Las que en vida fueran


Las que en vida fueran // They were midwives

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Costa Rica, 2014
26 minutes, Miradas de Género

Director:
Xabier Irigibel Uriz y José ´Chisco´ Arce

Screenings:
Fundación Mercedes Sosa: 21/06, 16:00hs
BAMA Cine Arte: 24/06, 20:30hs

Contact:
xabier.iu@hotmail.com

Synopsis
This documentary explores the experiences, the knowledge, and the practices of the last traditional midwives in Costa Rica who delivered babies in the mothers’ own homes for hundreds of years. This audiovisual project places the audience between two worlds and two visions in constant tension.

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