Sheila Ganz
The feature documentary Moms Living Clean follows six women over three years in an innovative residential substance abuse treatment program where they can have their children with them, up to the age of five. The moms strive to overcome hurdles of past abuse, domestic violence and addiction in order to keep or regain custody of their children. Filmed on location in San Rafael, California, the program teaches the women skills for recovery, parenting and self-sufficiency. After the six month residency, the women move into the transition house and begin a new life in the community.  With fewer restrictions can the women rise to the challenges of a new job, being a single mom and fending off temptation? As their stories unfold, the film takes an unflinching look at America’s war on drugs aimed at pregnant and parenting women with addictions, and the legacy of imprisonment and foster care on their children.