Synopsis
Rebecca Gomperts, horrified by the realities created by anti-abortion law around the world, felt compelled to challenge this. Her method: to provide abortions on a ship in offshore waters. Her project, Women on Waves, begins as flawed spectacle, a media frenzy, faced with governmental, religious, and military blockades. But with each setback comes a more refined mission, until Rebecca has the revelation that she can use new technologies to bypass law—and train women to give themselves safe abortions using WHO-sanctioned protocols with pills. We witness the creation of an underground network of emboldened, informed activists, working at the cutting edge of global reproductive rights, who trust women to handle abortion themselves. Vessel is Rebecca's story: one of a woman who heard and answered a calling, and transformed a wildly improbable idea into a global movement.
Metrics
Production Budget: | $800,000 |
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Amazon VOD: | Amazon |
Vudu: | Vudu |
Movie Details
Domestic Releases: | January 9th, 2015 (Limited) by Sovereignty Productions |
Video Release: | April 19th, 2016 by Lorber Films Video |
MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
Running Time: | 88 minutes |
Comparisons: | vs. Invisible Hands Create your own comparison chart… |
Keywords: | On a Boat, Abortion, Women’s Rights, Medical and Hospitals, Doctors, Political, Agitprop |
Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
Genre: | Documentary |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Factual |
Production/Financing Companies: | Sovereignty Productions, Fork Films, Impact Partners, Chicken and Egg Pictures |
Production Countries: | Ecuador, Indonesia, Ireland, Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Spain, United Republic of Tanzania, United States |
Languages: | English |