Still from Hollywood Does Abortion. Montage of color images from the films and television shows that will be discussed in the documentary. There are four rows of images, with seven to eight images in each row.
Hollywood Does Abortion
Still from Hollywood Does Abortion
In Development

Directed by

Barbara Attie, Janet Goldwater, Mike Attie, and Eliza Licht

Hollywood Does Abortion is a deep dive into the depiction of abortion in film and television, revealing how flawed portrayals–that it is unsafe, rare, or easy to access–contributed to persistent misperceptions that impact attitudes and public policy. Extensive archival imagery spans a plethora of television and film, ranging from Maude and Dirty Dancing to Jane the Virgin and Juno, and creates a historical timeline to support the “story” of the film. Leading directors, writers, showrunners, and cultural critics share their personal and political reactions to these seminal depictions through the lens of today’s post-Roe world.

Hollywood Does Abortion is a 2022 Critical Issues Fund grantee.

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Meet the Filmmakers
Barbara Attie looking directly at camera. She is wearing eyeglasses and a gold necklace. The background of bookcases is out of focus. Black and white portrait.
Barbara Attie
Photo courtesy Barbara Attie
Janet Goldwater looking directly at camera. She is wearing eyeglasses and earrings. The background of bookcases is out of focus. Black and white portrait.
Janet Goldwater
Photo courtesy Janet Goldwater
Mike Attie looking directly at camera. He is wearing eyeglasses and has a festival lanyard around his neck.
Mike Attie
Photo courtesy Mike Attie
Eliza Licht looking directly at camera. She is wearing earrings and is in front of an out focus background.
Eliza Licht
Photo courtesy Eliza Licht
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