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Traverse City, October 15th - 17th 2008 
Traverse City Motherbaby Filmmaker Visits
Many very high profile filmmakers and celebs will be comming to Traverse City to be a part of the Motherbaby film fest! Via filmmaker panels and after-film Q&A sessions, come be a part of local history and the future of gentle and inspiring birth and parenting in our nation. Complete Film Listing.
Ricki Lake Live: Business of Being Born
Executive Producer Ricki Lake and Director Abby Epstein will be bringing their film The Business of Being Born to Traverse City for our film festival.
Should most births be viewed as a natural life process, or should every delivery be treated as a potentially catastrophic medical emergency?
The pair will lead a Q&A panel after the film October 17th, 2008 at 2pm. Buy tickets
Steve Buonaugurio Live: Pregnant in America
Pregnant in America examines the betrayal of humanity's greatest gift, birth, by the greed of U.S. corporations. Hospitals, insurance companies and other members of the healthcare industry have all pushed aside the best care of our infants and mothers to play the power game of raking in huge profits. Writer/Director Steve Buonaugurio and Anthropologist Davis-Floyd will be with us to introduce the film October 17th, 2008 at 5pm. Buy Tickets
Autism Yesterday: Filmmaker Live!
With wisdom, love and excellent help, six families show how they recovered their children from the prison of autism. Maureen Block brings her empowering film to Traverse City in person October 16th at 4pm!
Robbie Davis-Floyd Live: Evidence Based Child Birth
Narrative from Robbie Davis-Floyd, four mothers, and lots of clips from gorgeous homebirths delivers the message that home birth is safe, desirable and simple. Davis-Floyd says, “94% of births in the US are attended by obstetricians with only 6% attended by midwives. We need to flip the numbers.” She will be with us in Traverse City October 16th at 4pm!
Vaccine Nation
Where would you turn, what would you do, who would you trust if you were imprisoned for “shaken baby syndrome” when in reality the cause of your baby’s suffering was a prescribed vaccine? Gary Null and Mandy Oden will be here October 16th at 6:30pm with his groundbreaking documentary that changes the way we look at vaccines, public policy and our health care system. 
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Its My Body, My Baby, My Birth
San Francisco homebirth midwife, Maria Iorillo will be with us to present her film that shares stories and interviews of clients from her very multicultural practice October 15th, at 4pm.
Laboring Under An Illusion
60 Minutes
This video shows how human childbirth is portrayed in American movies, television, and tabloids. Humorist and media specialist Vicki Elson will be here October 17th at 8:30pm with her 100 video clips that contrast Hollywood birth scenes with films made by natural childbirth advocates. Hilarious, alarming, inspiring.
Birth Of A Family
40 Minutes
Christina van Duijn wants women to be empowered by their birth experience, become educated in their choices and know all their options for a healthy delivery. In this film, laughter, joy, tears, and children all attend Christina’s four births. This is a true love story in a unique family making its own way in the world. Christina will be with us October 16th at 8:30pm for the screening!