Film poster for "The Fight for Black Lives". A drawing of a pregnant woman.

The Fight for Black Lives explores whether the persistently higher rate of Black maternal and infant mortality is inevitable because it is “located in the inferior body of the negro” or preventable because it is located in “inferior social conditions.”

THE FIGHT FOR BLACK LIVES

Name: THE FIGHT FOR BLACK LIVES
Brand: The Fight for Black Lives explores whether the persistently higher rate of Black maternal and infant mortality is inevitable because it is “located in the inferior body of the negro” or preventable because it is located in “inferior social conditions.”
SKU: The Fight for Black Lives
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BEST DOCUMENTARY - Charlotte Black Film Festival | OFFICIAL SELECTION - Santa Barbara International Film Festival | OFFICIAL SELECTION - Detroit Black Film Festival

Black Maternal Health • Doula Care • Racial Health Disparities • Black Studies • Public Health • Health Justice

THE FIGHT FOR BLACK LIVES shows how racial stress and the US healthcare system disadvantages the health of Black Americans, starting before birth. Shockingly, the present-day gap between a Black newborn’s risk of dying before their first birthday compared to a White newborn exceeds what it was during the early 1900s. The film weaves together stories of Black women who were pregnant during the pandemic and Black Lives Matter uprising, interviews with Black health experts, and historical records to illustrate the struggles Black women face in safeguarding their lives and infants during childbirth.

Combining personal stories, archival footage, and expert insight, this film centers the need for health justice in America. Five Black women who were pregnant during the pandemic tell their stories of joy and fear: “It was joy, it was excitement, but it was also fear of what it meant to carry black life and to birth black children.” These women represent the full socioeconomic spectrum, from women who had their first child before completing high school to women who had their first child after becoming a professor at an elite university. What they have in common is being Black in America, not being listened to by their doctors, and having to fight to receive appropriate care for themselves and their newborn infants.

Daily Nexus | Caitlin Scialla, Journalist
When asked about the impetus behind her documentary “THE FIGHT FOR BLACK LIVES,” Micere Keels lamented the limited power of statistics, saying, “We’ve known these numbers for a hundred years, but numbers don’t prompt action [or] policy … It’s the story that translates.”

Overly Honest Reviews | Chris Jones, Film Critic
"What sets THE FIGHT FOR BLACK LIVES apart is its narrative heartbeat, pulsing through the stories of five women who share their stories of an outdated and broken healthcare system labyrinthine filled with biases against a world in turmoil. ... Their voices, amplified by the expertise of health professionals like Professors Monica McLemore, Laurie Nsiah Jefferson, Cynthia Boyd, and Chelsea Dorsey, build a compelling case against the systemic injustices that plague the U.S. healthcare system."

University of Chicago | Tori Lee, Journalist
“In every major health event, there are racial health disparities because there are core, underlying drivers in access to resources that allow us to recover when we get sick,” said Keels. ... Not interested in writing another paper fated to a shelf, Keels was driven to pick up a new educational tool—documentary filmmaking ... [to fill] the gap between what research tell us and the media discourse."

AWARDS
Best Documentary | Charlotte Black Film Festival

FESTIVALS
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Black History Film Festival
Social Justice Now Film Festival
Through Women's Eyes Film Festival
Blue Whiskey Film Festival
Benson Film Festival
Charlotte Black Film Festival
22nd Oakland International Film Festival
Morehouse College Human Rights Festival
Detroit Black Film Festival
Tryon International Film Festival
Tallgrass Film Festival
American Public Health Association Film Festival

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