The Cord

Logline

Venezuela, Maracaibo. In a broken health system where life hangs by a thread, Carolina rises as a maternity warrior. Drawing strength from a violent past, she relentlessly preserves the vital cord between pregnant women and their babies.

Impact Statement

“Help Carolina create a network of partners working for women’s rights in Venezuela and bordering Colombia. Create event-based screenings with the film’s community, bringing expertise and raising funds. Empower Carolina and her community to lead the creation of a neighborhood birthing center in Maracaibo blending traditional Wayúu practices with Western medical care.”

Partners Attached

• Docs Up Fund
• InMaat Foundation
• Nodo Sur

Goal at Take on Film & Impact

“Meet with potential funders to support a campaign focused on women’s rights and reproductive health. Connect with organizations to understand how these issues are addressed in other countries and identify groups that could be involved or serve as partners in the initiative. Meet with organizations working around women’s rights, reproductive health, safe childbirth and medical care, if possible with a Latin-American focus.”

Participants

Nolwenn Herve is a Cinema History graduate from the International Film Academy, Rio de Janeiro and has been trained in film directing, cinematography (Les Gobelins) and journalism (Celsa) in Paris. THE CORD is her first feature length documentary.

Estelle Robin You has been working on many international documentary and fiction coproductions featured in international festivals (Cannes, Berlinale, Locarno, IDFA, CPH:DOX) incl. Her Will Be Done (J. Kowalski), Architecton (V. Kossakovsky), The Last Shelter (O. Samassekou), A Thousand Fires (S. Taji Farouky), Bad Poems (G. Reisz, Proton) and Girls for Tomorrow (N. Philippe).

Contact: Grande Ourse FilmsWatch the trailer