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Abortion: Stories from North and South (1984)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 55M

Director : Gail Singer

Synopsis

Women have always sought ways to terminate unwanted pregnancies, despite powerful patriarchal structures and systems working against them. This film provides a historical overview of how church, state and the medical establishment have determined policies concerning abortion. From this cross-cultural survey--filmed in Ireland, Japan, Thailand, Peru, Colombia, and Canada--emerges one reality: only a small percentage of the world's women has access to safe, legal operations.

Actors

Dixie Seatle
Dixie Seatle
Narrator

Crews

Gail Singer
Gail Singer
Director
Gail Singer
Gail Singer
Writer
Gail Singer
Gail Singer
Producer
Signe Johansson
Signe Johansson
Producer
John Kramer
John Kramer
Producer
Kathleen Shannon
Kathleen Shannon
Executive Producer
John Spotton
John Spotton
Producer
Micky Erbe
Micky Erbe
Original Music Composer
Maribeth Solomon
Maribeth Solomon
Original Music Composer
Susan Trow
Susan Trow
Cinematography
Sara Bright
Sara Bright
Sound
Diane Carrière
Diane Carrière
Location Sound Recordist
Mario Jacob
Mario Jacob
Sound
Jean-Pierre Joutel
Jean-Pierre Joutel
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Wojtek Klis
Wojtek Klis
Assistant Sound Editor
Jackie Newell
Jackie Newell
Sound Editor
Lorna Rasmussen
Lorna Rasmussen
Sound
David Springbett
David Springbett
Sound
Zoe Dirse
Zoe Dirse
Assistant Camera
Leonard Gilday
Leonard Gilday
Additional Camera
Hannele Halm
Hannele Halm
Additional Editing
Julia Sereny
Julia Sereny
Location Manager
Diane Le Floc'h
Diane Le Floc'h
Music Editor
Irene Maciulis Kunii
Irene Maciulis Kunii
Translator
Marta Salamanca
Marta Salamanca
Translator
Barbara Sears
Barbara Sears
Archival Footage Research
Sonya Munro
Sonya Munro
Thanks
Linda Paris Quillinan
Linda Paris Quillinan
Thanks
Toni Trow
Toni Trow
Editor

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