{"id":179692,"date":"2018-03-01T15:46:52","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T20:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=179692"},"modified":"2018-04-03T22:22:27","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T02:22:27","slug":"documentary-highlight-pro-life-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/documentary-highlight-pro-life-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Documentary director to highlight &#8216;amazing&#8217; spectrum of pro-life work"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yKlE2h7Fu3I\">Penny: Portrait of a Birth Mom<\/a>&#8221; is a ten minute short film about the true story of a woman who, in the midst of her second unplanned pregnancy, chose the bittersweet path of adoption. The poignant short, with its gently rolling narrative and visuals, is a complete production in itself. But it is also a glimpse from &#8220;The Matter of Life,&#8221; a feature-length documentary that surveys the pro-life dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>Director Tracy Robinson has helped companies communicate through video for years, and in the process encountered work that made her rethink an issue crucial to women&#8217;s lives.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One of my first clients was Ventura County Pregnancy Center,&#8221; Robinson, founder of Mercy Tree Media, tells Live Action News. Making videos for the pregnancy center was a monumental experience for Robinson. &#8220;I never knew what pregnancy centers were,&#8221; the California native recollects.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I mean, if you were to ask me at that point, at age 25 or so, I could have only referred to <a href=\"http:\/\/liveaction.org\/abortioncorporation\">Planned Parenthood<\/a> as far as a center having to do with women or pregnancy. So that was a huge eye opener, just to visit the pregnancy center for the first time and know that this is an option that women can go to. I knew that this wasn\u2019t talked about, I knew that it was very word-of-mouth and underground, and more people should know about this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But it wasn&#8217;t until January 2016 that the path she was meant to take became clear. One day while waiting in the car with a book in hand, inspiration struck. &#8220;It just sort of dawned on me &#8211; it was an idea that wouldn\u2019t leave me alone &#8211; to do a short documentary about pregnancy centers,&#8221; says Robinson. &#8220;I couldn\u2019t concentrate because this little idea wouldn\u2019t leave me alone. It was nagging.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While brainstorming the documentary, Robinson initially didn&#8217;t consider the subject of <a href=\"http:\/\/abortionprocedures.com\">abortion<\/a>. &#8220;In the documentary I was going to do, I just going to kind of ignore the abortion issue, because in my mind, it was too grey of an issue,&#8221; says Robinson, laughing at the irony.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_179773\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-179773\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-179773 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Tracy-Robinson-on-Matter-of-Life-set-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"pro-life documentary\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Tracy-Robinson-on-Matter-of-Life-set-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Tracy-Robinson-on-Matter-of-Life-set-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Tracy-Robinson-on-Matter-of-Life-set-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Tracy-Robinson-on-Matter-of-Life-set-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Tracy-Robinson-on-Matter-of-Life-set-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Tracy-Robinson-on-Matter-of-Life-set.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-179773\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tracy Robinson directing first assistant camera Ernesto Prieto on set.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I was actually of the thinking, &#8216;I\u2019ve never had an abortion, I\u2019ve never been pregnant,&#8217; it was not an issue that I was passionately against or for or whatever. I kind of just subscribed to what a lot of people in my generation just parrot&#8230;. I had stories of women who had been hurt by abortion, so I knew it was bad, essentially. But I thought it was so huge, so hairy, so impossible to talk about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This was around the time\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/ca-judge-rips-bully-bill-state-cannot-compel-a-free-citizen-to-promote-abortion\/\">California&#8217;s AB775 act<\/a> compelled pregnancy centers to conspicuously promote abortion, which began to bring abortion to the forefront of Robinson&#8217;s attention.<\/p>\n<p>Then one night she attended a pro-life talk from the apologetics Stand to Reason series presented at a local church. &#8220;I<span class=\"s1\">n about two hours Alan Shlemon presented the pro-life point of view with logic, and science, and reasoning, and clarity in a winsome way, and in a non-preachy and non-condemning way,&#8221; says Robinson. &#8220;<\/span><span class=\"s1\">It was just so simple to me at that point, and I was thinking of the skeptic audience, and I thought, &#8216;yes, this can work for them too.&#8217;\u00a0So that was kind of a watershed moment for me.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Robinson immersed herself in research. &#8220;<span class=\"s1\">I just became aware of this whole world of what abortion is and does, and what the pro-life movement is doing in many, many facets,&#8221; says Robinson. Gradually, a void she couldn&#8217;t resist filling became apparent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;I\u00a0<\/span>notice a lot of documentaries, they\u2019re already kind of decided in what they believe, and they\u2019re not willing to hear out the other side, or empathize with opposition,&#8221; explains Robinson.