After Tiller
-
Trailer Watch: Lana Wilson and Martha Shane’s After Tiller
Lana Wilson and Martha Shane’s After Tiller is one of my favorite films of the year, a profoundly moving, compassionate portrait of late-term abortion providers. It’s a film that is incredibly difficult to encapsulate in a trailer, so even if the above doesn’t grab you I’d strongly suggest you see it anyway. Subscribers can read my interview with Wilson and Shane from the Summer issue of Filmmaker here.
by Nick Dawson on Jul 24, 2013 -
Do No Harm: Lana Wilson and Martha Shane on After Tiller
While making After Tiller, Lana Wilson and Martha Shane struggled to get support from granting agencies cautious about supporting a film about such a hot-button topic as third-trimester abortion. In response to the pair’s bid for support, one major film grant organization said, “We’re waiting to see where this movie comes down.” Or, in other words, “We can’t support the film unless we support the way you depict this contentious issue.” The genius of After Tiller is that it doesn’t “come down” anywhere. It doesn’t make a case or take sides. At a time when documentaries about major political and […]
by Nick Dawson on Jul 18, 2013
