America's War on Abortion | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Directed by | Deeyah Khan |
Theme music composer | Nick Kingsley Danny Farrant |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Andrew Smith Darin Prindle |
Cinematography | Deeyah Khan Darin Prindle |
Editors | Michael Ho Andrew Smith |
Running time | 68 minutes |
Production company | Fuuse Film |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 29 October 2020 |
America's War on Abortion is a 2020 documentary film by Deeyah Khan. The film is produced by Khan's production company Fuuse and received its world premiere on ITV [1] and NRK2 on October 29, 2020. [2]
Filmed before and during the 2020 global crisis, Khan turns her focus to what she see as extreme beliefs weaponised under Trump’s rule. [3] In America's War on Abortion, she examines the erosion of reproductive rights in the US, featuring accounts from activists fighting for – and against – women’s right to choose.
Khan investigates one of the most divisive issues in American politics. She films at abortion clinics and meets the abortion providers and the women who seek abortions. [4] The film also features a man convicted of bombing and burning clinics. In his time in office, Donald Trump has wooed evangelical Christian voters by enacting anti-abortion policies including bringing conservative judges on the Supreme Court. Deeyah Khan goes on the front line to find the people who will be most affected by the abortion wars.[ citation needed ]
Year | Award | Category | Result |
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2021 | British Academy Film Awards [5] | Current Affairs | Won |
2021 | Edinburgh International Television Festival | Best Documentary | Won |
2021 | British Academy Film Awards [6] | Director:Factual | Nominated |
2021 | Royal Television Society [7] | Director:Factual | Nominated |
2021 | British Journalism Awards [8] | Best International Affairs Documentary | Nominated |
2021 | AIB Media Excellence Awards | Foreign Affairs Journalism | Nominated |