SummaryBirth Story: Ina May Gaskin and The Farm Midwives tells the story of a spirited group of women, led by counterculture heroine Ina May Gaskin, who taught themselves how to be midwives while creating a commune called The Farm in the 1970s. With access to the midwives’ archival video collection, the documentary captures the unique sisterhood at The... Read More
Directed By:Sara Lamm, Mary Wigmore
Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and The Farm Midwives
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Metascore
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Jan 17, 2013
83
Highlights Gaskin's down-home gumption as an advocate for the glory of natural childbirth.
Jan 17, 2013
80
The effective documentary makes her attitudes and techniques look unarguably commonsensical, for the most part; while many distributors will shy away from such graphic material, the film may thrive in niche bookings and will benefit from enthusiastic word-of-mouth on video.
Jan 17, 2013
70
Warm, spirited and occasionally slathered in goo, Birth Story is a celebratory tribute to the endangered art of midwifery and its most influential practitioner, Ina May Gaskin.
Jan 17, 2013
60
A granola ode to natural childbirth that makes you want to hop into a tub of warm water and start pushing.
Mar 7, 2013
50
Whatever the film's faults, though, it's safe to say that you may never view childbirth in the same way.
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Production Company:
- Ghost Robot
Release Date:Jan 18, 2013
Duration:1 h 35 m
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Awards
Los Angeles Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
DOC NYC
• 1 Nomination
