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Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Directed By: George Stoney
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Image Entertainment
EAN: 0014381384529
Format: Color
Label: Image Entertainment
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Release Date: 2007-07-03
Running Time: 79
Studio: Image Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1953
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Summary: More than meets the eye
Comment: Although there is no indication in the amazon.com description, this DVD also contains a full-length audio commentary by filmmaker George Stoney on the production of ALL MY BABIES, a somewhat shorter commentary providing an introduction and context for PALMOUR STREET, and a brochure which reprints a long essay by Stoney on the research and pre-production work on ALL MY BABIES. The commentaries were recorded when Mr. Stoney was 90 years old, but reveal him to have been as sharp as a pin, with a remarkably detailed memory of his work, and many insights worth sharing. Full disclosure: I produced this DVD purely out of admiration for this man and his wonderful film, and believe it will touch and impress all who view it.
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Summary: Classic Midwifery-1953
Comment: I first saw "All My Babies" as a new midwife in the 1970s. What an inspiration this tireless GA licensed midwife was to me and to the homebirth/midwifery movement.
African-American families had little or no access to medical care in Georgia during this time but received excellent care from their midwives.
Highly recommended for those who treasure our history!
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This beautiful film is the story of "Miss Mary" Coley an African-American midwife more than half a century ago in rural Georgia. Conceived as a demonstration film for illiterate "granny" midwives its production sponsored by the Georgia Department of Public Health All My Babies quickly transcended its initial purpose. It was used around the world by UNESCO and has become an enduring classic of non-fiction film. All My Babies was written produced and directed by George C. Stoney in close collaboration with Mrs. Coley as well as with local public health doctors and nurses and shows the preparation for and home delivery of healthy babies in both relatively good and bad rural conditions among black families at that time. The film is in addition both a deeply respectful portrait of "Miss Mary" who is revealed as an inspiring human being and a record of the actual living conditions of her patients.Bonus:Also includes Palmour Street (1949) a dramatized open-ended 25-minute discussion film about family relations which Stoney directed on location in Gainesville Georgia for the Georgia Department of Public Health.Selected in 2002 by the Librarian of Congress as a "culturally historically and artistically significant work" for permanent preservation in the National Film Registry.System Requirements:Running Time: 54 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 014381384529 Manufacturer No: ID3845DSDVD
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