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The A-Word

10.0201027mMovieDocumentary

In the fall of 2009, Lindsay Ellis, a 26-year old graduate student, went through the painful process of having an abortion. “The A-Word” follows Ellis as she opens up to her family and organizations from both sides of the debate, in search…

DirectorLindsay Ellis
WriterLindsay Ellis
ProducersClarinda Morales·Kaveh Taherian

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Cast · Directed by Lindsay Ellis

LELindsay Ellis
Lindsay Ellis
Self
AB
Aspen Baker
Self
TB
Ted Braun
Self
MC
Mark Capalbo
Self
RC
Robin Capalbo
Self
MCMiriam Cutler
Miriam Cutler
Self
AD
Alicia Dwyer
Self
JE
James Egan
Self
SE
Sue Ellis
Self
JE
James Carroll Ellis
Self
AG
Annie Gulley
Self
SK
Sherry Karuda
Self

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