A Reproductive Justice Story Facilitation Program for Screenwriters

 

About the Abortion Pipeline Project
The Abortion Pipeline Project (APP) was an annual lab for feature film scripts to seed and source narrative film projects which center abortion. It is part of the Athena Film Festival’s Creative Development Program.

The Abortion Pipeline Project was in Collaboration with: Jess Jacobs, filmmaker/activist; Renee Bracey-Sherman, Co-Executive Director of We Testify; Dr. Gretchen Sisson, lead researcher of ANSIRH’s Abortion Onscreen; Melissa Silverstein, Artistic Director of Athena Film Festival.

Program Participants
Baby by Brandy Carie
Bringing It Home by Sabine El Gemayel
Clinical by Lauren Cannon 
Germination by Leah Simmons
The Decision by Megan Ross and Shruti Saran Mambaby by Xenia Matthews
Let Their Hearts Beat by Emily Saunders
Situationship by Luisia Fernanda Alvarex Restrepo & Rahul Arun Chaturvedi