Premiering at Telluride, the film follows one of the first major court cases after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, in which women were “not just failed by your government, but condemned by it,” says executive producer Jennifer Lawrence.
The pair, who had previously worked together on the 2021 documentary At the Ready, met attorney Duane through the Center for Reproductive Rights. She represents a woman named Amanda Zurawski, who nearly died when a Texas law prevented her from receiving an abortion after her pregnancy became nonviable. Zurawski subsequently joined with four other women and two doctors to sue the state.
In an exclusive clip debuting here, Duane is captured practicing for the court case, as we see many of the women also preparing to appear in court. Throughout the film, Duane reveals the emotional toll that the case takes on her as well. “It became clear how much she threw herself into her work,” says Crow. “It didn’t take very long for her to be comfortable in front of the cameras.
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