Sat, Jan. 19 @ 6PM – The Chapel, Teachers College, New York City
The story of health workers in Ethiopia, Cambodia and Haiti, Sister offers a revealing portrait of people whose daily work is to help women give birth in an atmosphere of low prenatal care and high maternal and child mortality. The filmmaker follows a Haitian midwife, a former freedom fighter in Ethiopia and a rural midwife who performs miracles in a heavily land-mined area in Cambodia. This inspiring film provides a strong lesson in hope and determination.
Directed by Brenda Davis, 2011, 94 min, USA, Ethiopia, Cambodia, Haiti, Documentary, Tigrinya, Khmer, Haitian Kreyol with English subtitles. Q&A after the screening.
Tickets: $12/$10
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