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historian of the (Black) americas 🌎
somatic storyteller
director of research | @inthesehandsdoc
🌈 | 1908 💕💚

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In These Hands is a documentary that follows three Black filmmakers on an 8,000-mile journey across the country to interview Black midwives, doulas, mothers, historians, and reproductive justice leaders, preserving a legacy that is as urgent today as it has ever been.

Help us bring it home by donating to our crowdfunding page (link in bio) and sharing to at least three people you know!

We’re bringing this to the world alongside Creative Control, the production company behind the award-winning docu-series Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy and the award-winning documentary Katrina Babies.

Graphics by: @bysaage
Director, Producer, and Photographer: @ewphotos1
Director of a Research: @ferryjot
DP: @safiyahchiniere and @maddytalias
Producers: @odalis_lopez5 @jillgtv @officialcoodieandchike
PA: @tajiannaokechukwu by @ferryjot

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This documentary follows @ewphotos1 , @ferryjot and @safiyahchiniere on an 8,000 mile journey across the U.S interviewing Black Midwives, Doulas, Historians, and Mothers on their influence on reproductive health and impact in reproductive justice work today.

Help us complete our film by donating to our $75,000 fund that will fulfill editing, music, distribution and marketing. Link in bio

Graphics and editing: @bysaage
Director, Producer, and Photographer: @ewphotos1
Director of a Research: @ferryjot
DPs: @safiyahchiniere and @maddytalias
PA: @tajiannaokechukwu
Producers: @jillgtv @odalis_lopez5 @officialcoodieandchike
Fundraising & social: @shakivla
PM: @nickhasopinions by @ferryjot

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✨THIS IS IT✨

In the US, Black women are 3x more likely to die from childbirth or pregnancy complications than white women.

I am working with a team of amazing Black queer women creating a documentary and photography series archiving the history and influence of Black birth-workers in the United States. Starting September 1st, myself, a trained oral historian, photographer Eva Woolridge @ewphotos1 trained oral historian, and filmmaker Safiyah Chiniere @safiyahchiniere are traveling for one month down South and across the U.S., interviewing Black midwives, doulas, mothers, and academics to archive the journey in keeping holistic traditions alive despite the institutional restrictions of their practices.

Starting in New York City, we are traveling via van to capture the stories in Maryland, Virginia, Alabama, Louisiana,Texas, Northern California, and Oregon. 🚙

We need your help to raise $50K to cover our travel and production in order to acquire the materials to complete an hour long documentary and photo series.

Link for our @ifundwomen campaign is in bio. Please donate and share this campaign widely!! This work is extremely important in protecting Black women and our bodies when it comes to medical treatment surrounding our reproductive health 🌻 by @ferryjot

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posting here too bc I def forgot a piece of this~

anywaaaays, same vibes. so much to say, too much to text. v much so still finding my footing.

living in the in-betweens of chronic illness is weird af so life’s been hard to explain; this is really & truly the closest I’ve come to doing so. by @ferryjot

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WHAT A MILESTONE! We’ve reached $50k and it’s all thanks to more than 1,200 donors who believe in this story. We’re so grateful for the community, support, and love we’ve felt since we launched our campaign. Your stories remind us why we started this documentary; and why it’s so important that we finish it.

As we recognize Black Maternal Mental Health Week (July 19-25), we’re reminded in so many ways why this film matters. Black moms and birthing folks experience higher rates of perinatal mental health conditions and too often can’t access the care they deserve. But there is hope! Research shows that access to doulas, midwives and culturally responsive care CAN improve outcomes for so many.

Follow and support the folks doing this work everyday! @shadesofblueproject @blackmamasmatter @postpartumsupportinternational @birthequityalliance @thecyphercollective @nycdoulacollective @birthingadvocacy @bxrebirthcollective @birthingplacebx @bloominbaltimore

Please keep liking, reposting, sharing & donating! More exciting updates coming soon! 🧡 by @ferryjot

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🤭 We’re getting closer and closer to our crowdfunding goal of $75K! Please donate and like, share, repost for visibility! Every little bit helps so much. Link in our bio 🧡 by @ferryjot

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LONG POST: proof of life and a few good days post surgery.

tired, but still cute haha.

