
2024 PAFF Jury Award Nominee - Best First Feature Documentary
There is a little discussed racial divide in breastfeeding. Spotlighting three African American women: a new mother, a WIC lactation educator, and a homebirth midwife, the question of why more African American women are not breastfeeding and indeed how communities can better support Black birthing families is pondered.
Director Bio/Statement:
Elizabeth Gray Bayne is a social impact filmmaker with a background in public health. Her award-winning content and films have aired on television and appeared in festivals around the U.S.
- Year2023
- Runtime94 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereWest Coast Premiere
- Social Media
- DirectorElizabeth Gray Bayne
- ProducerElizabeth Gray Bayne
- CastTamira Taylor, Lydia Boyd, Racha Tahani Lawler Queen
- CinematographerSandra Valde-Hansen, Kalilah Robinson
- EditorElizabeth Gray Bayne
- ComposerEmmoLei Sankofa
- Sound DesignEric Marks
2024 PAFF Jury Award Nominee - Best First Feature Documentary
There is a little discussed racial divide in breastfeeding. Spotlighting three African American women: a new mother, a WIC lactation educator, and a homebirth midwife, the question of why more African American women are not breastfeeding and indeed how communities can better support Black birthing families is pondered.
Director Bio/Statement:
Elizabeth Gray Bayne is a social impact filmmaker with a background in public health. Her award-winning content and films have aired on television and appeared in festivals around the U.S.
- Year2023
- Runtime94 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereWest Coast Premiere
- Social Media
- DirectorElizabeth Gray Bayne
- ProducerElizabeth Gray Bayne
- CastTamira Taylor, Lydia Boyd, Racha Tahani Lawler Queen
- CinematographerSandra Valde-Hansen, Kalilah Robinson
- EditorElizabeth Gray Bayne
- ComposerEmmoLei Sankofa
- Sound DesignEric Marks