- Welcome to POV.
I'm Pete Schwaba, host of PBS Wisconsin's Director's Cut.
In America, single parents who work multiple jobs
to make ends meet are becoming more and more common.
Long hours are certainly a stressor,
but equally as stressful for working families
can be the task of finding reliable childcare.
Enter Delores Hogan, or "Nunu" as she is affectionately called.
Nunu is our protagonist in tonight's film,
Through the Night.
Nunu runs a daycare out of her home called Dee's Tots,
but what's different about her business
is that she also provides night care.
It's exactly the service parents who work odd hours need
and the reason they refer to Nunu as a godsend.
For Delores Hogan, the job of watching children
and keeping them safe comes naturally
but not without a cost,
admitting that her own children have suffered
due to the long hours and care she provides for others.
In other words, Nunu is as overworked and stressed out
as the clients she serves.
At a quick glance, Through the Night
is a documentary about child care for struggling parents.
But beneath the logline, the film has another narrative
as it reveals the issue of wealth inequality
and the effect it has on working families,
primarily single parents.
Director Loira Limbal describes herself
as an Afro-Latina filmmaker interested in
the creation of art that is nuanced and revelatory
for communities of color.
Limbal masterfully gains access to Delores Hogan,
and two other working mothers struggling to provide,
as she paints an intimate cinéma vérité portrait.
So sit back and power down your cell phone.
Through the Night starts now on PBS Wisconsin,
your home for independent film.