Doula Movies or Documentaries?

gentlebeginnings · 03-22-2009, 08:39 PM

Does anyone know of any movies/documentaries about doulas or the benefits of doulas? The community that I live in is not familiar with doulas. May is International doula month so I'd like to find a good movie or documentary about doulas to possibly show at our local library during May to help bring more awareness (and maybe get some more clients)! If anyone knows of any, I'd love to hear about them!! TIA!!

earthgirl · 03-23-2009, 10:33 AM

http://www.der.org/films/woman-to-woman.html
http://www.adoulastory.org/

These came up in a search, but they are not cheap. Maybe you can find them cheaper, or used elsewhere...
There's a lot on youtube.
We watched one in our doula workshop, but I can't find it. I think it was Special Women, like the book?

tessaeliz3 · 03-24-2009, 07:44 AM

My library has both The Doula Story (I think that's the name of it) and Tried and True which is about labor and talks a lot about doulas in it. I don't think there's any nudity (if I remember) and there are no actual births, so I don't think it would be too graphic to show at a booth. So, I would check your local library or your library system to see if you could get it that way to use.

Debbie P.

b'earth angel · 03-24-2009, 11:58 AM

You could show the interview section of BoBB as well. Another option would be audio, there are some great clips of Penny Simkin [and others] as well discussing labor and doulas.

BrawnyLads · 05-13-2009, 04:07 PM

After our film has made the festival circuit, I will be providing free copies of our full 15 minute film. This might be good for next May.

"Do You Doula?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvmB96cRnaU