First Steps: Navigating motherhood as a recovering addict in US

Three mothers battle drug addictions as they fight for custody of their children in a rehabilitation centre in the US.

Filmed in New Jersey, First Steps follows three women recovering from addiction in the claustrophobic confines of a drug rehabilitation programme for mothers and their children. Women risk losing custody of their children if they do not complete the programme.

Rather than dwelling on their past, this film focuses on the highs and lows of recovery, providing an intimate portrait of the shame associated with addiction, the complexity of motherhood and the resilience of the women trying to fight back.