This February contains a plethora of important events – almost too many to name. There’s Valentine’s Day, the start of the new Congress, the State of the Union Address and several significant opportunities to look back and honor those who have come before us, including celebrations for American History and American Black History month. February [...]
Like millions of women across the country, I love Mother’s Day. I appreciate all the love that comes my way on that special day. This year, I also found myself appreciating something even more basic – having survived childbirth. While making a new documentary film, “No Woman, No Cry,” I learned that hundreds of thousands [...]
When I set out to make “No Woman, No Cry”, a documentary film about the Global state of maternal health three years ago, I had no idea just how dismal a job we were doing for our nation’s families. I was inspired to highlight the under-reported issue of maternal mortality after learning that almost all [...]
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