Documentary filmmaker Terra Renton takes an interesting,
even provocative, look at an emerging trend in Western culture (first Europe
and down accelerating in the United States) of women either putting off, or
excluding altogether, motherhood, children and family until well into their
thirties.
Cinema Libre has selected June 9 for the DVD debut of Generation
Baby Buster.
Journalist, producer and now filmmaker, Terra Renton tackles
this trend head-on, but not without a little bit of bias (admittedly so), which
is reflected in her video sessions with women who are career-oriented, educated
and wanting more out of life than getting pregnant and raising kids.
Each generation is identified with some sort of “hook” … The
Greatest, Baby Boom, Generation X, Millennials, etc. Generation Baby Buster, as a name coined by
Renton (as opposed to the film’s title), could well be an offshoot of
Generation X (those born between 1965 and 1980), with many of the career women in
this group not having fond memories of their parents want-it-all excesses.
Like we said, Generation Baby Buster is
provocative and well-worth a look.
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