Birthing A Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney
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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.
Screenings
Virtual
August 4 – August 6
Directors Spotlight
Nazenet Habtezghi
Director
Nazenet Habtezghi makes her directorial debut with Birthing A Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney. The journalist-turned-independent filmmaker has contributed to numerous highly acclaimed documentaries for PBS, HBO and Netflix. Prior to working in documentary film, she launched Essence Magazine’s video platform with an interactive web series and executive produced a subsequent TV One special. Based in Brooklyn, she received her B.A. in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma.
- Year
- 2023
- Runtime
- 19 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Director
- Nazenet Habtezghi
- Premiere
- World