BIGTENTUSA is proud to be a partner of the film "Red, White and Blue" now streaming on YOUTUBE . It is available for viewing for FREE for the next 2 weeks. Please share widely!
If you believe in reproductive freedom and justice and preserving the right of access to necessary healthcare for millions of Americans, here are three things you can do to help:
1. WATCH & SHARE: Please watch the film all the way through – it’s only 23 minutes long, so watch it in one sitting, then share with everyone you know! Link in bio to watch! Every view is being matched this week to a donation to the Purple Parlor Fund.
2. VOTE: Please vote like your lives and bodies depend on it because they do. Early voting is happening now through to November 5th.
BigTentUSA, in partnership with Katie Couric Media, Majic Ink Productions, Level Forward and All*In Action Fund, hosted a panel discussion about the Oscar-nominated short film RED, WHITE AND BLUE. The short film centers on a single mother living paycheck to paycheck in Arkansas who is forced to cross state lines in search of an abortion. As Lorraine Bracco has said about the film, it’s “23 minutes you’ll never forget.”
We were thrilled to welcome back award-winning journalist Katie Couric, who moderated this critical conversation featuring Oscar-nominated filmmaker and writer, director and producer of the film, Nazrin Choudhury, OBGYN and reproductive rights activist Dr. Austin Dennard, and Nourbese Flint, President of All*In Action Fund. The powerful discussion focused how abortion policy is creating a healthcare crisis for many women and how reproductive rights are impacting political messaging and voter turnout.
Below are links to the video recording and the audio podcast of our panel discussion. Hope to see you at our upcoming speaker events.
ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS
NAZRIN CHOUDHURY is a UK-US filmmaker who left the pursuit of medicine and a brief career in politics after her first foray into screenwriting garnered her a Focus on Talent Award with DNA FILMS. She is the recipient of the Imison award for her critically-acclaimed play, MIXED BLOOD, and an Arts Council of England award for her novel-in-progress, MY ENGLAND. Based in Los Angeles, Nazrin works extensively across film and television as a writer/producer/showrunner. Nazrin’s directorial debut on the short film, RED, WHITE AND BLUE - which she also wrote and produced - earned her an Oscar nomination in the Best Live Action Short Film category at the 96th Academy Awards.
AUSTIN DENNARD, M.D. is an OBGYN from Dallas, Texas. Dr. Dennard had to leave Texas to receive abortion care after learning she was carrying a fetus with anencephaly, a fatal condition in which the skull and brain do not fully develop. Dr. Dennard began her medical career in The University of Texas Southwestern Health system working at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. In addition to being a clinician, she has served as a clinical professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Listen to Dr. Dennard’s NPR Story here.
NOURBESE FLINT is President of All*In Action Fund, working to achieve abortion justice and build the political power of voters of color. Prior to coming to All*In Action Fund she was the Senior Director of Black Engagement at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, where she worked on the strategic partnership to strengthen Planned Parenthood’s relationships within existing racial justice, reproductive justice, Black serving and civil rights organizations.
Nourbese is a founding member of Trust Black Women, a national coalition dedicated to increasing respect and support of Black Women, and is one of the founding members of the Black Women’s Democratic Club. She has been featured in MSNBC, CalMatters, Newsweek, and more.
MODERATOR
KATIE COURIC is an award-winning journalist and #1 New York Times best-selling author. Couric was the first woman to solo anchor a network evening newscast, serving as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News from 2006 to 2011 following 15 years as co-anchor of NBC’s Today show. In 2017, she founded Katie Couric Media (KCM), which has developed a number of media projects, including a daily newsletter, “Wake-Up Call”, a podcast, “Next Question”, digital video series and several documentaries. You can find it all at katiecouric.com.
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