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The middle of everywhere / Le Bureau together with Acme Moving Pictures present ; a film by Rebecca Lee and Jesper Malmberg ; produced by Bertrand Faivre.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Abortion--Law and legislation--South Dakota.
- Abortion.
- Abortion--Moral and ethical aspects--South Dakota.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (54 min.)) : sound, color
- Other Title:
- Available from some providers with subtitle: Abortion debate from America's heartland
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] : Women Make Movies, [2008]
- System Details:
- System requirements: An Internet browser with HTML5 support.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- South Dakota is America's heartland-waving cornfields, hard-working farmers, family values and a population of 750,000, the majority of whom identify as conservative and anti-abortion. Native daughter Rebecca Lee returns home in 2006 on the brink of a historic state vote: House Bill 1215 could make South Dakota the first state to outlaw most abortions since Roe vs. Wade passed almost 30 years earlier. In The Middle of Everywhere, Lee discovers the debate to be complex, with both sides claiming compassion for women and the same desire to stop the need for abortion. When 1215 fails to pass, Lee sets out to uncover what would make a self-proclaimed pro-life state vote against the very measure that would end most legal abortions.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Rebecca Lee.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Jesper Malmberg ; editors, Françoise Tourmen, Rebecca Lee ; original music, The Wood Knots.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 19, 2022).
- Publisher Number:
- wm-middle Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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