Salvadoran midwives, who delivered babies even during the Civil War, now fight to protect their ancestral role in the face of government repression. As people in El Salvador lose their right to give birth at home, dehumanizing hospital experiences become the standard way of ushering life into the world. The caretaking traditions of these midwives are at risk of being lost to future generations.
- Year2021
- Runtime25 minutes
- LanguageSpanish
- CountryEl Salvador
- PremiereWorld
- DirectorShara Lili, Noemí Delgado
- ProducerShara Lili, Noemí Delgado
- Executive ProducerShara Lili, Noemí Delgado
- FilmmakerShara Lili
- CastMaría Melia Martínez Flamenco Bonifacia Ascencio García María Amalia Molina Menjivar Fredelinda Antonia Recinos de Cerón Vicenta Martínez Ángela Luz Barahona de Avalos Cecilia de María Rivera de López Francisca Catalina Blanco de Ortiz Ana Teresa Avalos María Higinia Hernández (Patricia) Tomasa Jovita Torres Natividad Escobar de Henriquez Lucía Rutilla González María Martina Lucero María Dolores Hernández de Rivera Vilma Coreas Guzmán Reina Marlenis Escobar Figueroa María de los Ángeles Acosta Ardón Sandra Marciela Flores María Magdalena Rodas Arias Dolores Margarita Marroquín de Hernández (Margarita) Estela Villacorta de Rivas Angélica de la Paz Martínez León Morena Elí Orellana Menjivar Sonia Alicia Cruz Montoya Yessenia de Jesús Canjura Trejo Maria Cristina Ortiz de Campo, Comasagua Cecilia Hernández, Chiltiupán María Elena de España Esther Herrera Dinora Cabrera María Chicas Alba Alas Guardado Familia Alas Fatima de Hernández Nohemy Coreas
- CinematographerShara Lili
- EditorShara Lili
- AnimatorJudith Umaña
- ComposerÁbel M. G. E.
- Sound DesignKoren Young
- MusicÁbel M. G. E., Yulu Wek
Salvadoran midwives, who delivered babies even during the Civil War, now fight to protect their ancestral role in the face of government repression. As people in El Salvador lose their right to give birth at home, dehumanizing hospital experiences become the standard way of ushering life into the world. The caretaking traditions of these midwives are at risk of being lost to future generations.
- Year2021
- Runtime25 minutes
- LanguageSpanish
- CountryEl Salvador
- PremiereWorld
- DirectorShara Lili, Noemí Delgado
- ProducerShara Lili, Noemí Delgado
- Executive ProducerShara Lili, Noemí Delgado
- FilmmakerShara Lili
- CastMaría Melia Martínez Flamenco Bonifacia Ascencio García María Amalia Molina Menjivar Fredelinda Antonia Recinos de Cerón Vicenta Martínez Ángela Luz Barahona de Avalos Cecilia de María Rivera de López Francisca Catalina Blanco de Ortiz Ana Teresa Avalos María Higinia Hernández (Patricia) Tomasa Jovita Torres Natividad Escobar de Henriquez Lucía Rutilla González María Martina Lucero María Dolores Hernández de Rivera Vilma Coreas Guzmán Reina Marlenis Escobar Figueroa María de los Ángeles Acosta Ardón Sandra Marciela Flores María Magdalena Rodas Arias Dolores Margarita Marroquín de Hernández (Margarita) Estela Villacorta de Rivas Angélica de la Paz Martínez León Morena Elí Orellana Menjivar Sonia Alicia Cruz Montoya Yessenia de Jesús Canjura Trejo Maria Cristina Ortiz de Campo, Comasagua Cecilia Hernández, Chiltiupán María Elena de España Esther Herrera Dinora Cabrera María Chicas Alba Alas Guardado Familia Alas Fatima de Hernández Nohemy Coreas
- CinematographerShara Lili
- EditorShara Lili
- AnimatorJudith Umaña
- ComposerÁbel M. G. E.
- Sound DesignKoren Young
- MusicÁbel M. G. E., Yulu Wek