Meet Mari from BABIES

Mari lives with her mother and father in Shibuya, a busy metropolitan area within Tokyo, at the center of all of the city’s noise and excitement. Mari is an only child and lives the contemporary urban lifestyle, walking around city streets when not in the family’s apartment that has a view of the city skyline. Mari loves to visit toy stores, play with the family’s pet cat, and go to baby play groups. In the movie, she is notable for her dramatic reactions to, and frustrations with, everyday life.

Meet Bayar from BABIES

Bayarjargal, who lives in Mongolia with his family, is one of four babies followed from birth to first steps in Thomas Balmès' BABIES, a Focus Features release. Photo credit: Focus Features

Meet Hattie from BABIES

Hattie was born to very ecological, “green” parents in San Francisco. When we first meet Hattie, she is in the hospital, but it’s not for long before she is back home with her parents. For Hattie’s family, it’s all about “How can I be good with the world?” The family’s diet focuses on fruits and vegetables. Both of Hattie’s parents are equally involved in her day-to-day life, fixing her meals, taking her to play groups, and spending time with her around the house. Hattie seems much like an old soul trapped in a very young body; she is much more cautious and analytical than the other three babies, evaluating her surroundings and what’s in her field of vision.

BABIES Theatrical Trailer

Everybody loves... BABIES. Coming to theatres this Mother's Day Weekend (May 7th), this visually stunning new movie simultaneously follows four babies around the world - from first breath to first steps. From Mongolia to Namibia to San Francisco to Tokyo, BABIES joyfully captures on film the earliest stages of the journey of humanity that are at once unique and universal to us all.

The BABIES are coming. Stay tuned for more!

I am officially an "on the go" blogger!

I just signed up to be able to blog "on the go". Now it should be much easier to do it from anywhere. Stay tuned as I "blog away".

Happy Birthday to me!

Today is my birthday and as exciting it might sound to celebrate it this is not going well. For starters, my toddler is sick with an ear infection so I have to stay home with him today. My plans were to spend time by myself (a rarity these days), do some shopping and then pick him up early to have fun.

Instead, I am home with a sick child and poor fellow, being congested and having pain in his ears. To top it all of, I was supposed to go to a concert with one of my best friends to see my childhood idols but she is sick too!!!! Can anything else go wrong? Well, it is what it is. I need to count my blessings and think that at least I get to be with my family on this special day.

So, happy birthday to me!!!!