ZURAWSKI V TEXAS Documentary

ZURAWSKI V TEXAS

Screening to be presented by Executive Producer Jennifer Lawrence and Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, followed by a conversation with director Abbie Perrault, director Maisie Crow and subjects Attorney Molly Duane, Amanda Zurawski, Samantha Casiano, Dr. Austin Dennard.

The immediate repercussions of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade included a proliferation of fear and confusion in the medical community surrounding legal risk and uncertainty around what legally constitutes an abortion. Amid the flood of expected horror stories were unforeseen victims of the policy: families who desperately wanted children. ZURAWSKI V. TEXAS is an account of the courageous Amanda Zurawski who, with the support of Molly Duane and her team at the Center for Reproductive Rights, took her case to the Texas Supreme Court against staunch opponent Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Zurawski’s public account of being denied a medically necessary abortion, nearly losing her life and potentially the ability to have children, becomes a rallying cry, connecting her with other women whose lives have been deeply affected by the unwillingness of the government to recognize abortion as health care. Maisie Crow and Abbie Perrault’s emotionally impactful and inspirational documentary is a timely reminder that these kinds of historic legal battles are long and hard fought. –Malin Kan

Maisie Crow is an Emmy® Award-winning documentary filmmaker and photojournalist based in Texas. Her films have aired on HBO and Showtime. Maisie has taught at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism and the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.

Abbie Perrault is a documentary filmmaker and journalist. She produced AT THE READY (Sundance 2021) and was the impact producer on the Emmy® Award-winning documentary JACKSON. Her film work has been supported by the IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund, The Gotham, Catapult Film Fund, Ford Foundation, XTR and the Austin Film Society.

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Screenings

October 23, 8:30 p.m.

Chinese 1

Details

Country: USA

Year: 2024

Directors: Maisie Crow, Abbie Perrault

Producers: Maisie Crow, Abbie Perrault, Blye Pagon Faust, Cori Shepherd, Amy Flanagan

Executive Producers: Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, Jennifer Lawrence, Justine Ciarrocchi, Bari Lurie

Director of Photography: Maisie Crow

Editor: Austin Reedy

Music: Osei Essed

Cast/Featuring: Amanda Zurawski, Samantha Casiano, Dr. Austin Dennard, Molly Duane

Running Time (minutes): 94

Language: English

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