Mike, Barbara and Janet Sundance 2020
IN THE NEWS
Recent Honors
• Subject of a feature article in Ms. magazine, April 2021, read it here
•The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has selected Abortion Helpline, This is Lisa as one of ten films to advance in the Documentary Short Subject category for the 93rd Academy Awards. CLICK HERE for more information.
• IDA (Int’l Documentary Association) nominates Abortion Helpline, This is Lisa one of ten Best Short Documentaries for 2020.
• Abortion Helpline, This is Lisa is named to Cinema Eye’s Best Short Documentary shortlist.
• Abortion Helpline, This is Lisa is selected by DOC-NYC as one of the best 12 documentary shorts of the 2020 in its annual showcase.
• Topic Media acquires Abortion Helpline, This is Lisa. Streaming here.
August 2020 The Florida Film Festival awarded Abortion Helpline, This is Lisa with an Honorable Mention for “humanizing a political issue through the story of abortion funds counselors and the women they help each month in the face of legislative and economic hardship.”
June 2020 The AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE awarded Abortion Helpline, This is Lisa the Grand Jury Prize for Short Films at AFI DOCS 2020. The jury said: “For its simple yet profound approach to a polarizing issue, we have selected a film which puts humanity ahead of an agenda.” This year, AFI DOCS is proud to announce the Shorts Grand Jury Prize is a qualifying award for Academy Award® eligibility.
Philadelphia documentary makers return to an enduring source of inspiration: abortion
Philadelphia Inquirer, January 14, 2020
PRESS at Sundance Film Festival 2020:
Barbara Attie, Janet Goldwater and Mike Attie interviewed on The Radio From Hell Show
HYPERALLERGIC “Sundance’s Documentary Shorts Offer Brief but Powerful Glimpses Around the World” by Susannah Gruder
Festivals and Screenings
HOST A SCREENING FOR YOUR ABORTION FUND LEARN HOW HERE
NEW MEXICO RELIGIOUS COALITION FOR REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE
May 26, 2021
May 7, 2021
INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL BOSTON, May 6-16, 2021
ABORTION ACCESS FUND, April 2021
PLANNED PARENTHOOD AFFILIATES OF CALIFORNIA, April 2021
PLANNED PARENTHOOD GREATER NEW YORK MOVIE NIGHT
April 2021
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY
Screening with Jane: An Abortion Service, April 2021
CINESPEAK, Philadelphia
March 2021
March 2021
FARGO FILM FESTIVAL, March 2021
CONFERENCE ON GENDER AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Tufts University, March 2021
PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH, Family Planning Interest Group
March 2021
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, Women*s Center and Coalition of Women Students, March 2021
NEW ORLEANS ABORTION FUND, March 2021
MCCREA MOVIE NIGHT, presented by If/When/How; All Above All; We Testify; National Network of Abortion Funds, March 2021
PPGen CONFERENCE, Planned Parenthood Greater New York, February 2021
METROGRAPH THEATER New York City, January 2001, discussion with Lana Wilson
WOMEN MAKE MOVIES discussion hosted by Dawn Porter January 2020
FilmFest FrauenWelten Terre des Femmes October 2020
FILM GIRL FILM FESTIVAL November 2020
ACT HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL October 2020
GLOBEDOCS FILM FESTIVAL October 2020
B. PHL INNOVATION FEST September 2020
MINORITY HEALTH FILM FESTIVAL September 2020
RINCON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL August 2020
THE SHORTLIST FILM FESTIVAL August 2020
rePRO Film Festival August 2020
FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL August 2020
WOODS HOLE FILM FESTIVAL July 2020
NEVERTHELESS FILM FESTIVAL July 2020
AFI DOCS 2020 June 2020
ATHENA FILM FESTIVAL February 2020
BIG SKY DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL February 2020
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL January 2020
DOC NYC Shorts, Ways of Seeing, November 2019
PHILADELPHIA FILM FESTIVAL October 2019
Other Screenings
GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE, New York City, NY October 30, 2019
PHILADELPHIA: October 18, 2019, Philadelphia, PA: Women’s Medical Fund VIP Screening, ONE NIGHT ONLY
August 15, 2019, Alexandria, VA: Sexual Freedom Summit hosted by the Woodhull Freedom Foundation
FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA, January 21, 2020