Abby Epstein
Directing
Biography
Abby Epstein is a theater and film director known for her documentaries The Business of Being Born, Weed the People and The Business of Birth Control. Other films include V-Day: Until the Violence Stops and More Business of Being Born Series. Her stage directing credits include RENT, (Bway Tour, Mexico, Spain) and The Vagina Monologues (National Tour, Mexico)
Known For
Birth: it's a miracle. A rite of passage. A natural part of life. But more than anything, birth is a business. Compelled to find answers after a disappointing birth experience with her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to explore the maternity care system in America
The Business of Being Born
Executive Producer Ricki Lake and Filmmaker Abby Epstein follow their landmark documentary,'The Business of Being Born', with an all-new, four part DVD series that continues their provocative and entertaining exploration of the modern maternity care system. Exploration of the maternity care system, including birthing options and celebrity birth stories.
More Business of Being Born
The uplifting and heart-wrenching struggles of families who treat their cancer-stricken children with marijuana, some with astonishing results.
Weed the People
College students confront sexual violence on their campus through a transformative theater process. This urgent coming of age story follows young adults grappling with sex, consent, identity, and power on their paths to adulthood.
Roleplay
There can be no real gender justice without an unpacking of the power structures surrounding the reproductive health industry complex—and of the choices that the market pushes on women. Abby Epstein’s latest documentary highlights the dark history of eugenics and underfunded research that the birth control pill, often heralded as a feminist turning point in the history of reproductive rights, hides within itself.
The Business of Birth Control
A documentary on V-Day, a global movement to end violence against women and girls.