An emotional American documentary film, Aftershock, is going to be telecasted on your TV screens within no time. The movie ‘Aftershock’ is a combined distribution of Hulu, ABC Studios, and Onyx Collective. This documentary film circles around the lives of Black mothers and their newborn babies. ‘Aftershock’ got a rating of 8.3, which is a sign of the success of the film. Digging into the same, the streaming platforms have released an official trailer of the documentary film Aftershock.
The directors of the documentary film ‘Aftershock’ are Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee. The film was also featured at the Sundance Film Festival at the beginning of 2022. The movie focuses on maternal health rights. The emotional plotline of the movie touched the hearts of the viewers as well as critics. Without wasting another minute, let us dive right into the details of the trailer for the documentary film Aftershock and the release date.
Check out the trailer of the documentary film ‘Aftershock’ below:
What is the Plot of the documentary film ‘Aftershock’?
The plot of ‘Aftershock’ is very unique and emotional. The documentary film revolves around the complications as well as hardships the mothers go through during pregnancies. Even if the complications are curable, the mothers die. In support of the Black mothers, people come together to strive for justice and support from varied communities. Tune into Hulu to watch the documentary film ‘Aftershock’.
Aftershock Documentary Trailer Breakdown
The trailer commences with a mother grieving her daughter’s loss due to the complications of pregnancy. Many partners, as well as fathers, come together to demand justice for what happened to their lives due to a lack of resources. If adequate attention and care were given at the crucial time, those mothers could be saved. Let us know more about the trailer of the documentary film ‘Aftershock’.
A daughter died
The grief of a mother when she loses a child is incomparable. She narrates that her daughter’s life was full of colors, and she was cheerful. Her daughter was well aware of her life and was active, but one fine day things did not happen the way they wanted them to happen. She died due to post-pregnancy complications. Shamony complained about the restlessness and chest pains she had after giving birth to the child. They called for an ambulance. And a bunch of people started asking Shemani’s mother if she took drugs or not. She fought like a warrior for 12 long hours but could not survive.
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Growing Epidemic in Black Community
Black women are likely to suffer four times more than White women, even if they have the same symptoms. Everyone wants an answer to this situation. The Black community is exposed more to post-pregnancy complications. The fathers of the motherless children also go through a lot. In the trailer, a father expresses how he misses his wife, and the children miss their mom. They have to keep pushing forward.
Worldwide support for the Black Community
People gather in large numbers with sign boards saying ‘Protect Black Future’, ‘Black Mothers Matter’, and many more. The trailer further depicts that if the white women died at the same rate black women were dying due to the complications, it would have been declared a national crisis. Amber and Shamony’s husbands get motivation and sympathy from the crowds to convert their pain into power. The narrator says that this revolution will be voiced on all the social media platforms and names this fight Aftershock.
‘Aftershock’ documentary film Release Date
The American documentary film ‘Aftershock’ is going to release on the 19th of July in 2022. The streaming platforms for ‘Aftershock’ are namely Hulu, ABC Studios, and Onyx collective. The positive response of the critics at the Sundance Film Festival makes the fans wait more eagerly for this film.
In case you dig out for the documentary genre, then this movie ‘Aftershock’ is going to be your perfect watch. Do not miss watching this one!
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