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Aftershock

Play trailer Poster for Aftershock 2022,  1h 26m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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Following the deaths of their partners due to preventable childbirth complications and medical negligence, two bereaved fathers galvanize activists, birth-workers and physicians to reckon with one of the most pressing yet unspoken American crises of our time -- the US maternal health crisis.
Aftershock

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Critics Consensus

Aftershock points a sobering spotlight on a public health crisis, maintaining a heartbreaking focus on its tragic human cost.

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Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) Jul 22, 2022
I feel like I lost two little sisters in this film. Go to Full Review
Noel Murray Los Angeles Times Jul 22, 2022
Eiselt and Lee cover how these families — and in particular the fathers left behind by their partners’ passing — are still coping with unexpected loss. Go to Full Review
Beandrea July New York Times Jul 19, 2022
“Aftershock” is a moving ode to Black families in a society where too many forces work to tear them apart. Go to Full Review
Dan Schindel Hyperallergic Nov 10, 2022
"Aftershock" is a confrontation, a reminder that “Black Lives Matter” isn’t just a rallying cry against overt, visible brutality like what’s performed by the police. Go to Full Review
Carla Hay Culture Mix Sep 20, 2022
Aftershock is a disturbing but necessary documentary to watch for a reality check about how systemic racism in the U.S. health care system results in Black women dying shortly after childbirth at disproportionately higher rates than women of other races. Go to Full Review
Peter Canavese Celluloid Dreams Aug 11, 2022
3.5/4
An absolutely vital and timely documentary about the obscene maternal mortality rate in America and the systemic racism that pervades its healthcare system. Go to Full Review
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Paula Eiselt

Director

Tonya Lewis Lee

Director

Paula Eiselt

Producer

Tonya Lewis Lee

Producer

Tegan Acton

Executive Producer

Geralyn White Dreyfous

Executive Producer

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Aftershock

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Synopsis Following the deaths of their partners due to preventable childbirth complications and medical negligence, two bereaved fathers galvanize activists, birth-workers and physicians to reckon with one of the most pressing yet unspoken American crises of our time -- the US maternal health crisis.
Director
Paula Eiselt, Tonya Lewis Lee
Producer
Paula Eiselt, Tonya Lewis Lee
Production Co
Impact Partners, A Malka Film, Madstone Company Inc
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 19, 2022
Runtime
1h 26m
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