Movies and TvShows featuring "womens-health" theme.
In 'Unpregnant,' a 17-year-old girl named Veronica finds out she is pregnant and decides to have an abortion. However, her conservative parents and the strict laws in her state make it difficult for her to access the procedure. With the help of her estranged childhood friend, Bailey, Veronica embarks on a road trip from Missouri to New Mexico to seek out a women's health clinic that can provide the abortion she needs. Along the way, they encounter various obstacles and challenges, but ultimately find strength in their friendship.
Kim Ji-Woon was born to a lawmaker father and doctor mother. He then went on to work at a big company, but he quit his job and stopped talking to his parents. Kim Ji-Woon meets a woman and begins to work as a housekeeper at her home. While doing his job, he listens to his customer's worries and gives advice to help them solve their problems.
Unplanned follows the story of Abby Johnson, a young woman who becomes the director of a Planned Parenthood clinic, but has a change of heart after witnessing an abortion procedure. She decides to leave the clinic and joins the pro-life movement, becoming a prominent activist. The film explores themes of redemption, personal transformation, and the conflict between reproductive rights and religious beliefs.
After a regrettable sexual encounter, a high school student named Sunny discovers that she needs a Plan B pill. Along with her slacker best friend, she embarks on a hilarious and empowering journey to find the pill before it's too late.
Period. End of Sentence. is a documentary that sheds light on the social stigma surrounding menstruation in India, emphasizing the challenges faced by women due to religious discrimination, social taboos, and lack of access to feminine hygiene products. The film also explores the impact of this stigma on girls' education, female independence, and overall public health.
A powerful TV mini-series exploring the stories of three women in Northern Ireland as they navigate the deeply personal and politicized issue of abortion.
Unrest is a powerful documentary that explores the lives of individuals living with chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as ME/CFS. Through intimate interviews, personal stories, and medical research, the film sheds light on the challenges faced by those with this debilitating illness.
Follows doctors and patients at a gynecology ward in France.
Seeing Allred is a documentary film that follows the life and career of Gloria Allred, a prominent women's rights attorney. It explores her battles for gender equality, her high-profile cases, and the impact she has had on the women's rights movement. The film also delves into her personal life and the challenges she has faced. Overall, Seeing Allred provides an intimate and inspiring look at the life of this iconic feminist activist.
Based on writer & producer Bonnie Gross's true story, Lady Parts is a dramedy feature film where a young woman’s sex life becomes a family affair when she has to undergo a vulvar vestibulectomy. Her loving, but overbearing parents help her through recovery (despite her cringing) and learn that saying “vagina” loud and proud is the first step to advocating for herself in all aspects of her life.
The Janes (2022) tells the story of the JANE collective, a group of women who created an underground network to offer safe and affordable illegal abortions. Despite facing arrests and operating clandestinely, JANE provided crucial reproductive healthcare to women in need.
An alarmingly disproportionate number of Black women are failed every year by the U.S. maternal health system. Shamony Gibson and Amber Rose Isaac were vibrant, excited mothers-to-be whose deaths due to childbirth complications were preventable. Now, their partners and families are determined to sound a rallying cry around this chilling yet largely ignored crisis.
Jules has a big goal for her birthday: get laid. But she's got a big obstacle in her way: herself. With an anthropomorphized dilator by her side, Jules learns she may need to open up in more ways than one.
A documentary that delves into the medical mystery surrounding chronic fatigue syndrome, with a focus on the experiences of patients and the search for a cure. It highlights the struggles and challenges faced by those suffering from the disease and sheds light on the medical research and treatments available.
If you don’t laugh, you’re dead
Vessel is a documentary that tells the story of Women on Waves, an organization that provides safe and legal abortion services to women around the world, particularly those in countries where abortion is illegal or heavily restricted. The film follows the journey of Dr. Rebecca Gomperts, the founder of Women on Waves, as she sails aboard a ship to countries where women's reproductive rights are under attack. Along the way, the film explores the challenges and triumphs of the organization and the women it serves.
Pacific Mother journeys from Japan, to Hawaii, Tahiti, Rarotonga and Aotearoa to share interwoven stories of formidable women who live at one with the Pacific Ocean – freediving, spearfishing and paddling waka through its depths and playing with their children in its shallows – a stark contrast to fast-paced lifestyles of larger towns or cities. These women are all mothers who experienced diverse births in hospital, at home and by the sea, with and without medical assistance. Fukumoto also meets Māori and Japanese midwives who share indigenous traditions and rituals around birth that have been lost over recent generations, and are now gradually being reclaimed. Their stories demonstrate just how disconnected the global default maternity system is from the instinctive and cultural needs of mothers and families. They inspire a call to action on birthing rights, as well as a call for parents’ reconnection with their role as nurturers and protectors of their natural environment.
A thought-provoking look at the subject of abortion today, told through the stories of women struggling with unplanned pregnancies, abortion providers and clinic staff and activists on both sides of this contentious debate.
Jane likes things to be clean. Jane has just turned 40. Jane died sometime last week. She’s cold all the time, her skin is grey, and her appetite is nonexistent. Something is wrong.