Sheroes
Chantal Birman, a liberal midwife and feminist, has dedicated her life to defending women's rights. At nearly seventy years old, she still provides care and advice to women who have just given birth. From painful moments to intensely joyful experiences, witnessing her visits provides unique insight into the delicate moment of going home. Through the portrait of this committed woman, Aude Pépin offers a singular reflection on motherhood, and more particularly on the post-partum period, and the upheaval that the birth of a child represents in the lives of the women she accompanies.
| Director | Aude Pépin |
| Actor | Naomie Décarie-Daigneault |
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Sheroes points to a truth that no other film shows. No documentary or fiction film can capture the gentle yet harsh reality that all women experience when they become mothers. The emotions experienced by these women bring us back to our own experience. The mixture of intense fatigue, fear and anxiety, but also immense happiness that all new parents experience. We also follow a midwife nearing retirement, as she chats with the new generation. This is the generation of French midwives who have to work with the harsh reality of government cuts to hospital budgets that mean "epidurals replace midwifery care". Watching this film, we can't help but worry about the future the government foresees for midwifery in Quebec. But above all, our militancy for women's rights can only grow stronger in our hearts and souls.
Sabrina Sahed
Doula, feminist activist and Communications and Associative Life Coordinator for the Mouvement pour l'autonomie dans l'enfantement (Movement for Autonomy in Childbirth)
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French
1h18
Language: Français -
English
1h18
Language: English
- Année 2019
- Pays France
- Durée 78
- Producteur Bootstrap Label
- Langue French
- Sous-titres English
- Résumé court At 70, Chantal Birman, a liberal midwife and feminist, devotes her life to caring for and advising women who have just given birth.
- Compositeur
- Mention festival
- Feministe equitable
- Image revue
- Description revue
- Lien revue
- Avertissement
- Texte bouton revue
Sheroes points to a truth that no other film shows. No documentary or fiction film can capture the gentle yet harsh reality that all women experience when they become mothers. The emotions experienced by these women bring us back to our own experience. The mixture of intense fatigue, fear and anxiety, but also immense happiness that all new parents experience. We also follow a midwife nearing retirement, as she chats with the new generation. This is the generation of French midwives who have to work with the harsh reality of government cuts to hospital budgets that mean "epidurals replace midwifery care". Watching this film, we can't help but worry about the future the government foresees for midwifery in Quebec. But above all, our militancy for women's rights can only grow stronger in our hearts and souls.
Sabrina Sahed
Doula, feminist activist and Communications and Associative Life Coordinator for the Mouvement pour l'autonomie dans l'enfantement (Movement for Autonomy in Childbirth)
-
French
Duration: 1h18Language: Français1h18 -
English
Duration: 1h18Language: English1h18
- Année 2019
- Pays France
- Durée 78
- Producteur Bootstrap Label
- Langue French
- Sous-titres English
- Résumé court At 70, Chantal Birman, a liberal midwife and feminist, devotes her life to caring for and advising women who have just given birth.
- Compositeur
- Mention festival
- Feministe equitable
- Image revue
- Description revue
- Lien revue
- Avertissement
- Texte bouton revue
