Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney
MovieTitle | Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney |
User score | 6.5 |
Release date | Aug 4, 2023 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Nazenet Habtezghi |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | MTV Documentary Films, Firelight Media |
Run time | 19 min. |
Birthing A Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney explores the story of forced reproduction in the antebellum South and reveals the agency of Mary Gaffney, an enslaved woman who takes control of her body and fertility.