The online entertainment site PopSize highlighted the MPI Original feature Motherland for its selection at the 2025 Julien Dubuque International Film Festival (JDIFF), publishing an in-depth interview with director Evan Matthews that explores the film’s creation and its key elements. The interview discusses the provocative dystopian narrative, the challenging production process, emotional performances from the cast, and the deliberate visual and sound design that complements the film’s message.

If you’re attending the 2025 Julien Dubuque International Film Festival, be sure to catch Motherland on Saturday, April 26, at 1:45 p.m. For more information on the screening and events, learn more here. Also, join Evan this Friday, April 25, at 10:00 a.m. for a coffee talk. Later that day, at 5:00 p.m., MPI festival manager Kimberley Browning will lead a workshop on Festival Strategy and Best Practices. On Saturday, don’t miss the Lunch Power Hour: Women in Film at 12:00 p.m., where award-nominated cinematographer Ksusha Genenfeld, who worked on Motherland, will share insights from her experience.

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