Birth Movies

A look at the daily life of midwives across Quebec.

On June 11th, 1997, Philippe Kahn created the first camera phone solution to share pictures instantly on public networks. The impetus for this...

Psychological thriller about a woman on the verge of a psychoses while becoming a mother.

A group of partisans fight to the last man to cover a retreat, leaving only five, who take the newborn child of a dead woman with them. Based on the...

Based on her own experience, which she extends through the testimonies of other infertile people, director Élodie Lélu shows how...

The painful exit of a child of man in the world of God. The highest sense of being and the earthly joy of man and woman.

In parallel stories, a social butterfly and a lower middle-class wife brace themselves for the challenge of birthing a child in the modern era.

As a tanker is caught in a storm and capsizing; a second cook on board receives a voice mail from his wife that he is a father to a baby girl. The...

When desperate times call for desperate measures, 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Officers are available to help with the complexities of childbirth...

Under the shade of a Magnolia tree, a group of pregnant women gathers weekly. Among them is Teresa, an experienced midwife who listens to them...

Set in a poor Québec neighbourhood during the 1930s, a young woman begins the dire labour of birthing.

Women from widely different cultures speak out about giving birth, and about the traumas they have experienced when the birth does not go as expected.

From the seventh month of pregnancy, the five senses of the baby in utero become functional. In the closed universe that is his, a formidable sensory...

Poor girl who experienced a terrible incident on her birthday which was supposed to be the happiest day.

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

The everyday life of midwives unfolds on the threshold where new life is born and life may fade away. The film shows how midwives support couples...

This movie charts the three most important questions regarding birth: 1. What makes a safe birth? 2. What disrupts a birth? 3. What do birth...