Matronas Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from May 2021 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival
New Releases
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14m
MATRONAS, 25min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Shara Lili, Noemí Delgado
Salvadoran midwives, who delivered babies even during the Civil War, now fight to protect their ancestral role in the face of government repression. As people in El Salvador lose their right to give birth at home, dehumanizing hospital experiences become the standard way of ushering life into the world. The caretaking traditions of these midwives are at risk of being lost to future generations.
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