"The Birth Place and Commonsense Childbirth Inc. is proud to host a first for Florida; the BABY! International Film Festival is coming to ORLANDO!" - Jennie Joseph
October 2 &3, 2009. Save the date.
The mission of BABY! International Film Festival is to offer film images that will deepen and expand our sense of trust about pregnancy, birth, and parenting. We believe many personal and social problems can be prevented or decreased by proper support of the family during pregnancy, birth and the first 5 years of the child’s life. In addition, we hold the intention to use the film festival event as a focal point for organizations providing services for families and children, encouraging them to network and giving them the opportunity to increase their public visibility. We place a particular emphasis on including young adults and people from all ethnic and racial origins, as we believe that it is through diversity and the voices of all ages that we may come into a state of deeper understanding of what it is means to be be born. Our productions aim to open your heart and mind to the true nature of babies.
"Beautiful, inspiring, educational films provide a forum for an event to create change in your community. Our film festival is designed to plant roots of on-going dialogue and the potential for transformation in your home town. It opens the door to network and communicate with other professionals, inspire and provide choices for expectant families, listen to their hopes and dreams and make money to fuel your organization to the next level." - Official BABY! International Film Festival Website
WHEN: October 2 9am-5pm & October 3, 2009 9am-5pm
WHERE: Plaza Theater, 425 N. Bumby Ave. Orlando, FL.
Click here to purchase tickets!
Sponsors:
- Heart2Heart Birth Center - GOLD
- Winnie Palmer Hospital, for Women & Babies - GOLD
- Healthy Start (Orange County) - SILVER
- Central Florida Birth Network - SILVER
Networking Partners:
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Festival Schedule:
Films featured:
Reducing Infant Mortality from Debby Takikawa on Vimeo.
Through the use of first person narrative and rare archival images, this documentary provides a moving glimpse of the women who have skillfully brought scores of children across the threshold of existence. Narrated by Phylicia Rashad, this evocative and passionate film celebrates women who have committed themselves to holistic answers amidst powerful misconceptions about the practice of midwifery and virulent opposition from practitioners of Western medicine.
& many, many more!
