BElovedBIRTH Black Centering Film Screening Party (Oakland)

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Come celebrate Black Maternal Health Week 2022 with BElovedBIRTH Black Centering’s Film Screening & Discussion Party!

In honor of Black Maternal Health Week 2022, BElovedBIRTH Black Centering is hosting a Film Screening & Discussion Party for “On the Pulse of Life”, a beautiful film by local filmmaker Jessica Jones, made in collaboration with BElovedBIRTH.

Who is Jessica Jones?
Jessica Jones is an Emmy nominated documentary filmmaker with a passion for creating powerful and engaging visual content. Her work focuses on community, cultural representation, and race with a specific focus on both Black and multiracial identity, often with a focus on women and the arts through character-driven narratives.

What is “On the Pulse of Life”?
“On the Pulse of Life” is part of a national short film project called “Futures We Dream” sponsored by the Alliance for Media Arts + Culture and the Smithsonian Museum. The Futures We Dream is a series of eight short films commissioned and produced for the FUTURES exhibition at the Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building in Washington, DC. Jessica Jones is one of 9 award-winning independent filmmakers that created these works in partnership with The Alliance for Media Arts + Culture. The filmmakers were challenged to tell vibrant, optimistic stories about a future close at hand, just as we are emerging from one of the darkest times in recent history.
Jones, a new Black mother herself, collaborated with BElovedBIRTH to create the film “On the Pulse of Life”, and featured three BElovedBIRTH mamas and Program Director Jyesha Wren, CNM. “On the Pulse of Life” explores birth justice and equity for Black people, and shares a vision for a brighter birthing future. After the film is shown there will be a discussion panel with Jessica Jones, Jyesha Wren, and our BElovedBIRTH mamas from the film.

Birth Justice Coloring Campaign
Let your inner artist out to play with a Birth Justice Coloring Campaign with BElovedBIRTH’s fabulous artist CandiiKismet! Coloring pages and coloring pencils will be provided so you can enjoy a little art therapy while uplifting the Birth Justice movement.

Mini-Marketplace of Black Mama Makers
Event will also feature a mini marketplace of Black mama makers.

Free Food!
Enjoy yummy food on us, and drinks available for purchase.

Family Friendly – All Ages Welcome
All ages welcome! This event and the 7th West bar and restaurant are family friendly so bring the whole crew! Outdoor lawn, coloring, and arcade games available for kids.

COVID 19 Precautions
To promote COVID safety this film screening party will take place in 7th West’s outdoor area. To enter 7th West’s outdoor area, attendees are required to fill out a contact tracing form and have their temperature checked. COVID vaccination is not required for the outdoor area. Event attendees who are fully vaccinated (booster not required) or have records of a negative PCR test within 48 hours will also be welcome inside 7th West’s bar and restaurant.

Learn more about BElovedBIRTH Black Centering here: https://linktr.ee/BElovedBIRTHBlackCentering

Event sponsors include:
BElovedBIRTH Black Centering
Deliver Birth Justice
Alameda Health System Foundation
Alameda County Public Health Department

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.