Birth Movies

Mrs. Burgess explains menstruation to her teen-aged daughter by showing her diagrams in a medical book. Her daughter-in-law Mary then tells Mrs....

Natalia is a 17-year-old mom living with her mother and son, Antos. She wanted to have a baby because it was a “cool” thing to do, and...

We follow three women on an emotional and thought-provoking journey as they lend their bodies and carry someone else's child.

Casiopea is the journey to life itself. A captivating adventure that unravels the eternal question of humankind: What happens before/after life?

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

The everyday life of midwives unfolds on the threshold where new life is born and life may fade away. The film shows how midwives support couples...

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

After giving birth to her first child at age 20, Mona Achache had the idea to make a film on childbirth. She filmed the work of midwives to produce...

Enter the world of undisturbed birth as 11 couples share their intimate personal journeys, facing their fears and moving through pain into the...

"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...

Documentary footage from various sources, set to music. Showing the whole of human life, from birth to death and beyond.

A failing writer loses his grip on reality as his wife grows pregnant with their child.

On June 11th, 1997, Philippe Kahn created the first camera phone solution to share pictures instantly on public networks. The impetus for this...

Psychological thriller about a woman on the verge of a psychoses while becoming a mother.

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

Women from widely different cultures speak out about giving birth, and about the traumas they have experienced when the birth does not go as expected.

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

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...

Exploring the revitalization of traditional birthing practices in Indigenous communities across Turtle Island, the film blends personal stories of...

Alexis is a 32-year-old white woman married to Alain, an African from Rwanda. This documentary focuses on Alexis giving birth in her parents home. As...