birth-move-ment

a film by Karin Berghammer
Popular scientific film | 56 min | AT | 2008

SYNOPSIS

BIRTH-MOVE-MENT The film combines traditional midwifery knowledge and the latest medical-scientific findings.

Recordings of four births in a birthing clinic, staged scenes with a pregnant woman and her partner, 2D animations and the explanation of a Dutch midwife teacher illustrate which movements and positions can facilitate the birth process for mother and child.

Finally, a midwife home visit the day after birth provides insight into the challenges of postpartum and life with a newborn.

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DIRECTED & WRITTEN BY
Karin Berghammer

RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
Renate Mitterhuber, Ulrike Harder, Moenie van der Klein, Christa Hauser, Regina Ahner

ACTORS
Liese Lyon & Andreas Patton

VOICE OVER
Maria Happel & Emely Cox

DOP
Johannes Hammel, Martin Putz & Eva Testor

UNDERWATER CAMERA
Christian Scharl

EDITING
Natalie Schwager

VISUAL EFFECTS
Christian Thüringer

ANIMATION
Wolfgang Podgorschek

DIGITAL POST PRODUCTION
Kurt Hennrich

COMPOSITION
Christof Dienz

MUSICIANS
Roland Schueler

MUSIC-MIXER
Alexander Srb

SET DESIGN
Hansjoerg Mikesch & Iris Podgorschek

PRODUCER
Karin Berghammer