Aftershock

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Aftershock

2022

1h 26m

Documentary

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Following the deaths of their partners due to preventable childbirth complications and medical negligence, two bereaved fathers galvanize activists, birth-workers and physicians to reckon with one of the most pressing yet unspoken American crises of our time -- the US maternal health crisis.

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Critics Consensus

Aftershock points a sobering spotlight on a public health crisis, maintaining a heartbreaking focus on its tragic human cost.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

07/22/2022

I feel like I lost two little sisters in this film.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

07/22/2022

Eiselt and Lee cover how these families — and in particular the fathers left behind by their partners’ passing — are still coping with unexpected loss.

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Beandrea July

New York Times

07/19/2022

“Aftershock” is a moving ode to Black families in a society where too many forces work to tear them apart.

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Dan Schindel

Hyperallergic

11/10/2022

"Aftershock" is a confrontation, a reminder that “Black Lives Matter” isn’t just a rallying cry against overt, visible brutality like what’s performed by the police.

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

09/20/2022

Aftershock is a disturbing but necessary documentary to watch for a reality check about how systemic racism in the U.S. health care system results in Black women dying shortly after childbirth at disproportionately higher rates than women of other races.

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Peter Canavese

Celluloid Dreams

08/11/2022

3.5/4

An absolutely vital and timely documentary about the obscene maternal mortality rate in America and the systemic racism that pervades its healthcare system.

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Katie D

@katiedegraff Jul 1

Such an important topic, beautifully explored. I cried multiple times.

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Dan C

@RT65534394 10/08/2022

Outstanding. Remarkably done documentary. Must see.

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08/06/2022

The greatest 01 hour: and 26 minutes of real footage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am 100% sober and clean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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07/23/2022

Obviously none of the other reviewers even watched this film. Important topic about how systemic racism affects childbirth.

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07/22/2022

This is a good film!! It's important too!!

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greg r

@itsgregsworld 07/21/2022

The opening song and sequence alone, seemed to last 30 minutes. I shut it off.

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Synopsis

Following the deaths of their partners due to preventable childbirth complications and medical negligence, two bereaved fathers galvanize activists, birth-workers and physicians to reckon with one of the most pressing yet unspoken American crises of our time -- the US maternal health crisis.

Director: Paula Eiselt, Tonya Lewis Lee
Producer: Paula Eiselt, Tonya Lewis Lee
Production Co: Impact Partners, A Malka Film, Madstone Company Inc
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 19, 2022
Runtime: 1h 26m