#Pregnancy
Trailer Watch: Tribeca Winner “Huesera: The Bone Woman” Is a Supernatural Horror Story About Pregnancy
“Are you happy?” a pregnant woman is asked in a new trailer for “Huesera: The Bone Woman.” Michelle Garza Cervera’s Tribeca winner tells the story of Valeria (Natalia...
Quote of the Day: Jennifer Lawrence Reflects on Pregnancy & Motherhood in the Wake of Roe Reversal
“The morning after I gave birth, I felt like my whole life had started over. Like, Now is day one of my life,” Jennifer Lawrence recalls in a new feature for Vogue. “I just stared. I...
Pamela Adlon to Make Feature Directorial Debut with Pregnancy Comedy, Ilana Glazer Will Star
After helming every episode of four of “Better Things'” five-season run, Pamela Adlon is set to make her feature directorial debut. The Emmy and Peabody-winning multi-hyphenate is...
Teaser Watch: Michelle Garza Cervera Tackles Pregnancy and the Occult in Tribeca Pic “Huesera”
“What is happening to you is quite normal. When you become a mother, you feel like you are split in two. Bleed from the inside. You literally feel like your bones are breaking,” a...
Trailer Watch: Selina Ringel Is a “Single Mother by Choice” in HBO Max Pic
A fictional feature that tracks star, co-writer, and producer Selina Ringel’s real-life pregnancy, “Single Mother by Choice” tells the story of an overachieving, workaholic Latinx...
Jeanne Leblanc on Exploring the Silent Complicity of a Tight-Knit Community in “Les Nôtres”
Jeanne Leblanc has directed close to ten short films that have screened in international festivals. In 2017, she directed her first feature film, “Isla Blanca.” “Les Nôtres”...
Trailer Watch: Ilana Glazer Has a Hellish Pregnancy in “False Positive”
Ilana Glazer won’t let gaslighting distract from her mother’s intuition in “False Positive.” The Hulu pic sees the “Broad City” alumna playing Lucy, who begins to...
Trailer Watch: A Straight-Laced Highschooler Needs a “Plan B” in Natalie Morales’ Comedy
“Girls are horsefucking and I haven’t even had my first kiss,” says Kuhoo Verma in a new trailer for Natalie Morales’ “Plan B.” The raunchy teen comedy sees the...
Pick of the Day: “Together Together”
A platonic love story, Nikole Beckwith’s follow-up to 2015 Saoirse Ronan-starrer “Stockholm, Pennsylvania” sees two strangers forming an intimate bond under unusual circumstances. Anna...
Trailer Watch: “Together Together” Is a Platonic Love Story About a Surrogate and a Single Dad
Two strangers form an intimate bond in “Together Together,” Nikole Beckwith’s comedy about a young loner who becomes the gestational surrogate for a single man in his 40s. A trailer...
Trailer Watch: Amy Schumer Preps for a Baby and Comedy Special in “Expecting Amy”
Amy Schumer offers a refreshingly honest look into her famously difficult pregnancy in “Expecting Amy.” The three-part HBO Max docuseries sees the multi-hyphenate embarking on a stand-up...
Pick of the Day: “Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth”
Shortly before I watched “Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth,” Jeanie Finlay’s documentary about a trans man embarking upon pregnancy and parenthood, “Harry Potter” author...
DOC NYC 2019 Women Directors: Meet Francesca Trianni – “Paradise Without People”
Francesca Trianni is an Emmy-nominated senior producer at Time, where her work has been recognized with a World Press Photo award, Pictures of the Year International, and the National Murrow Awards....
Trailer Watch: A New Doc Explores Whether “To Kid or Not To Kid”
“Why can’t we talk about not having children?” director Maxine Trump asks in a new trailer for “To Kid or Not To Kid.” The documentary explores the cultural pressure and...
DOC NYC 2019 Women Directors: Meet Jo Ardinger – “Personhood”
Jo Ardinger is an award-winning editor working on documentary and narrative film projects. Her editing credits include the documentary short “Beyond The Visible: The Story of the Very Large...
Amy Schumer Pregnancy Doc Coming to HBO Max
Earlier this year Amy Schumer dropped her most recent stand-up special, Netflix’s “Growing.” While the title acknowledged her changing body, the comic was adamant that pregnancy...
Tribeca 2019 Women Directors: Meet Jeanie Finlay – “Seahorse”
Jeanie Finlay is British documentary filmmaker. Her films tell small and intimate stories to international audiences, whether inviting them behind the scenes of Teesside’s last record shop...
Quote of the Day: Oscar-Nominated DP Rachel Morrison on Working While Pregnant
“There’s a common misconception that likens pregnancy to some kind of disability — the idea that women who are pregnant shouldn’t be active and can’t go about their normal lives,”...
LAFF 2017 Women Directors: Meet Leena Pendharkar — “20 Weeks”
Leena Pendharkar is an award-winning writer and director working in film, television, and new media. Her first feature film, “Raspberry Magic,” about a young girl’s connection to nature,...
Guest Post: How a Radical Idea from 1994 Finds Itself Right on Time in 2017
Guest Post by Audrey Evans They say timing is everything, but I never dreamed the timing of my lesbian sci-fi dramedy “Genesis: The Future of Mankind is Women” could be so dead-on and accurate...
Trailer Watch: Alice Lowe Has the Worst Pregnancy Ever in “Prevenge”
Atrailer has landed for “Prevenge,” writer-director-actress Alice Lowe’s deliciously unconventional portrayal of pregnancy. “You’ve got this force of nature now inside you. Baby knows what...
LFF 2016 Women Directors: Meet Alice Lowe — “Prevenge”
Known for her work as a UK television comedy actress, Alice Lowe made her move into film with her screenwriting debut “Sightseers,” directed by Ben Wheatley, in which she also starred. After...
Alice Lowe’s “Prevenge” To Open Venice Critics’ Week
Prepare for “Prevenge.” Alice Lowe’s feature directorial debut will open the Venice International Film Festival’s Critics’ Week. The fest runs from August 31-September 10 in...