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Contractions

202412mMovieDocumentary

Intimate confessions, paired with experimental choreography outside a woman’s clinic in Memphis, offer a glimpse into post Roe v. Wade America.

DirectorLynne Sachs
ProducersLaura Goodman·Emily Berisso

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OVIDOVIDDocAlliance FilmsDocAlliance Films
Availability shown for United States · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by Lynne Sachs

KL
Kimberly Looney
SB
SaBrenna Boggan
CC
Chase Colling
SC
Shana J. Crispin
KH
Kimberly Hooper-Taylor
CL
Coe Lapossy
AL
A. Lloyd
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Audrey May
ZL
Zaire Love
VM
Vanessa Mejia
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Natalie Richmond
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Krista Scott

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Contractions is streaming on OVID and DocAlliance Films in United States. It's not currently on Netflix.

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