Birth Movies

George Stoney investigates the living conditions, both good and bad, in the rural, segregated South.

"The Hart of London" is an endlessly layered tour de force. It explores life and death, the sense of place and personal displacement, and the...

This cinema-verite-style documentary interweaves the pregnancy and childbirth of a young woman with the lingering death of a cancer patient to...

This movie charts the three most important questions regarding birth: 1. What makes a safe birth? 2. What disrupts a birth? 3. What do birth...

A group of partisans fight to the last man to cover a retreat, leaving only five, who take the newborn child of a dead woman with them. Based on the...

A short horror film about a large spider decoration come to life seemingly only to induce terror for one lonely, clumsy, and easily frightened girl.

The director’s diary told in still images of a dramatic period in which he becomes first a father and then almost loses the love of his life...

Filmed largely in close-up, this documentary records a woman giving birth while her husband remains at her side. The camera concentrates on her face...

What is birth? It is said that being born into this world is the beginning of suffering: dukkha.

Global pandemics are like prairie thunderstorms. Full of terror and havoc, they eventually pass. Bringing a new baby into the world can also feel...

When desperate times call for desperate measures, 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Officers are available to help with the complexities of childbirth...