A
vivid and comprehensive account of life
in the US when abortion was a crime
Produced, directed and edited by Daniel Friedman & Sharon
Grimberg (47 min.)
"A must for everyone who cares about the reproductive rights of
women . . . A rare opportunity to hear women of color and others in the
community describe the realities of illegal abortion."
—The
New Our Bodies, Our Selves
"This sympathetic and powerful production recalls a chilling era
in the chronicle of the abortion debate in the U.S."
—Booklist
- Silver
Plaque, Social/Political Documentary, Chicago International
Film Festival
- Director's
Citation, Black Maria Film Festival
-
Best Social Issue Documentary, National Federation of Community
Broadcasters
- Dallas
Video Festival
- Image
Media Arts Center, Atlanta
- Society
for the Study of Social Problems
- Human
Rights Film Festival, WNYC-TV
Other Work by Daniel Friedman
& Sharon
Grimberg
To
order Back-Alley Detroit, contact Filmakers Library, 124 East 40th
Street, New York, NY 10016, (212) 808-4980 (phone),
(212) 808-4983 (FAX), info@filmakers.com
In
addition to Back-Alley Detroit, there are a number
of other excellent films and
videos on the history of abortion in the US.