still waiting for more definitive answers and will then deliver them all at once; nervous, but anticipating more good days as they come along. I’ll readily take them in as most days apprehension comes the night before, nervous about what the next day might bring; what tomorrow might feel like. if my body will belong to me.

flinching toward the endless days of waking up and thinking to myself, did I do too much? push myself too hard? will I crash? (2+ doc appts in a day, a single flight of stairs, a 30 min call, an hr long therapy session, the subway, a car ride, a few hours in the sun, so much more. lemme tell you rn, I can barely make it through a movie)

and then, will I just push through it? (more often than not, I do. and, more often than not, no one can tell. somehow, almost always, it’s worth it.) thinking maybe tomorrow won’t be too bad. tomorrow, I’ll give in to a body that barely belongs to me, even if it steals away a day. or three.

I saw someone on here who was like, we’re going to crash anyway might as well make it worthwhile and do the things. think it’s time for me to redefine what those ‘things’ are; life does look different—not a bad thing. just a new thing.

my capacity is pooled in a such a small reserve so relearning myself has been a trek; not so sure I can say rewarding just yet. not sure if I ever will. just different. and new.

as of today, my post surgery feels are over, outside of minding the sun with my scar. my body can focus on other things. I can do a bit more.

tired, but still taking it slow. taking it in. by @ferryjot

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Thank you all so much for coming out to our fundraisers this month! Between @pleasetellmebk and @theleslienyc, y’all helped us raise $1,720!!!

This film is for the community, by the community, and to everyone who came through and for folks that continue to donate, YOU ARE THE PROOF!!

We’re heading into post-production, so events will slow down for a bit, but we aren’t going anywhere! We aren’t done bringing folks together around birthwork, reproductive justice, and Black and queer joy. Our stories still need to be told!

Thanks again, y’all and Happy Pride! 🌈🏳️‍🌈

📸 (1-18): @loveshakphotography
📸 (19-20): @ewphotos1 by @ferryjot

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Thank you @theleslienyc and @brandedsaloon for partnering with us and helping us raise $1000 for our film! Check out our next fundraiser June 20th, 3-6 at @pleasetellmebk . You can still donate to our fundraiser! Link is in our bio! by @ferryjot

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This documentary follows @ewphotos1 , @ferryjot and @safiyahchiniere on an 8,000 mile journey across the U.S interviewing Black Midwives, Doulas, Historians, and Mothers on their influence on reproductive health and impact in reproductive justice work today.

Help us complete our film by donating to our $75,000 fund that will fulfill editing, music, distribution and marketing. Link in bio

Graphics and editing: @bysaage
Director, Producer, and Photographer: @ewphotos1
Director of a Research: @ferryjot
DPs: @safiyahchiniere and @maddytalias
PA: @tajiannaokechukwu
Producers: @jillgtv @odalis_lopez5 @officialcoodieandchike
Fundraising & social: @shakivla
PM: @nickhasopinions by @ferryjot

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IT’S OUR LAST WEEK OF PUBLIC FUNDRAISING! Thanks to you, we’ve gratefully raised over $18,500! We still have $56,000 to go!

What will we use the money for?!

Help us reach our goal by donating and sharing our crowdfunding page. Link in bio. We look forward to sharing our documentary with you. by @ferryjot

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Labor & Delivery Nurse and Post Partum Doula Letitia Gordon, Founder of Wildflower Home For Girls, Micala Davis, and professional Midwife @rachatahani discussing the need and importance of Listening within the U.S medical system.

This documentary follows @ewphotos1 , @ferryjot and @safiyahchiniere on an 8,000 mile journey across the U.S interviewing Black Midwives, Doulas, Historians, and Mothers on their influence on reproductive health and impact in reproductive justice work today.

Help us complete our film by donating to our $75,000 fund that will fulfill editing, music, distribution and marketing. Link in bio

Graphics and editing: @bysaage
Director, Producer, and Photographer: @ewphotos1
Director of a Research: @ferryjot
DPs: @safiyahchiniere and @maddytalias
PA: @tajiannaokechukwu
Producers: @jillgtv @odalis_lopez5 @officialcoodieandchike
Fundraising & social: @shakivla
PM: @nickhasopinions by @ferryjot

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