The A-Word

The A-Word

It's easier said than done.

2010•27m•10.0/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

10.0/10(1)

In the fall of 2009, Lindsay Ellis, a 26-year old graduate student, went through the painful process of having an abortion. “The A-Word” follows Ellis as she opens up to her family and organizations from both sides of the debate, in search of healing. This is not a film about the protests and debates wrapped up in religious views and political agenda, but rather a personal journey about one woman’s struggle to shed the stigma attached to the A-word in hopes of starting a dialogue.

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Production

USC School of Cinematic Arts

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Lindsay Ellis

Lindsay Ellis

Herself

Aspen Baker

Himself

Ted Braun

Himself

Mark Capalbo

Himself

Robin Capalbo

Herself

Miriam Cutler

Miriam Cutler

Herself

Alicia Dwyer

Herself

James Egan

Himself

Sue Ellis

Herself

James Carroll Ellis

Himself

Annie Gulley

Herself

Sherry Karuda

Herself

Thomas G. Miller

Himself

Fred Nobari

Himself

Amanda Pope

Herself

Kai Ratcliff

Himself

Karen Reynoso

Herself

Brenda Smith

Herself

Melissa Tremaine

Herself

Tracy Weitz

Herself

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