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Aftershock is a film that follows the stories of two families who lost their partners to pregnancy-related deaths and became activists for change. The film exposes the racial and gender bias in the U.S. medical system and the policies that fail to address the maternal health crisis.
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.
- Jenni Morello, Kerwin Devonish, Michael Crommett
- Paula Eiselt, Tonya Lewis Lee
- Flavia de Souza, Sunita Prasad
- Chanda Dancy
Jul 19, 2022 · Aftershock is a documentary that follows two bereaved fathers who fight for better maternal health care in the US. It explores the systemic racism, postpartum depression and medical issues that affect pregnant women and newborns.
- Paula Eiselt, Tonya Lewis Lee
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- 2 min
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...
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Jul 19, 2022 · Black mothers are dying from childbirth at alarming rates. A new documentary explains why. Shawnee Benton Gibson and Bruce McIntyre, at right, are central figures in the documentary...
Jul 19, 2022 · Making ‘Aftershock,’ a Documentary About Black Maternal Mortality - The New York Times. ‘History Is Everything’: Making a Film About Black Maternal Mortality. The directors Paula Eiselt and...
