CLOSE UP series
Film critic Lisa Schwarzbaum will be moderating a post-screening conversation with director Annie Sundberg.
With an introduction by Leanna Zilles, Community Organizer with Planned Parenthood of Greater NY in the Mid-Hudson Valley.
Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg’s essential documentary delves deep into the history of abortion law, telling a surprising story of political maneuvering and shifting public engagement. Revealing the ways in which women’s bodies have been used to further political and ideological agendas, REVERSING ROE captures the energy of a critical moment. (U.S., 2018, 99m)
“Gains power by conveying the weight of history that has led to the present moment.” –Hollywood Reporter