Save the Date: June 10 Movie Screening "Guerrilla Midwife"

BAC in partnership with Baby International Film Festival is proud to host a benefit screening of the documentary film

"Guerrilla Midwife"

"Healing the Earth, 

one baby at a time"
~ Robin Lim

Click the image below to see a trailer of the film

When: Friday, June 10, 2011 

*Reception and ticket sales begin at 7:00pm*

Movie starts at 8:00pm

Discussion following the film with Mary Jackson LM and 

Tracy Lough (midwife intern at birth center)

Where: the WAV Building

175 S. Ventura Avenue, Ventura, CA  93001

Why: This event will benefit BAC & Bumi Sehat Foundation, providing gentle birth services

for families, direct aid & training of midwives in Indonesia

Film Synopsis: Guerrilla Midwife follows Ibu Robin Lim into the trenches of her work.  From Bali, where hemorrhage after childbirth is the leading cause of death, into the Tsunami disaster zone in Aceh, where her battle is fought with only one weapon, love.  In this culturally mesmerizing, heart wrenching documentary, you will discover why we must reinvent our protocols for pregnancy and childbirth in order to preserve our Planet’s Humanity.

Deja Bernhardt, the film’s director says “This six year project  took me from the rituals of Bali to the places where people washed up after the Tsunami, without their souls.  It took me to Santa Barbara, to sit beside the very midwife whose hands welcomed me gently into the world, and to Italy where one midwife was honored as a warrior for peace.  My prayer is that Guerrilla Midwife may be seen by enough people to tip the balance of our planet toward a lasting peace, where we all wish to arrive home.”

Who: BAC is seeking interested sponsors and vendors to participate in this benefit event and reception prior to the screening. For more information call the event chair:
Summer Sivas 805-453-2968 or email summer.sivas@gmail.com 
www.birthactioncoalition.org