When a new mom confronts her traumatic birth experience, she decides she must find a better way. Through her transformative journey of discovery, she encounters a vibrant community united in rewriting the collective birth narrative, unveiling stories that inspire a birth revolution from within the system.
In a world where fear and trauma surround the birthing experience, director Liat Ron embarks on a transformative journey to redefine the narrative. After an unacknowledged traumatic yet all-too-common first birth, she discovers the power of HypnoBirthing—a hidden gem in the birthing world. Through her own empowering journey and encounters with parents, medical professionals and birth workers, she uncovers the profound impact of releasing fear and trauma and embracing a new approach to childbirth. This groundbreaking documentary delves into untold stories, challenges the existing birth culture and explores the potential for safe, comfortable, fear-free births. FEAR AND NOW shows how we can be in the driver’s seat of our births and how we can profoundly enjoy our births even within a system that tells us we certainly cannot. It illuminates a path towards a birthing revolution, from within the system, which also includes the transformative acknowledgment and release of our past birth traumas.
Premiere - Dances with Films 2025
Director of Photography - Shachar Langlev
Editor - Véronique N. Doumbé
Composer - Lucas Lechowski
