Event
The Edge of Joy Screening at The George Washington University
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Event Date:
April 2, 2011 | 4:00 PM EDT TO 6:30 PM EDT
Project
Nigeria - The Edge of Joy
As Nigeria works to “re-brand” itself from a post-colonial military state to a progressive...
Join Pathfinder International and Woodlawn Avenue Productions for a screening of The Edge of Joy
Set in Nigeria, this unique film captures the dramatic story of pregnancy and childbirth in a low-resource setting. Follow an ensemble cast of Nigerian doctors, midwives and families to the frontlines of maternal care, as they battle the second highest number of maternal deaths in the world.
Following the film, please join us for an interactive discussion with filmmaker Dawn Sinclair Shapiro.
The Cloyd Heck Marvin Center, Rm 301
George Washington University, Washington DC
Free Admission
