Un documentaire sur les sages-femmes Africaines-Américaines.

2003, USA, Couleur, 60 minutes, anglais

Réalisatrice : Rhonda L. Haynes.
Narration : Phylicia Rashad

A provocative documentary on African-American midwives narrated by Phylicia Rashad.

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.

2003. Color 60 minutes. US English

Director: Rhonda L Haynes.
Production: Lou's Productions Association Inc. [email protected].

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Center for Black Women's Wellness
Contact: Deborah Williams-Muhamid, 434-8856
The Center for Black Women's Wellness of Northeastern New York (CBWW), is a self-help and health advocacy organization, committed to improving the health of black women. Organized and operated by the women it serves and those who directly benefit from its programming, we are committed to defining, promoting and maintaining the emotional and physical well being of all Black women. Our vision statement, "Health is not merely the absence of illness, but the active promotion of physical, spiritual, and mental and emotional wellness of this and future generations. Such wellness is impossible without the redefinition and reinterpretation of who black women were, are, and can become."

BirthNet
Contact: Carolyn Keefe, 482-2504
BirthNet is a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate the public about maternity care in order to improve it. Childbirth is a normal, natural and profound event in a woman's life. BirthNet's goal is to encourage all women and families to learn about their rights and options. Our primary programs include education in the classroom (high school or college classes), community forums or workshops, and media outreach. BirthNet has endorsed the Mother Friendly Childbirth Initiative and supports the Midwives Model of Care.

New World African Film Forum
Contact: Deborah Williams-Muhamid, 434-8856
The New World African Film Forum is an Upstate New York-based nonprofit, organization supporting programs of artistic film. We support films that promote dialogue among activists, scholars and constituents on critical issues that impact the Black community, with an emphasis on films by women. Honoring the rich African history of struggle, embracing our collective power as a people, through art and film, we challenge a "new world" perspective to creating change.

New York Friends of Midwives
Contact: Tisha Graham, 584-6619
New York Friends of Midwives is a statewide consumer advocacy organization promoting access to the Midwives Model of Care. Midwives are specialists in normal birth and women's health. New York Friends of Midwives works to promote the availability of more midwives in more settings for more women at any stage of life.
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Bringin' in Da Spirit was Rhonda's debuted as a Director and Producer. Since receiving a ,000 grant from the ABC Talent Development Program in 2002, Through the New York Arts Council, IAMAA, Bringin' in Da Spirit has won over 10 awards in categories of Best Documentary, Best Historical, Audience Choice and Jurors' Choice Award at several film festivals.

Awards
- Paul Robeson Award Initiative Special Prize, FESPACO, Burkina Faso, 2005
- Best Documentary and Spirit Awards, 2004 Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival
- Outstanding Leadership Award, 2003 International Center for Traditional Childbearing
- Recognition for Creative Excellence, ABC Entertainment Television Group, Talent Development Program
- International Agency for Minority Artist Affairs First Finalist Winner, Harlem Art Council