I am thrilled to see the recent rise in documentary films related to the childfree choice. Laura Scott’s film, The Childless by Choice Project led the way in 2010, and Magenta Baribeau’s Maman? Non merci! (No Kids For Me, Thanks!) won a Best Feature Film Award in 2016. Continue reading “Have a Story About Your Childfree Life? Filmmaker Alexey Brazhnikov Wants to Talk With You”
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Filmmaker Therese Shechter
On the Upcoming Documentary, My So-Called Selfish Life, by Therese Shechter
Filmmaker Therese Shechter is currently running a Kickstarter Campaign for her film on childfree women, My So-Called Selfish Life. Here’s the trailer:
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Talking Childfree & To Kid or Not to Kid with filmmaker Maxine Trump
Check out my interview with filmmaker Maxine Trump!
Interviewing the prolific childfree author Laura Carroll tonight live at 5.30 EST.
Posted by To Kid or Not To Kid: the choice to live childfree. The movie on Thursday, 14 September 2017
I also did a Q&A with her recently about the making of this film – Check it out!
Behind the Scenes with ‘To Kid or Not to Kid’ Filmmaker, Maxine Trump
Award-winning director Maxine Trump (no relation) is close to wrapping the important film, To Kid or Not To Kid, which aims to dispel the myth that making the decision to live childfree is weird, selfish or somehow wrong. I recently caught up with Maxine to talk about why she is making this film, wonderful synchronicities and deeply personal moments during its production.
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Talking Pronatalism on the Podcast, This is Home
Check out the latest This is Home podcast just up today that talks about the choice to not have children.
I had a great interview with Producer/Co-Host Erica Gerard, and was happy to be part of this podcast!
The mission of the This is Home podcast is to “tell stories that expand the understanding of what family means to be more inclusive and reflective of the kind of families we see and experience every day – in all of their beautiful and messy forms.” This podcast episode speaks to home when it means “families of two“!
The podcast can also be found on itunes. Thank you, This is Home, for discussing this!
Talking Childfree and More on The Groovy Podcast
Check out this podcast I recently did with the fun and lively Grace Collins and Michelle Zunter at The Groovy Podcast!
I am on a podcast roll … Also check out this one by This is Home, an excellent podcast with Emily Skehan and Erica Gerard~! I talk about pronatalism in this one…
Vincent Ciaccio
Learn More about Vincent Ciaccio, 2016 Childfree Man of the Year
The 2016 Childfree Man of the Year is a busy guy! At last, the folks at International Childfree Day recently did this Q&A with him: Continue reading “Learn More about Vincent Ciaccio, 2016 Childfree Man of the Year”
Magenta Baribeau
Magenta Baribeau’s Childfree Documentary Wins Best Feature Film Award!
I am so happy to share this news! Canadian Filmmaker Magenta Baribeau, and the 2014 Childfree Woman of the Year, has won the 2016 Best Feature Film Award for her film, Maman? Non merci! (roughly translated as Being a mom? No thanks!) at the London Feminist Film Festival! Here is an excerpt from an interview I did with Magenta in 2014 on her film: Continue reading “Magenta Baribeau’s Childfree Documentary Wins Best Feature Film Award!”
The Year 2000 & Now: Reasons Why People Decide to be Childfree
I was pleased to recently see an interview study conducted by sociologist Amy Blackstone and Mahala Dyer Stewart. Amy and I have worked together on International Childfree Day and have been involved with the NotMom Summit. She and Dyer Stewart interviewed 21 women and 10 men on the reasons they chose not to have children. What they learned is similar to what I found from interviewing childfree couples for my book, Families of Two. Continue reading “The Year 2000 & Now: Reasons Why People Decide to be Childfree”
Crystal Money
Q&A with Crystal Money, the 2016 Childfree Woman of the Year
Want to learn more about Crystal Money, the 2016 Childfree Woman of the Year? She was kind enough to do this Q&A: Continue reading “Q&A with Crystal Money, the 2016 Childfree Woman of the Year”
