The subject matter: the maternal mortality crisis impacting Black and Brown communities

The Film: Aftershock

Following the preventable deaths of their loved ones due to childbirth complications, two families galvanize activists, birth-workers and physicians to reckon with one of the most pressing American crises of our time – the US maternal health crisis.

Aftershock is currently streaming on Hulu.

The Nonprofit: saveArose Foundation

The saveArose Foundation is a nonprofit co-founded by Bruce McIntyre III and Renita Isaac that seeks to eliminate the systemic flaws within maternal health care. Their Womb Bus, a mobile health and wellness hub, brings perinatal education and reproductive and nutrition counseling to historically underserved neighborhoods. 

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Aftershock received $20,000 to pay for travel, accommodations, and stipends for the protagonists of the film to participate in events and screenings across the country to create dialogue and raise awareness around the maternal mortality crisis impacting Black and Brown communities. The saveArose Foundation received $10,000 to support their Womb Bus program, a mobile health and wellness hub providing perinatal education, reproductive and nutrition counseling, and a wide range of program activities, as well as increased access to supplementary bodywork modalities (such as chiropractic care and acupuncture) to historically underserved neighborhoods.  


The Filmmakers & Nonprofit Leaders