- Directed by
- Singer, Gail, Canadian, born 1946
- Written by
- Singer, Gail, Canadian, born 1946
- Narrated by
- Seatle, Dixie, Canadian, born 1952
- Owned by
- D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
- Date
- 1984
- Medium
- polyester film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 47 Minutes
- Length (Film): 1700 Feet
- Caption
- This film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide variety of African American and African diaspora content.
- Description
- A documentary film with the title Abortion: Stories from North and South. It consists of a single reel of color 16mm polyester film with optical sound.
- Through interviews with women from Ireland, Japan, Thailand, Peru, Colombia and Canada, the documentary examines the attitudes as well as legal and religious implications of abortion and contraception across different nations and cultures around the world.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place filmed
- Ireland, Europe
- Japan, Asia
- Canada, North and Central America
- Colombia, South America
- Peru, South America
- Collection title
- DC Public Library Film Collection
- Classification
- Time-based Media - Moving Images
- Type
- sound films
- color films (visual works)
- feature films
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Documentary films
- Film
- Gender
- Health
- International affairs
- Law
- Religion
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.55.93.1a
- Restrictions & Rights
- Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




