A Prayer Before Birth (1991)
A drama based on the director's experience of coming to terms with multiple sclerosis. 'A Prayer Before Birth' chronicles, with disturbing intensity, the physical and emotional traumas of a young woman's journey from able-bodied exuberance to the acceptance of disability. Rejecting the objective worthiness often associated with such subject matter, the filmmaker opts instead for an escalating sequence of symbolic and impressionistic images to convey the increasing sense of unreality as the disease inexorably enters her daily life. Confronts debilitating illness with creative vitality, simultaneously desperate and defiant.
Director: Jacqui Duckworth
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 20 min
Release Date: January 1, 1991
Screenplay
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
lgbt
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is A Prayer Before Birth about?
- A drama based on the director's experience of coming to terms with multiple sclerosis. 'A Prayer Before Birth' chronicles, with disturbing intensity, the physical and emotional traumas of a young woman's journey from able-bodied exuberance to the acceptance of disability. Rejecting the objective worthiness often associated with such subject matter, the filmmaker opts instead for an escalating sequence of symbolic and impressionistic images to convey the increasing sense of unreality as the disease inexorably enters her daily life. Confronts debilitating illness with creative vitality, simultaneously desperate and defiant.
- Who directed A Prayer Before Birth?
- A Prayer Before Birth was directed by Jacqui Duckworth.
- How long is A Prayer Before Birth?
- A Prayer Before Birth has a runtime of 20m (20 minutes).
- What genre is A Prayer Before Birth?
- A Prayer Before Birth is a Drama film.