Director and producer Loira Limbaugh knows the power of showing rather than telling.

Her newest Verite film through the night follows three working

moms whose lives all intersect at a 24-hour daycare center. It is a compelling portrait of the

care economy and the love and strength that is demanded of working moms.

Lora, thank you so much for doing this.

It's my pleasure.

Thank you for having me.

I watched the doc.

I loved it.

I cried.

I think this entire pandemic has just brought into focus what what moms are up against,

what caretakers are up against, the amount that we rely on our caretakers in order to build our own career. So I don't know that this documentary could have come at a better time.

Thank you, first of all, for the kind words.

It means a lot.

It does.

It really does.

You know, you have to think I haven't seen the film with audiences.

We were supposed to premiere at Tribeca last April, and Tribeca was canceled.

So I have yet to see the film with an audience.

So every time someone shares, you know, their thoughts about the film,

I'm like holding on to that feedback for dear life because it's all I have to go on.

And yeah, in terms of the timing, it's just sort of ironic and serendipitous,

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