About the Film

ADVENTURES IN MISCARRIAGE is a moving and entertaining documentary by Emmy-nominated filmmaker Cheryl Furjanic that pulls back the curtain on miscarriage. After enduring a second-trimester pregnancy loss in a hotel bathroom three thousand miles from home, this heartbroken lesbian filmmaker navigates her ongoing grief using dark humor, surrealist vignettes, and absurdist fantasy to reveal how far we have to go to improve miscarriage care in the United States.

Using her own loss as the start of this adventure, Furjanic explores miscarriage in many forms: its history, its mental health impacts, racism in reproductive healthcare, emerging training being offered to promote better miscarriage care, and more – all against the backdrop of the war being waged on pregnant bodies as we speak. This film leads audiences through the landscape of loss to show the shockingly cruel way people who miscarry are treated, and what we can do to improve it.

About this Event

This event is a special sneak preview of our film’s fundraising trailer. It gives a sense of the tone and style of our film. But what you see in the trailer is just the beginning!!! We are using this event to kick off our summer fundraising drive to raise funds to shoot the rest of the film. Donations to support our film are tax-deductible!

On Wednesday, July 27 at 6:30pm ET, join us for a live conversation (via Zoom) featuring the film team and midwife Ellie Miller. We'll share more information about the film and the current state of miscarriage care in the United States. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE LIVE CONVERSATION.

Ellie Miller is a midwife based in Brooklyn. Her path to midwifery started with working in NYC hospitals as a Labor and Delivery nurse for 9 years. Equity, patient education, and shared decision-making are the touchstones of Ellie's approach to care.

About the Filmmakers

Cheryl Furjanic (Director/Producer) is an award-winning filmmaker whose work has screened at festivals worldwide and on television. Her most recent film is STONEWALL: THE MAKING OF A MONUMENT (New York Times Op-Doc, 2019). Her feature documentary BACK ON BOARD: GREG LOUGANIS was broadcast on HBO and nominated for an Emmy Award and Producers Guild of America award in 2016. Though she has worked in many different filmmaking genres, there is a through-line in all of Cheryl’s work of heart, humor, and hope in the face of uncertainty. Furjanic has been teaching documentary production at NYU for over two decades. Many moons ago, she was a member of two queer downtown New York City comedy performance troupes. She lives in Brooklyn with her partner and her son.

Stephanie Schiavenato (Producer) is a Latina filmmaker, doula, and anthropologist. She produced and directed LANDFALL (2018), a short documentary about the lingering effects of trauma on the relationship between her mother and brother who migrated from Colombia. She is currently producing and directing the short documentary MOTHER CAKE, which explores the relationship between women and their placentas. Stephanie is one of the most experienced doulas in NYC (and is helping to doula this movie out of Cheryl). She did her PhD dissertation research on how families cope with pregnancy loss. She regularly gives presentations about fetal loss and has written extensively about the subject. Twelve years ago, Stephanie was pregnant and had a premature delivery of twin girls who died shortly after being born.

Make a Tax-Deductible Donation

ADVENTURES IN MISCARRIAGE is a fiscally sponsored project of the Center for Independent Documentary, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (EIN# 04-2738458). Center for Independent Documentary (CID) is dedicated to collaborating with independent filmmakers, offering assistance and support in bringing their films to completion. All donations made to CID on behalf of ADVENTURES IN MISCARRIAGE are tax-deductible.

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Please contact director Cheryl Furjanic cheryl@adventuresinmiscarriage.com

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