Before a Breath Film Screening + Panel Q&A

Before a Breath is a documentary following three mothers who turn their grief from stillbirth losses into advocacy for safer pregnancies. Based on ProPublica’s Pulitzer Prize finalist reporting, it explores how these women work to improve outcomes for expecting parents.

After screening the film, a panel discussion featured the filmmaker, Nadia Sussman, Joni Hess, reporter at The Times-Picayune and mother to Eliana, and Kimberly Novod, executive director of Saul’s Light, a New Orleans non-profit that is committed to supporting NICU and bereaved families through comprehensive resources and compassionate care.

“Stillbirth is one of the most neglected issues in the conversation surrounding maternal health and reproductive justice — a heartbreaking realization that audience members left the Freeman Auditorium with after the screening of the 2024 ProPublica documentary film “Before a Breath” on Oct. 28.” – The Tulane Hullabaloo

Click here to read more from The Hullabaloo’s coverage of the event.

This was an independently organized event inspired by reporting from ProPublica, an award-winning nonprofit newsroom.