Aftershock

Sarasota Film Festival 2024

In October 2019, 30-year-old Shamony Gibson tragically died 13 days following the birth of her son. Two months later, the film team began documenting Shamony’s surviving mother, Shawnee Benton Gibson, and bereaved partner, Omari Maynard, as they began to process what happened and figure out their new normal.

In April 2020, 26-year-old Amber Rose Isaac, died due to an emergency c-section. Within weeks of Amber’s death, Omari reaches out to Amber’s surviving partner Bruce McIntyre and a lifelong bond is formed. Together, Omari and Bruce begin the fight for justice for their partners with their families and community by their side, while caring for their children as newly single parents. The film witness these two families become ardent activists in the maternal health space, seeking justice through legislation, medical accountability, community, and the power of art. Their work introduces a myriad of people including a growing brotherhood of surviving Black fathers, along with the work of midwives and physicians on the ground fighting for institutional reform. Through their collective journeys, the film brings us to the front lines of the growing birth justice movement that is demanding systemic change within our medical system and government.

This is a special screening on Saturday, April 6 at 1pm at Ringling College. A panel discussion will follow. The panel is led by Dr. Washington Hill, Founding Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Sarasota Memorial Healthcare System, Senior Physician CenterPlace Health.

Admission to this event is free.

Film Screenings

April 6 @ 1:00 pm

Ringling College Auditorium

A screening of the documentary “Aftershock” — a timely and concise film about the significant

numbers of childbirth mortality among African American women. A panel discussion with local

health care experts on improving the health of our mothers will follow the film.

Panelists include:

• Dr. Washington Hill

Founding Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Sarasota Memorial Healthcare System

Senior Physician CenterPlace Health

• Dr. Haywood Brown

Professor, OB/GYN USF Health Morsani College of Medicine,

68th President of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

• Midwife Nakeisha Lindsay-Confirmed

Certified Nurse Midwife/Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Sarasota OB/GYN Associates

• Dr. Yusif Addae

Assist Prof, OB/GYN & Emergency Medicine, FSU College of Medicine

Chair, Womens & Children Dept. SMH-Venice

Vice-Chair, OBGYN Dept, SMH-Sarasota

• Nurse Abby Olsen RN, BSN-Pending. Retuning from Spring break Monday.

Clinical Manager Labor & Delivery, MBU, OBECC

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System

Details

Country:

United States
Language:

English
Runtime:

86 minutes
Year:

2022

Credits

Director:

Tonya Lewis Lee, Paula Eiselt
Producer:

Tonya Lewis Lee, Paula Eiselt
Executive Producer:

Davis Guggenheim, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Dawn Porter, Jenny Raskin, Patty Quillin, Rahdi Taylor, Janet Tittiger, Tegan Acton, Emma Pompetti, Jennifer Allan, Jonathan Allan, Soros
Editor:

Flavia de Souza, Sunita Prasad
Composer:

Chanda Dancy