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Judy Seaman, Director, Producer, Editor says of the women who birthed solo in this video, “I gained tremendous respect for their courage to go against the grain of society. After meeting the women who chose this kind of birth experience, I think the important ingredient is the acknowledgment that this is her birth and she does not have to follow a blueprint.” This is the premier video on natural, drug free, unassisted birth. It is revolutionary and confidence building.
Screenwriter, Laurie Kahn-Leavitt weaves years of research, book and midwife together in this spellbinding docudrama covering the tumultuous time of the American Revolution from the perspective of a country midwife in Maine. “A Midwife’s Tale” is an extraordinary film based on the diary of Martha Ballard. Author, Laurel Ulrich spent eight years deciphering Martha’s diary that was written during the 1770’s. This beautiful film incorporates Martha Ballard’s story and scenes from Laurel Ulrich’s research.
Kitty Frantz, long time expert in the field of breastfeeding, created this film to provide us with the baby’s perspective. She stimulates us to think about controlling factors in this intimate relationship between mother and infant.
Unintended teenage pregnancy is an issue that concerns everyone. In this intimate program, a diverse group of teen mothers – some as young as 13 years old – speak out on a wide range of topics, including love, virginity, sex, pregnancy, birth, parenting, their families, and their babies’ fathers. Their experiences, attitudes, and insights reveal the compelling personal side of a complex social problem of national proportions. This documentary is an indispensable resource for use in teen pregnancy prevention, intervention, and parenting programs.
Giving birth in the Black Sea, laboring in ecstasy, swimming with the dolphins are
all gorgeous birth images in this video.
Beautiful, humorous, narration free images of Sabine’s mother waiting for ‘the onset
of labor.’
Delilah is seven months pregnant when this recording was made of her bellydancing.
Rich, powerful, beautiful, it leaves one speechless in admiration. This is a truly
unique and important dance work. In it, Delilah portrays Isis, the Great Mother.
Using the bellydance to speak of one of its original and most fundamental meanings,
she celebrates the feminine creative principle. Delilah’s dance portrays the joy
and mystery of the arrival of new life through the female body. Artfully performed
and presented, Dance to the Great Mother is meaningful and courageous.
In 10 minutes, this short version of Finding the Words completely changes the conversation
about autism and neurological disorders. The full-length version of Finding the
Words tells the story of eight perfect babies, all given a grim diagnosis of autism
as toddlers. Their parents fight misinformation, prejudice, and despair to get their
children well. The message is: There is hope. Children can be recovered.
This is perhaps the most empowering video ever made about the birth of twins. Mindy
Goorchenko delivers solo while her husband films and baby Wolfgang stimulates with
entertaining visual relief. www.earthbirthproductions.com
In this candid and eye-opening documentary, director Abby Epstein and producer Ricki
Lake explore and question the way American women have babies. Shocking facts (to
men and women alike), regarding the historical and current practices of the child
birthing industry, interweave with stories of couples who decide to give birth on
their own terms.
Granny Midwife, Margaret Charles Smith (1906-2004) attended over 3,500 births without
ever losing a mother. She lived and worked in rural Alabama, in a town devoted to
Jim Crow and the KKK.