As Mom’s Day approaches, the Opinion Video above asks: Is it doable to be a fantastic mother and have a fantastic profession? That query has plagued the filmmaker Shaina Feinberg.
Earlier than Ms. Feinberg was born, her mom dreamed of a profitable profession as a performer — then gave up these goals to lift her daughters. That loss nonetheless haunts her mom.
Now a mom herself, Ms. Feinberg is confronted with the identical dilemma: Ought to she give up working as a filmmaker to be a full-time mother? Or preserve doing a “depressingly unhealthy job at each”?
The universe solutions her within the unlikely type of Joan Darling, a 90-year-old director and actress. She’s the primary girl to be nominated for an Emmy in directing. And in contrast to Ms. Feinberg’s mom, she by no means had youngsters.
In the course of the pandemic, a contract job fortuitously related Ms. Feinberg with Ms. Darling. That likelihood encounter spurred the pair to satisfy in individual.
From there, Ms. Darling turns into Ms. Feinberg’s surprising life coach on work and motherhood. They spend days filming — and taking part in — collectively, as Ms. Feinberg embarks on a journey to discover ways to be a profession girl and a mother on the similar time.
