Lesser Choices (2022)
The bleached palette and home-movie aesthetics of Super 8 footage provide the image track for this testimonial about an illegal abortion in Mexico City in the 1960s, delivered in voiceover by the filmmaker’s mother. In its account of this intimate and disorienting memory, Lesser Choices summons a time of profound uncertainty—a moment from an era without rights—and offers a warning to the present.
Director: Courtney Stephens
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 8 min
Release Date: September 30, 2022
Country: Mexico, United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
mexico city, mexico, human rights, abortion, 1960s, memories, short film
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Lesser Choices about?
- The bleached palette and home-movie aesthetics of Super 8 footage provide the image track for this testimonial about an illegal abortion in Mexico City in the 1960s, delivered in voiceover by the filmmaker’s mother. In its account of this intimate and disorienting memory, Lesser Choices summons a time of profound uncertainty—a moment from an era without rights—and offers a warning to the present.
- Who directed Lesser Choices?
- Lesser Choices was directed by Courtney Stephens.
- How long is Lesser Choices?
- Lesser Choices has a runtime of 8m (8 minutes).
- What genre is Lesser Choices?
- Lesser Choices is a Documentary film.
- Where was Lesser Choices produced?
- Lesser Choices was produced in Mexico, United States of America.