LIKE A SHIP IN THE NIGHT
a documentary by
Melissa Thompson
200 women, every single week, leave this island to go to England for abortions. And yet, nobody ever talks about it...
slí na mban series on Irish women's activism
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produced in association with Ipas - Global Reproductive Health and Rights
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additional support provided by the Princess Grace Foundation, the Gerbode Foundation & PIFVA
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For rental and purchase info, please contact the Cinema Guild.
"A terrific piece of documentary art, energizing and hopeful despite its distressing subject." - St. John's International Women's Film Festival
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"A timely, cautionary tale..." - Gail Kenyon, Meredith College
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"...A
thoughtful and expertly paced piece of film making, in
perfect
rhythm with its
subject matter." -
Belfast Film Festival
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"This
issue reaches beyond women in Ireland - these rights have no borders."
-
Dayle Steinberg, Planned Parenthood
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"...Shows
the terrifying situation we ourselves may face when the
law
prevents us from caring for our patients and meeting
their needs. ." -
Medical Students for Choice