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Mid Wif (working title)

Hands placed on a very pregnant stomach

Synopsis

Carrying forward an ancestral practice, Mama Sarahn and Sekesa, two formidable Black midwives, provide safe home births for families in Atlanta, Georgia. Forced to work underground in a state where home-birth midwives cannot be licensed, they lead a campaign to change the law. Through intimate birth scenes, captured in timeless black and white, the film follows their fight for recognition against the backdrop of a maternal health crisis that disproportionately impacts Black women.

Details

Year
2027
Type of project
Features
Running time
98 min
Format
digital
Director
Mia Harvey 1st Feature
Producer
Natasha Dack Ojumu, Mia Harvey
Executive Producer
Alisa Payne, Geeta Gandbir, Sam Pollard, Nevine Mabro, Shanida Scotland, Hannah Bush Bailey, Harriet Gugenheim
Editor
Yu Pu Po
Director of Photography
Anna Macdonald
Sound
Luke Barnfather
Composer
Nailah Hunter

Genre

Black Woman Director

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Post-production

Production Company

Birthday Films Ltd

Tigerlily Films
Past Life Films

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