After Tiller
| After Tiller | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Martha Shane Lana Wilson[1] |
| Screenplay by | Lana Wilson Martha Shane Greg O'Toole |
| Produced by | Martha Shane Lana Wilson |
| Cinematography | Hillary Spera Emily Topper |
| Edited by | Gregory O'Toole |
| Music by | Andy Cabic Eric D. Johnson |
| Distributed by | ro*co[2] |
Running time | 87 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
After Tiller is a 2013 documentary directed by Martha Shane and Lana Wilson that follows the only four remaining doctors in the United States that perform late-term abortions. The title refers to George Tiller, a dotor who performed abortions and was murdered in 2009.[1][3] The film was an official selection for the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.[4]
Synopsis
The film follows the daily work and lives of doctors LeRoy Carhart, Warren Hern, Shelley Sella, and Susan Robinson, the only four doctors in the United States who perform late-term abortions after the 2009 assassination of Dr. George Tiller.
Reception
After its screening at the True/False Film Festival, Hannah Bedenkop of the University of Missouri student newspaper The Maneater gave the film five out of five stars saying, "I went into the screening of After Tiller with very specific opinions concerning late-term abortions, and I left it with a whole different outlook. That’s how moving it was." She concluded that the film "... was more powerful than any film has a right to be."[5]
References
- ^ a b "Meet the 2013 Sundance Filmmakers #31: Martha Shane and Lana Wilson Track the Lives of Third-Trimester Abortion Doctors in 'After Tiller'". IndieWire. January 17, 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ http://realscreen.com/2013/01/15/sundance-13-roco-picks-up-after-tiller-american-promise/
- ^ "These Are the Last Four Doctors Who Perform Third-Trimester Abortions". thetakeaway.org. January 17, 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ "After Tiller". Sundance film guide. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ Bedenkop, Hannah (March 3, 2013). "T/F Review: "After Tiller"". The Maneater. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
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