Underplayed Gems

Motherhood by Choice, Not Chance (2004)

Motherhood by Choice, Not Chance poster
Directed by
Dorothy Fadiman
Genre
documentary
Country
United States
Runtime
29 min
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary compresses highlights from a three-film series about the history of abortion rights in the United States. It uses interviews and key scenes to trace the shift from illegal abortions to legal protection and ongoing debates.

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What happens

Motherhood By Choice, Not Chance is a 2004 documentary film directed by filmmaker, Dorothy Fadiman, which takes key moments from each of the three films from Fadiman's trilogy called, CHOICE: From the Back-Alleys to the Supreme Court & Beyond, by weaving together selected scenes and interviews. The film comes in two versions, the Activist and Educational. A Spanish Activist version was also created called, Maternidad por Elección, No por Obligación, with an introduction by Dolores Huerta. Of making the film, Dorothy Fadiman said, "After six years in production, I realized that the 2.5 hour series was too long to show in most setting, such as meetings or classrooms. Working with a core member of my production team, Katie Peterson, we put together Motherhood by Choice, a film based on the most powerful and provocative moments from each of the three films. The result was a half-hour DVD which could easily be shown at conferences, in academic settings and as a highlight of any gathering. While each of the individual films are still shown, many groups find the 30 minute constellation of clips a perfect length." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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