Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney

2023

Documentary

Nazenet Habtezghi
19m
August 4, 2023 · United States of America

Overview

Birthing A Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney explores the story of forced reproduction in the antebellum South and reveals the agency of Mary Gaffney, an enslaved woman who takes control of her body and fertility.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: August 4, 2023
Original language: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: Firelight Media Inc.,MTV Documentary Films,Firelight Media
Cast: Jennifer L. Morgan,Tera Hunter
Director: Nazenet Habtezghi
Producer: Lauren Wimbush,Nina L. Diaz,Nazenet Habtezghi,Stanley Nelson,Sheila Nevins,Liza Burnett Fefferman
Cinematography: Colin Bressler,Mead Hunt
Music: Osei Essed
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
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