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The Edge of Joy is an issue-driven documentary that follows an ensemble cast of Nigerian doctors, midwives and families to the frontlines of maternal care.
In the U.S. 1 in 4,800 women die in childbirth. In Nigeria it is 1 in 18. In the one-hour documentary, The Edge of Joy, filmmaker Dawn Sinclair Shapiro closely follows an ensemble cast of Nigerian doctors, nurses, midwives and religious leaders as they battle the second highest maternal mortality rate in the world.
The Edge of Joy is a character driven, cinematic expedition ranging from deep within Nigeria's semi-arid lands of the isolated Islamic north to the lush-savannahs of the volatile Christian south. Inside a maternity ward, the film chronicles distressed labors, deaths, and miraculous survival. Outside, lack of blood supply, transportation and family planning are examined as causes of the cycle that kills more than 36,000 Nigerian women a year. Through unprecedented access to antenatal visits, labor and delivery, family planning counseling, rural health seminars and reproductive health training for Islamic leaders, this unique film captures the dramatic story of pregnancy and childbirth in Nigeria. The central characters in The Edge of Joy are the people deep within the Nigerian culture who know its misconceptions, its limitations, but also its capabilities.
This Pulitzer Center-sponsored documentary is part of Dawn Shapiro's project "The Edge of Joy" http://bit.ly/pgvRgW, and is produced in conjunction with Woodlawn Avenue Productions.
Visit the Pulitzer Gateway Dying for Life to see reports from around the world on maternal mortality. http://www.pulitzercenter.org/dying-life/
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r4biz 9 months ago
This grim story unfolds with grace. Dawn Sinclair Shapiro's perfectly titled, The Edge of Joy shows resilience of woman fighting to survive childbirth against so much adversity via gorgeous cinematography and a stunning edit. We are looking forward to the full feature film. She shines such a sensitive light on this important issue.
leahmissbachday 1 year ago