After 4 hard months, it is finally here! Thank you so much to everyone who has been involved with the project. Everyone I interviewed was fabulous and I would not have enjoyed creating this nearly as much without their honesty, enthusiasm and kindness that allowed for such great conversations. Everyone who has followed my @choicechildfree…
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I asked you!
At the beginning of my project, I created a survey to gather some general opinions and statistics to help me understand how people felt about children. I have compiled an infographic of the results from the answers of 50 people.
Let the celebrations begin!
So, after 3 months of research, conducting interviews and hours of editing, I finally feel like the documentary is done! I am so proud of my work for this project, it is the most I have ever thrown myself into one of my documentaries. Previous documentaries have been good but alongside all of my other…
Nearing the finish line
As Christmas draws closer, I am very excited to nearly be finished with my project in time for the holidays. I have submitted my rough cut to my supervisor for my final chance for feedback before final submission and although still waiting on one final interview, I am pleased with how everything has come together…
“I said point blank ‘You know my stance on children; if you want them, we have a problem’”
This week I spoke to Jessica Donovan, a 33 year old document controller from Perth, Australia. She has been married to her husband, Brent for nearly 10 years. Jessica told me how a family history of depression, not feeling maternal and 25 years spent getting an education, meant that she definitely did not want children….
What is sterilisation?
Sterilisation is a central topic when discussing childfree women as it is what many people turn to as a permanent form of contraception and has caused controversy in the press as women are being refused the surgery from doctors who say ‘they will change their minds’. Here are the facts. What is sterilisation? Sterilisation is…
“We as women do a lot of incredible things in this world other than just procreate”
On Wednesday night, Jennifer Aniston appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres to promote her latest movie, “Office Christmas Party”. As a major Hollywood star, the 47 year old is often targeted by the press constantly questioning whether or not she is pregnant. In July, Jennifer turned to the Huffington Post to write an opinion on piece…
The best and worst problem
As I begin editing, I have stumbled across a problem. I have too many great interviews! Everyone I have spoken to has had such good stories to tell and such informative opinions and I have to much audio that I would love to use in my documentary. If I had enough time to just play…
Childfree by Choice 