Demand For Care Documentary Film Progress!

I am entrenched in research for my next documentary film, Demand For Care. It is a film about maternity care deserts in the United States. The most startling fact I've learned thus far? One in every 3 counties in the U.S. doesn't have a single obstetrician. That is according to a March of Dimes report. The film also exposes how the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, stripping women of their right to an abortion, has made the maternity care desert crisis worse. The feature length film is in pre-production. We will follow the lives of 3 women affected by maternity care deserts. Their will be interviews with mothers, doctors and doulas. It is a film about perseverance and the lengths women have to go to have a baby in the U.S. 

Recently, I had the honor of being part of the Collaboration Filmmakers Challenge and created a short film about maternity care deserts and interviewed Doula Sydney Reyes. The short film gives you a taste of what is to come. When we get funding, we will be able to have a higher production budget. For now, this is what independent filmmakers do. We make films because we are passionate and want to tell stories, no matter the budget. I feel that way especially, whenever I shoot documentaries about bodily autonomy and women's rights.

You can view the short film at: 

Demand For Care Sizzle Reel

We are in the process of securing a fiscal sponsorship for our feature length film, Demand For Care. Stay tuned so you can keep track of our progress!