Birth Movies

After giving birth to her first child at age 20, Mona Achache had the idea to make a film on childbirth. She filmed the work of midwives to produce...

At a summer-evening dance a young girl meets a man who tells her he is a doctor. They go off together, and after that she never sees him again. She...

A lonely man finds himself in trouble when a malevolent force begins to pursue him, forcing him to confront the beginnings and endings of his life.

An experimental look at the origin of the death myth of the Chinookan people in the Pacific Northwest, following two people as they navigate their...

Set in a poor Québec neighbourhood during the 1930s, a young woman begins the dire labour of birthing.

The story of Jesus' birth and what happened during it.

Poor girl who experienced a terrible incident on her birthday which was supposed to be the happiest day.

We follow three women on an emotional and thought-provoking journey as they lend their bodies and carry someone else's child.

Teo survives, isolated in a house constantly besieged by a horde of stray dogs. It seems destiny has no other plans, than keeping Theo there, until...

A doctor allergic to the human touch finds his salvation in writings tattooed on the body of a dead poet.

On June 11th, 1997, Philippe Kahn created the first camera phone solution to share pictures instantly on public networks. The impetus for this...

A look at the daily life of midwives across Quebec.

After painfully passing a kidney stone, a slob discovers that a new breed of monster has invaded his home with deadly intentions.

Executive Producer Ricki Lake and Filmmaker Abby Epstein follow their landmark documentary,'The Business of Being Born', with an all-new, four part...

Mary tries to find a way to escape her loneliness by conceiving a child.

A short Disney film on what planning for a family is and how it works.

The director’s diary told in still images of a dramatic period in which he becomes first a father and then almost loses the love of his life...

Josie longs to have a baby. Her husband Frank would rather have steak. Set against the Technicolor backdrop of 1950's America, Josie sets out on an...

The painful exit of a child of man in the world of God. The highest sense of being and the earthly joy of man and woman.