• The Edge of Joy: Confronting Maternal Death in Nigeria

    Updated: 2012-02-10 18:00:21
    The documentary film directed by Dawn Shapiro focuses on maternal health in Muslim and Christian communities in northern Nigeria. It depicts the consequences of poor maternal health and explores the challenges posed by religion and culture in efforts to improve reproductive health in the developing world. Watch ‘Edge of Joy’ Highlights Maternal Health Concerns in [...]

  • Pushing the Elephant

    Updated: 2012-02-10 17:33:02
    “Pushing the Elephant” a documentary film directed by Beth Davenport and Elizabeth Mandel tells the story of Rose Mapendo who was forced to leave her daughter behind when she fled the genocide and violence that resulted in her imprisonment in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the film she is reunited with her daughter after [...]

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