About the film

IN UTERO brings together for the first time convincing data that explains that we are not only our genes but a product of our environment as well.

Through enlightening and oftentimes poignant interviews with experts and pioneers, IN UTERO paints a complex tapestry of the human experience from conception to birth. Tapping into cultural myths, popular movies, and technological trends, the film demonstrates how our experiences in utero – particularly traumatic events – preoccupy us throughout our lives, impacting our decisions and shaping society.

Stay tuned for information on IN UTERO II, a follow-up documentary about healing in utero trauma, which is currently in production.

About APPPAH

APPPAH’s mission is to support and promote human potential from the very beginning of life by providing global education to professionals and families about emerging evidence in prenatal and perinatal science and birth psychology that babies are conscious and aware and have their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences before, during, and after birth.

About the Identity Development Institute

As the film was released a floodgate was opening globally around the subject of trauma. IN UTERO became an important part of that dialogue and, in the process, producer Stephen Gyllenhaal discovered a psychological methodology out of Germany that took things to a different level.

While IN UTERO outlined the problems of early trauma, it did not address any remedies. But there was a solution.

So in 2017, Stephen retired from narrative filmmaking, trained extensively in this work and founded The Identity Development Institute, to bring the methodology to North America.

The Institute's mission is to grow a community of practitioners, researchers, and educators who are Early Trauma-informed across North America.

The Institute offers experiential training programs and raise awareness of Early Trauma through various media sources.