CHOICES
The Story
An unexpected pregnancy forces 27-year-old Zazie Clarke to make a choice. . . or in this case, both choices.
In parallel universes, Zazie's decisions to become a mother and to have an abortion force her finally to face adulthood, finding vulnerability and a deeper connection to the women in her life than she ever knew was possible.
CHOICES begs the question:
How do our decisions define who we become?
The Inspiration
Having made the decision to have an abortion when she was a teenager, Jess (writer & actress) began working on CHOICES as both a personal and metaphorical exploration.
Erica (director), has spent many afternoons feasting on old photos of her mom on the frontlines of the Women's Strike for Equality March. Years before, her grandma had made the choice to fly to Puerto Rico to get an abortion.
Choice has been a generational thread in both families, something that was unpacked in the creation of CHOICES. This film is for the artists, and for anyone who has wondered about who they might be if they had chosen a different path
Where We’ve Been
Meet the Team
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Erica Rose
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Jess Jacobs
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Alysia Reiner
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Paige Gilbert
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Lisa Normand
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Melissa Adeyemo
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Jeff Walker
Get Involved
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The Choices Team collaborated with Ohio-based provider Preterm Ohio as a consultant on the project to ensure authentic and accurate representation of the pregnancy, pre-natal and abortion processes.
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Contact your elected officials in support of reproductive justice issues.
Visit the Guttmacher Institute’s website to learn about state laws, then find and contact your elected officials using Open States.
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Sign up to join NARAL's National Mobilization Team to join a community of repro freedom fighters and continue deepening your learning and understanding of reproductive rights.
In the film, Simone suggests that Zazie look into an abortion fund to help her pay for her procedure.
Visit the National Network of Abortion Funds to find local funds near you, and sign up to volunteer, donate, or learn more about existing infrastructure in your community.
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