When The Bough Breaks

Directed By Jamielyn Lippman

When The Bough Breaks is a feature length documentary about postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis. Narrated and Executive Produced by Brooke Shields, this shocking film uncovers this very public health issue which affects one in five new mothers after childbirth. The film follows Lindsay Gerszt, a mother who has been suffering from PPD for six years. Lindsay agrees to let the cameras document her and give us an in depth look at her path to recovery. We meet women who have committed infa...

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Filmmaker Jamielyn Lippman follows a mother on her path to recovery from postpartum depression.
Jamielyn is the director/producer of “When the Bough Breaks” a documentary about postpartum depression & postpartum psychosis, narrated and Executive Produced by Brooke Shields, She also directed and produced the documentary “3 Years in Pakistan: The Erik Aude Story” The film was distributed by Gravitas and was released at Laemmle’s NoHo on September 28th 2018. Jamielyn directed the narrative thriller “Killer Weekend” for Jennifer Blanc & Michael Biehn’s production company Blanc/Biehn Productions which will be released October 2020. Lippman recently produced the short film “Nothing to See Here” starring Kate Burton, directed by Amy Barham & Executive Produced by Drew Pearce (Hotel Artemis). Currently she is in post-production on “Hollywood Trick” which she wrote and directed. Lippman is set next to direct “Hollywood Gamble” a feature she wrote starring Luke Brandon Field (JoJo Rabbit) and Vincent Pastore. Lippman owns Point Of View Pictures, which has the rights to several true-life stories that are being developed into narratives and documentaries including “The Untitled Irish Love Story” & a holocaust book about ones of the youngest survivors who worked in Oskar Schindler’s factory. Lippman is a member of the Film Fatales, AWD, Free the Work, Film Independent & Women in Film.