#Abby Epstein
Trailer Watch: Abby Epstein Investigates “The Business of Birth Control”
“Birth control is so inextricably tied into our freedom as women — but only half the story is being told,” we’re informed in a new trailer for “The Business of Birth...
Trailer Watch: “Weed the People” Explores Government Resistance to Cannabis Treatment
“When your kid’s got cancer, the rule book goes out the window,” says one of the characters featured in “Weed the People.” Abby Epstein’s new documentary explores...
June 2015’s Noteworthy Women-Centric Crowdfunding Projects: ‘Sweetening the Pill,’ ‘Creased,’ ‘Faith’
A little help can go a long way when it comes to crowdfunding campaigns, and we’re here to spread the word about a few notable film projects trying to get their financial footing. While these...
Trailer Watch: Breastmilk Doc Explores the Many Different Ways to Be a Parent and Nourish
After delving into the dangers of contemporary American motherhood in the documentary The Business of Being Born, producer Ricki Lake is back with another parenting-related feature. Directed by Dana...
Ricki Lake to Explore Dangers of Hormonal Birth Control in New Doc
I don’t know of any woman who hasn’t seen Ricki Lake’s The Business of Being Born. The Abby Epstein-directed documentary from 2008 exposes how our dysfunctional health care system has resulted...