MATRESCENCE Screening - 5 December

The Film

Currently, there are 2 billion mothers in the world — yet the transition into motherhood remains one of the least studied, least understood experiences in human development. MATRESCENCE follows mother, podcaster and musician Claire Tonti as she investigates why the psychological rupture she experienced after having her children was never named, never explained, and never prepared for.

This profound physical, psychological, and spiritual transformation, has remained largely unspoken.

In Matrescence: the Hidden World of M/otherhood, Claire Tonti (mother, podcaster, and musician) speaks to one woman – her pre-mother self – about the things she wishes she knew about motherhood. From the outskirts of the largest slum in Kenya to the high-paced corridors of New York’s corporate world, she gathers the voices of mothers and experts alike.

Woven with cutting edge science, storytelling, and lived experience, this documentary explores how understanding matrescence can transform not only individual lives, but the very systems that shape them.

Find out more and host organise a screening in your community in 2027 https://www.matrescencefilm.com/