Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Bi-Monthly Film Series: The Business of Being Born


The Easide Café Health Collective & Freedom Schools - Los Angeles Present:


Birth is a miracle, a rite of passage, a natural part of life. But birth is also big business.

Compelled to explore the subject after the delivery of her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to question the way American women have babies.

The film interlaces intimate birth stories with surprising historical, political and scientific insights and shocking statistics about the current maternity care system. When director Epstein discovers she is pregnant during the making of the film, the journey becomes even more personal.

Should most births be viewed as a natural life process, or should every delivery be treated as a potentially catastrophic medical emergency?
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Date: October 8, 2010
Time: 7pm-9pm (Film will be followed by a discussion)
Location: Eastside Café, 5469 Huntington Dr N, Los Angeles, CA

$3 Suggested Donation (No one will be turned away for lack of funds)

Snacks will be provided.

This film is part of an ongoing series of film/discussion events taking place at Eastside Café every other Friday. Next film event will take place on Friday, October 22, 2010.





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