Bei Bei
Streaming video - 2019
An award winning dramatic narrative tells the true story of Bei Bei Shuai, a Chinese immigrant in Indianapolis, and her lawyer, Linda Pence, battling charges of first-degree murder and attempted feticide. The crime? Attempting suicide while pregnant. This behind-the-scenes legal documentary weaves an intimate personal story with the dramatic intensity of a high stakes criminal case, raising questions about reproductive justice, personhood laws, immigrants’ rights, and the criminal justice system’s treatment of the mentally ill. Festivals: DOCNyc, CAAMFest, AsianAmerican International, River Run, Korean Women’s, TallGrass. RiverRun, Shanghai International, and more. “Shines a chilling light on the ongoing encroachment of women’s ri...ghts and the confluence of religious belief and medical practice.” - ***DOCNYC*** “Fetal Personhood [has] emerged as the next state of the abortion wars.” - ***The New Yorker***
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- Genres
- Documentary films
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[San Francisco, California, USA] :
Cine Qua Non
2019.
2021. - Language
- English
- Other Authors
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- Online Access
- A Kanopy streaming video
Cover Image - Item Description
- Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record. - Physical Description
- 1 online resource (streaming video file) (77 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
- Format
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Access
- AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).