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That\u2019s kind of my goal &#8211; to take people on a journey of discovery and help them understand: If they already are pro-life, why they are pro-life, and if they\u2019re on the fence, what are all these pro-life people talking about? Why are we so passionate about this? I want to present not only the problem and the reasoning and the issues, but also show that there are amazing organizations doing great things.<span class=\"s1\">&#8221; Robinson intends to address fair and difficult questions, including what to do about women seeking back alley abortions if and when abortion is outlawed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Robinson&#8217;s vision for the documentary covers a range of stories, the first of which is the open adoption story of &#8220;Penny,&#8221; who thus far is the only participant who wishes to veil her identity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;Before filming her interview, &#8216;birth-mothering&#8217; was a vague concept to me,&#8221; says Robinson. &#8220;But then I listened to her story, and I was amazed at the beauty, heroism, and love that goes into being a birth mother. Adoption is truly a loving sacrifice for people like Penny.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_179797\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-179797\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-179797 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Leona-Worcester-Rebekah-Cook-in-Matter-of-Life-e1519861867348-700x394.png\" alt=\"pro-life documentary\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Leona-Worcester-Rebekah-Cook-in-Matter-of-Life-e1519861867348-700x394.png 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Leona-Worcester-Rebekah-Cook-in-Matter-of-Life-e1519861867348-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Leona-Worcester-Rebekah-Cook-in-Matter-of-Life-e1519861867348-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Leona-Worcester-Rebekah-Cook-in-Matter-of-Life-e1519861867348-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Leona-Worcester-Rebekah-Cook-in-Matter-of-Life-e1519861867348.png 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-179797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leona Worcester and Rebekah Cook in &#8220;The Matter of Life<em>.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After raising more than $20,000 through crowd funding, Robinson and producer Bryan Fellows of Digital Paradigm decided the next step would be to film a portion of the documentary to bring awareness to the project and the message. Penny&#8217;s story was a natural start.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Robinson proceeded to cast the short film right out of Los Angeles, which initially proved to be a surprising success. But as they neared the shooting date in October 2017, actors began dropping out of the production, most citing the film&#8217;s pro-life theme as the catalyst.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;T<span class=\"s1\">hey were told that it was a pro-life piece, so I was really confused why they would drop it the last minute,&#8221; says Robinson, who quickly reached out to independent Christian film connections on Facebook for help. A mere week or two away from filming, the lead actress canceled, which prompted the filmmakers to consider actress and writer Leona Worcester for the role.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was at the car dealership waiting on my car to get its tires rotated, of all things,&#8221; says Worcester, recalling when she received the first message. The part turned out to be a perfect fit not only professionally, but personally. Adoption is near and dear to Worcester, who has two little sisters by adoption. At the time of filming &#8220;The Matter of Life,&#8221; she also happened to be 10-11 weeks pregnant with her daughter, Zoe (name changed for privacy).<span class=\"s1\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;The cast took really good care of me &#8211; even scheduled me naps in the middle of the day to accommodate my first trimester drowsiness,&#8221; Worcester remembers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For one shot, the crew needed a positive pregnancy test as a prop. &#8220;<span class=\"s1\">All of a sudden I realized that no one was talking and everyone was looking at me,&#8221; Worcester laughs. &#8220;So Zoe helped with that.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">We joked about giving her associate producer credit for it, but I don&#8217;t think that happened.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The adoptive mother was played by actress and acting coach Rebekah Cook. &#8220;I&#8217;m also a doula in real life, so that was really fun, to portray that on screen,&#8221; Cook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rebekah.cook.14\/videos\/vb.100001872943850\/1704636052942143\/?type=3\">told a Facebook Live audience<\/a> from the set.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m glad that those [original] actors backed out, because I\u2019d rather not work with somebody who doesn\u2019t agree with or understand the heart of the project,&#8221; reflects Robinson. &#8220;I was just really glad and blessed and amazed to have found Leona and Rebekah, respectively, because their hearts agreed to the message of the project. I didn\u2019t have to walk on eggshells or be sensitive to differing point of view. They were so onboard and we had such a meeting of the heart.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>The <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yKlE2h7Fu3I\">short film has been released on YouTube<\/a>, but the full documentary, which will have a theatrical release, is still in production. Tax-deductible donations towards Robinson&#8217;s $50,000 goal can be made <a href=\"https:\/\/fromtheheartproductions.networkforgood.com\/projects\/14540-documentaries-the-matter-of-life\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Penny: Portrait of a Birth Mom&#8221; is a ten minute short film about the true story of a woman who, in the midst of her second unplanned pregnancy, chose the bittersweet path of adoption. The poignant short, with its gently rolling narrative and visuals, is a complete production in itself. 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