Arrest The Midwife

Name: Arrest The Midwife
Released: 2026-09-17
Duration: 1 h 30 min

**Screening as Part of the 2026 Reproductive Rights Film Festival presented by End Abortion Stigma — Thurs. September 17, 7 PM — Free admission for all festival screenings!**<div><br><div><div>In the heart of a rural Amish and Mennonite enclave, a dramatic chain of events unfolds as several trusted midwives are arrested—  one after the other. These shocking arrests leave their community stranded in a healthcare desert, and reignite a centuries-old-battle between time-honored tradition and industrialized medicine.</div><div><br></div><div>Set against the backdrop of the US’ severe maternal mortality crisis and the erosion of women’s reproductive rights, this David and Goliath story follows a group of renegade Amish and Mennonite women as they break with tradition, and become unlikely activists fighting for change.  ARREST THE MIDWIFE is ultimately a story of courage, defiance and the power of collective action.</div></div></div>PT1H30M2026-09-17

Elaine Epstein

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Showtimes

September 17, 7:00 pm