclaimed film Mothers in the Middle, an exploration of the challenges faced by working mothers in America today, earned her recognition as a creative voice who inspires viewers to reexamine familiar aspects of their lives from a fresh perspective.
During her time as Senior Director of CNN Original Series, Lauren oversaw several acclaimed series including Giuliani: What Happened to America's Mayor, Watergate: Blueprint for a Scandal, and The Decades. She also oversaw the Emmy-winning United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, which explores social and cultural issues in America, giving voice to those whose perspectives are too often left out of the conversation.
Prior to her tenure at CNN, Lauren served as a Director and Creative Director at MasterClass, where she brought a documentary feel to the content. She directed and produced classes featuring Madeleine Albright, Condoleezza Rice, Gloria Steinem, Pharrell Williams, Tony Hawk and Alex Honnold, among others, capturing each subject's unique stories and insights.
After obtaining her MFA in Film and Television Production at USC, Lauren spent a decade producing non-fiction and documentary television. Notable projects include R. J. Cutler's Apple TV+ series, Dear..., CNN's United States of Scandal with Jake Tapper, the CBS film Summer Dreams, and the Emmy-nominated It Gets Better.
Mara Kardas-Nelson covers inequality, particularly regarding health, the environment, and economic development. Her journalism has taken her around the world, and her reporting has been featured in The New York Times, The Nation, NPR, The Guardian, and elsewhere. Her first book, We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky (2024), a critical history of microfinance, was shortlisted for the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize. Mara also has a background in global health, having worked with South Africa’s Treatment Action Campaign, Médecins Sans Frontières, and Partners in Health. Her time in different parts of the world informs the questions she asks, and how she frames her stories. Outside of work, she’s obsessed with the outdoors, and is a proud mom to one human and two dog children.
