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We are grateful to have people continue to screen Aftershock in their homes and communities to raise awareness about the Black maternal health crisis in the U.S. About the film . In October 2019, 30-year-old Shamony Gibson tragically died 13 days following the birth of her son.
Aftershock is a 2022 American documentary film directed and produced by Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee. It follows Omari Maynard and Bruce McIntyre, whose partners died due to childbirth complications, which were preventable, as they fight for justice. The film premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2022.
Jan 28, 2022 · The U.S. maternal death rates are shameful across the board, but the impact on Black women — even those with means — is shocking.
Jul 19, 2022 · Shamony and Amber anchor “Aftershock,” which not only examines America’s abysmal maternal mortality rates among Black and brown women but also follows the women’s loved ones as they grapple with...
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Jan 26, 2022 · 1 hour 29 minutes. A pregnant Black woman walks into a hospital… These stories begin and end the same way: Delivery followed by death. When examined together, as they are in the gripping...
Jul 25, 2022 · In the United States, maternal mortality rates for Black women are several times higher than rates for white women. Now, a new documentary, Aftershock, explores why so many Black women are...
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Jan 30, 2022 · “Aftershock” focuses on the cases of two Black women — Amber Rose Isaac and Shamony Gibson, and the partners and families who mourn them. Both women underwent cesarean sections, and complications from their surgeries resulted in their needless deaths.
