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Zurawksi v Texas

  Maisie Crow & Abbie Perrault

  United States, United Kingdom     99 minutes

Synopsis

Riveting, heartrending, and enraging, Zurawski v Texas is an inside account of the groundbreaking 2023 lawsuit in which several women came forward to sue the state of Texas over its draconian abortion laws. The film follows unwavering attorney Molly Duane as she mounts the case, along with three of her key plaintiffs: Amanda Zurawksi, who nearly died from septic shock; Samantha Casiano, who had no choice but to carry a fetus with a fatal condition to term; and Dr. Austin Dennard, an obstetrician who joined the lawsuit as a patient.

As these women find solidarity in their fight and strength in tentative legal victories, they also witness how a system of laws that are supposedly meant to protect their rights instead utterly fails them. Equal parts suspenseful courtroom thriller and powerful tale of injustice, the film profiles the brave individuals on the frontlines of the battle for women’s reproductive rights and their ongoing struggle. “We will not be silenced,” Zurawski says. “This isn’t over.”

 English 

Screenings & Events

Screening

Sat, Oct 26 @ 2:30pm CDT

at AMC NEWCITY 14, screen 06

Scheduled to Attend:
Co-director Abbie Perrault
Accessibility options for this screening:
  • Closed Captions
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Screening

Sun, Oct 27 @ 2:00pm CDT

at AMC NEWCITY 14, screen 13

Scheduled to Attend:
Co-director Abbie Perrault
Accessibility options for this screening:
  • Closed Captions
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Media

Film Credits

  •   Amy Flanagan, Siobhan Sinnerton, Blye Pagon Faust, Cori Shepherd, Maisie Crow, Abbie Perrault
  •   Austin Reedy
  •   Maisie Crow
  •   Osei Essed
  •   Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, Jennifer Lawrence, Justine Ciarrocchi, Bari Lurie, Johnny Webb, Linda Himelstein, Laurie Michaels, Amy Metzler Ritter
  •   HIddenlight, Story Force, Out of Nowhere

Sponsors

Documentary Program Partner

Logo: WTTW (2019)

Documentary Program Patron

Cynthia Stone Raskin