Watch WE DISSENT: Voices for Reproductive Rights on YouTube
MERIT Award, Documentaries Without Borders International Film Festival, Social Issues US
Official Selection: New York Arthouse Film Festival
Nominee: New York Independent Cinema Awards
Twelve actors share the Dissent in Dobbs v Jackson — excerpts that rip open the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and the Constitutional right to abortion after 50 years.
VIRTUAL LAUNCH: A presentation of THE DISSENT: VOICES FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS. Plus, discussion with Laura Huss of If/When/How Lawyers for Reproductive Justice; Jessica Ensley of Reproaction, and Tracia Banuelous of the Abortion Conversations Project. Readings from the poet June Jordan and activist lawyer Flo Kennedy by Alinca Hamilton.
You can listen to a recording of the webinar.
“With sorrow … we dissent!”
Twelve actors come together in WE DISSENT: VOICES FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS to offer a dramatic rendition of the dissenting opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson on June 24, 2022.
The dissent, written by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, Justice Stephen Breyer and Justice Sonia Sotomayor, is unambiguous in its support for bodily autonomy, and its rejection of the shocking majority opinion that ended the Constitutional right to abortion!
Featuring: Michelle Liu Coughlin, Isabella Gallegos, Anna Holbrook, Carl H. Jaynes, Emory Kemph, Stacey Linnartz, Aja Mahogany, Tzena Nicole, Abigail Ramsay, Julissa Roman, Claudia Schneider and Conor Weiss
Text adaptation, Cindy Cooper
Director, Creative Director and Editor, Janet Bentley
Director of photography and Music, Andy Evan Cohen
Merit Award! Documentaries Without Borders International Film Festival, Social Issues U.S.
Official Selection: New York Arthouse Film Festival
Nominee, New York Independent Cinema Awards
Part of the NYU Artists in Action Art for Change Festival, Dec 2024
Read more: Creating ‘WE DISSENT: Voices for Reproductive Rights’
Some comments on WE DISSENT: Voices for Reproductive Rights:
“Very well done!”
“It was just incredible to hear the powerful, articulate, impassioned words of the dissent.“
“I want to tell the world. What a great, inspiring and informative piece!“
“I’m Fired Up!“
“It was elegant, artful and SHOWED very clearly how art can be used to craft something that is both meaningful and full of information. It was very emotional to hear.“
“Fantastic! You left me feeling inspired to DO SOMETHING!“
“So powerful.”
“Thank you for this dynamic and powerful work. Everything about it was inspired and inspiring. It was good to be reminded of the strength and rightness of those voices.“
“A good tool for so many to use to educate others.“
“Really good. Artists are important to the resistance!”
“The ‘We Dissent’ video is absorbing, distressing, and powerful.”
“I’m going to send it on to dozens of friends and relatives. Thank you thank you thank you.“
“I’m so grateful.“
Listen: WE DISSENT on WBAI, Fran Luck’s JOY OF RESISTANCE, June 29, 2023
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Graphic: Emory Kemph; Photos: Janet Bentley/Andy Cohen
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