This film is available to viewers everywhere
Sponsored by Cargill
The Fight for Black Lives shows how racial stress and the US healthcare system disadvantages the health of Black Americans, starting before birth. Shockingly, the present-day gap between a Black newborn's risk of dying before their first birthday compared to White a newborn exceeds what it was during the early 1900s. The film weaves together stories of Black women who were pregnant during the pandemic and Black Lives Matter uprising, interviews with Black health experts, and historical records to illustrate the struggles Black women face in safeguarding their lives and infants during childbirth.
COMMUNITY PARTNER:
Kansas Birth Justice Society
The Kansas Birth Justice Society is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting maternal and infant health equity and expansive reproductive justice for families and individuals in Kansas. Our work and values are centered on the principles of social justice, health equity, and reproductive justice.
https://ksbirthjustice.org
COMMUNITY PARTNER:
rePROFilm
A social change platform operating in the pop culture & film space, rePROFilm connects storytellers and advocates who celebrate bodily autonomy. Our community includes creatives & artists who are amplifying bodily autonomy through their work, audiences who applaud these stories and collaborative organizational partners with shared goals.
- Year2024
- Runtime73 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUSA
- PremiereKansas
- RatingAll Ages
- Content WarningStories of medical mistreatment, pregnancy loss, and death.
- SponsorCargill
- Social Media
- DirectorMicere Keels
- ProducerMicere Keels
- CastBee Watkins Jallicia Jolly Shervonne Coney Taikelah Jones DeAngela West
This film is available to viewers everywhere
Sponsored by Cargill
The Fight for Black Lives shows how racial stress and the US healthcare system disadvantages the health of Black Americans, starting before birth. Shockingly, the present-day gap between a Black newborn's risk of dying before their first birthday compared to White a newborn exceeds what it was during the early 1900s. The film weaves together stories of Black women who were pregnant during the pandemic and Black Lives Matter uprising, interviews with Black health experts, and historical records to illustrate the struggles Black women face in safeguarding their lives and infants during childbirth.
COMMUNITY PARTNER:
Kansas Birth Justice Society
The Kansas Birth Justice Society is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting maternal and infant health equity and expansive reproductive justice for families and individuals in Kansas. Our work and values are centered on the principles of social justice, health equity, and reproductive justice.
https://ksbirthjustice.org
COMMUNITY PARTNER:
rePROFilm
A social change platform operating in the pop culture & film space, rePROFilm connects storytellers and advocates who celebrate bodily autonomy. Our community includes creatives & artists who are amplifying bodily autonomy through their work, audiences who applaud these stories and collaborative organizational partners with shared goals.
- Year2024
- Runtime73 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUSA
- PremiereKansas
- RatingAll Ages
- Content WarningStories of medical mistreatment, pregnancy loss, and death.
- SponsorCargill
- Social Media
- DirectorMicere Keels
- ProducerMicere Keels
- CastBee Watkins Jallicia Jolly Shervonne Coney Taikelah Jones DeAngela West
