40 Weeks

Documents a woman's actual pregnancy; the emotions, the affects on her husband and first-born child, the birth itself via Caesarean section, and her...

When a Mongolian nomadic family's newest camel colt is rejected by its mother, a musician is needed for a ritual to change her mind.

Documentary footage from various sources, set to music. Showing the whole of human life, from birth to death and beyond.

'Olmo and the Seagull' is a poetic and existential dive into an actress's mind during the nine months of her pregnancy as she must confront her most...

This critically acclaimed Vietnamese documentary portrays the claustrophobic struggles against COVID-19, led by a group of doctors and nurses, in an...

The sound of a ticking kitchen timer introduces a slim, nude woman who is standing in semi-profile against a bare, off-white wall. Her expression is...

Two adventurous women in love are desperate to have their own biological child. They take a chance on an experimental scientific process and make...

Exploring the revitalization of traditional birthing practices in Indigenous communities across Turtle Island, the film blends personal stories of...

With cinematic storytelling, a moving musical score, computer animation, and 4D ultrasound images, this documentary accompanies a new human life from...

A young pair from Stuttgart fly to Shanghai to hop aboard the textile business of his father while she prepares for the birth of their son. A story...

Edeltraut Hertel - a midwife caught between two worlds. She has been working as a midwife in a small village near Chemnitz for almost 20 years,...