The Movie: Toxic ( Racism. Toxic stress. Birth outcomes)

2904 East Sprague Avenue,Spokane WA 99202

10 April, 2022

Description

Join us and learn about how racism, toxic stress, birth outcomes shape black women's lives. How will our community take action? Racism. Toxic stress. Birth outcomes. How are these things intertwined? The short film, Toxic: A Black Woman's Story, seeks to explore that question... Peer into the world of the film’s lead protagonist, Nina. An elite lawyer, loyal wife, and loving mother of a teen boy, Nina is navigating life (and a pregnancy) to the best of her ability. But sometimes the forces on a woman - especially a black woman - can be too much to bear. In this highly anticipated short film, the viewer is invited on a journey of perspective transformation. Follow Nina in this day-in-the-life drama, and see the world through the eyes of a successful black woman who must navigate an unjust world while trying to protect the world she has created for herself and her family. Run time: 26 minutes Watch the trailer here: https://toxicshortfilm.com/trailer Starring: Crystle Paynther (Nina), Mike Head (Don), Re'Shawn Reese (Michael) Produced by: Chris Benninger, YOUR STORY ON FILM Directed by: Devon Collins, STIMULI FILM Presented by: First Year Cleveland's Pregnancy and Infant Loss (PAIL) Initiative, in partnership with Healthy Cleveland’s Healthy Neighborhoods Committee.