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In These Hands: The Black Birthworkers Documentary

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8,000 miles. Generations of wisdom. One documentary film to protect the future of Black birth and the hands that deliver us.

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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 @inthesehandsdoc

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A decade ago my life changed watching my sister lose hers.
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And a decade later, I’ve answered a calling to get into birth working to transmute this grief, show up for a community that needs it, and to join thousands of other Black birth workers to reclaim our ancestry & power IN birth working.
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@inthesehandsdoc also is reclaiming our ancestry and power. Reclaiming our stories. Years of footage that needs to see the light of day. This film seeing the light of day would be a beautiful honor to my sister and thousands others who’ve been affected my Black maternal grief. THIS is how we transmute the pain, by amplifying our power and stories. 💜
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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 @inthesehandsdoc

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Donate to our documentary! Link in bio ✨🧚🏾‍♀️ by @inthesehandsdoc

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Thank you @powerhouse_residency for the quiet space to work on post-production of our documentary. XOXO- director Eva Woolridge @ewphotos1

We’ve raised 69% toward our goal of $75,000! Help us reach 100%. Link in bio. :-) by @inthesehandsdoc

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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 @inthesehandsdoc

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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 @inthesehandsdoc

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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 @inthesehandsdoc

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Yall! We are throwing our second In These Hands fundraiser / Pride🌈 event at @pleasetellmebk this Saturday, June 20 from 3-7pm. We have the vibiest djs spinning @_djdimple @iamlindatran and @itsadair_ making sure we are bringining the joy. Great vibes only, turn up. by @inthesehandsdoc

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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 @inthesehandsdoc

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You all agree with me RIGHT? 😀
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Black queer women deserve to be supported in their creative work RIGHT? 😀😀 Black stories of resistance and healing deserve to be told RIGHT? 😀😀 Art is RESISTANCE RIIIIGHT?! 😀🤭🤭🤭
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#missxtinab #pridemonth #juneteenth by @inthesehandsdoc

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YA’LL!!! WE ARE HALFWAY THERE!
With all of your support so far we are halfway on reach our goal of $75,000. We’re at 37k, can you help us reach $45,000 by the end of the weekend?!

In These Hands: The Black Birthworkers Documentary follows three queer black women (@ewphotos1 @ferryjot @safiyahchiniere ) on a 8,000 mile journey across country, interviewing Black midwives, doulas and academic historians on their history and influence of reproductive health and justice in the U.S. by @inthesehandsdoc

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