The Business of Being Born Viewing, 2/21 7pm, Alameda
Bay Area Birth Association and CAM are pleased to announce a special sneak preview of
“THE BUSINESS OF BEING BORN”
Directed by Abby Epstein, Executive Produced by Ricki Lake
ON: February 21, 2008
LOCATION & TIME: 7:00pm, Alameda
TICKETS: $5 adults, children are free
THE BUSINESS OF BEING BORN
A DOCUMENTARY FILM DIRECTED BY ABBY EPSTEIN AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY RICKI LAKE
Thursday, Feb. 21 at 7 pm at Auctions By the Bay in Alameda.
http://www.auctionsbythebay.com
Directions:
The film will be shown in the “Theater”. Directions can be confusing from their website
link, so we recommend using these instead:
From the Webster Tube:
Exit the tube and stay in the right lane
Turn Right on Atlantic Ave (first light) (0.8 miles)
Turn Right on Main St (1.2 miles)
Turn Left at dead end into US Naval Air Station
Immediately turn to Left of grassy field (Saratoga St) (0.1 miles)
Theater is on Left at the corner of Saratoga and W. Essex Drive.
In 2001, actress Ricki Lake made the choice for a home birth after she experienced unwanted medical interventions while delivering her first child at a hospital birthing center. Ricki succeeded in giving birth on her own terms and the experience was so unexpectedly empowering and life-changing that she felt every woman should know what they could be missing out on.
Ricki approached filmmaker Abby Epstein to collaborate on a film that would examine birth culture in America, and ask questions about the way American women have babies.
Footage of women having babies punctuates THE BUSINESS OF BEING BORN. Along the way, Epstein conducts interviews with a number of obstetricians, experts and advocates about the history, culture and economics of childbirth. The film’s fundamental question: should most births be viewed as a natural life process, or should every delivery be treated as a potential medical emergency?
THE BUSINESS OF BEING BORN is a must-see movie for anyone even thinking about having a baby!
This film premiered at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival and has been showing at select theaters throughout the country. The filmmakers are allowing these local screenings to help raise awareness on the topic and in support of birth organizations on a local level. All proceeds from this advance screening will go to benefit the Bay Area Birth Association and California Association of Midwives.
For more information go to www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com .