Anna secretly sneaks out of school with her boyfriend to carry out her decision for an abortion. Bluntly factual and yet with tender sympathy, the camera accompanies Anna's path, approaches and contrasts with images of a nature in which some things seem simpler and some things unfathomable.
09 Mar 1990
1980s Derry: Goretti Friel, one of a spirited group of teenage friends, meets Ciarán at her Irish language class, and romance blossoms. When he is arrested and imprisoned by the British army, Goretti is dismayed to find herself pregnant. Left to deal with the crisis alone, she is tormented by the conflicts of her growing belly and the influence of a Catholic upbringing.
16 Feb 2024
A young mother from Arkansas is forced to travel across state lines in search of an urgent and necessary abortion.
29 Aug 2018
The struggle to pass the 1967 Abortion Act and its continued ramifications to the present day. Featuring never before broadcast interviews with women who had backstreet abortions, those in the medical profession on both sides of the debate, and the politicians and campaigners who were at the forefront of the law on illegal abortion being changed.
29 Oct 1993
An exploration of the early public debate surrounding birth control, the media's involvement, and the unstoppable Margaret Sanger, in a style mimicking the films of the period.
14 Jul 2017
Women are being jailed, physically violated and at risk of dying as a radical movement tightens its grip across America.
10 Jun 2023
50 years ago, assemblyman George Michaels cast a single vote on New York's abortion bill that changed the course of American history but destroyed his political career in the process.
30 Sep 2021
Motherhood: a subject so deeply ingrained in our society, we take it for granted as part of the natural order. It's assumed all women want children, that motherhood is not only a biological imperative but the defining measure of womanhood. Titled after one of the myths it challenges, this film draws upon a heady mix of culture, science, and history–revealing the rich and diverse lives of people who said no to children, and the forces that have marginalized them in society.
21 Nov 2023
In an America where more and more women and trans people are losing legal bodily autonomy, the history of Bill Baird’s long fight for women’s right to abortion is as relevant as ever. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Rebecca Cammisa doesn’t just give us a portrait of Baird, but also creates a historical register of allyship and activism that those fighting to uphold freedom and choice can access, and perhaps emulate.
22 Jan 2023
The Dobbs U.S. Supreme Court decision sparked a national Jewish response. Inspired by the lived experiences of Jewish women, lawsuits are currently being launched by rabbis, Jewish organizations, and interfaith leaders to challenge the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
11 Nov 2018
Filmmaker Maxine Trump turns the camera on herself and her close circle of family and friends as she confronts the idea of not having kids. While exploring the cultural pressures and harsh criticism child-free women regularly experience, as well as the personal impact this decision may have on her own relationship, Maxine meets other women reckoning with their choice: Megan, who struggles to get medical permission to undergo elective sterilization, and Victoria, who lives with the backlash of publicly acknowledging that she made a mistake when she had a child.
21 Jun 2018
A couple is going through marital troubles made worse when a previously unknown grandson shows up.
11 Nov 2014
Sohrab, a young Iranian soldier, finds himself face-to-face with his fellow citizens during a demonstration.
23 May 1985
A young woman and her mother fight over one man in this dramatic film about three people who genuinely love each other yet express their affection the wrong way.
13 Mar 2015
A man gets into a terrible traffic accident in the middle of nowhere, and two religious zealots try their best to "save" him.
01 Oct 2016
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02 Sep 1993
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01 May 1983
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08 Oct 2015
Although they have just broken up, neither one of them is able to leave the car and step out into the unknown. What better time to bring up the best song ever written, and have a little sing song?
01 Jan 1978
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08 Jun 1954
Highlander Vepkhia khalibauri steel melting study with other young people in the Urals, which will leave the profession with friends to buy. Three years after returning Vepkhia Lela's looking forward to the meeting, but finds out that the village of Lela mgelikas gaqolia married. Vephkhia discouraged friends convinced him to deception Lela married one day and have not lived with her husband. Vepkhia and Lela married.