Movies for Mommies (and Daddies too!)
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- DirectorThomas BalmèsStarsBayarHattieMariA look at one year in the life of four babies from around the world, from Mongolia to Namibia to San Francisco to Tokyo.
- DirectorMarc H. SimonMatthew MakarStarsEileen Zyko WolterDocumentary about disparate NYC parents' efforts to get their children into "feeder preschools," private institutions that claim to set youngsters on the track to admission into Ivy league colleges.
- DirectorAndrea Blaugrund NevinsStarsTony AdolescentArt AlexakisTony CadenaWhat happens when a generation's ultimate anti-authoritarians -- punk rockers-- become society's ultimate authorities -- dads? With a large chorus of Punk Rock's leading men - Blink-182's Mark Hoppus, Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea, Rise Against's Tim McIlrath - The Other F Word follow, Jim Lindberg, 20-year veteran of skate punk band Pennywise, on his hysterical and moving journey from belting his band's anthem, 'Fuck Authority', to embracing his ultimately pivotal authoritarian role in mid-life, fatherhood.
- DirectorAbby EpsteinStarsMary Helen AyresJulia BarnettSylvie BlausteinBirth: it's a miracle. A rite of passage. A natural part of life. But more than anything, birth is a business. Compelled to find answers after a disappointing birth experience with her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to explore the maternity care system in America.
- DirectorEric BlackFrauke SandigStarsBill HandelKari CiechoskiLyne Macklin-FifeA scientific and social exploration of the future of human reproductive technology.
- DirectorPeter YostStarsRodd HoustonKaren AdolphJeffrey LichtmanNational Geographic looks at the first twelve months of a baby's life. It examines human development in regard to facial recognition, language learning, walking, and perception.
- DirectorNina Montée KarpStarsHarvey KarpTHE HAPPIEST BABY reveals a secret used for centuries by the world's top parents...the calming reflex. It is almost an "off switch" for your baby's crying and an "on switch" for sleep. With just a little practice, you'll calm most crying fast...and add 1-3 hours to your baby's sleep! For over 30 years, Dr. Karp has taught his remarkable techniques to over a million parents.
- DirectorMarcela GaviriaStarsDavid AxelsonPatrick BaconJoseph BiedermanFrontline investigates the medical practice of prescribing behavior-modifying drugs to children. It interviews
- DirectorSteve BuonaugurioStarsAngela BuonaugurioMandy BuonaugurioSteve BuonaugurioPregnant In America is the true story of Steve and Mandy Buonaugurio, a young, adventurous, expectant couple, who decide to take a daring and potentially dangerous approach to having their first child--outside the modern American medical system. What they learn about hospitals, doctors, insurance companies, midwives, and home birth as they travel across the United States and Europe interviewing experts and confronting birthing situations, exposes them to some shocking and disturbing realities about America¹s maternity care system and what is happening to women and babies. Ultimately, what they learn impacts on and alters the outcome of their own pregnancy.
- StarsLisa MozoCharles HuxBarbara CharlesThe stories of families and how their lives change when a new member is born.
- DirectorDebra Pascali-BonaroStarsMary JacksonEnter the world of undisturbed birth as 11 couples share their intimate personal journeys, facing their fears and moving through pain into the ecstasy of birth. Orgasmic Birth poses the ultimate challenge to our cultural myths.Wut - shocking. Don't know how I feel about this but it is interesting.
- DirectorMin Sook LeeWith heightened awareness of health risks posed by chemicals used in everyday products, modern parenting is fast becoming a decision-making minefield. Just how far would you go to protect your growing child?
- DirectorNina DavenportStarsNina DavenportEric E. OlesonFirst comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in the baby carriage. For filmmaker Nina Davenport, that old playground song didn't go as planned. Single at age 41, she decides to have a baby on her own, never minding the odds stacked against her or the extra hurdles of living in New York City. Along the way, she explores the ever-changing definition of "family."
- DirectorLeslie MarshStarsTroy JonesWhere can pregnant women go to find information to get the expectant dad up to speed, to help their man learn what to expect when expecting and to hear what it takes to be a supportive mate and father? Not many places. Until now.
- DirectorSusan FinkBecause every journey is a quest to return home.
- StarsAxle WhiteheadLynn GarnettNaomi FisherAustralian version of The 'World's Strictest Parents'.