In 2019 Adrienne experienced two miscarriages. She and her partner were blind-sided by the experience and left feeling alone and confused. Eventually they learned how common miscarriage is and Adrienne became eager to create dialogue about this issue. As a filmmaker, documentary films were the obvious vehicle for doing so. In Adrienne’s words, “I’m creating the films that I wish had existed when I was going through my losses.”
We launched this initiative with a series of short documentary films that tell the stories of different individuals who have experienced miscarriage. Thank you to all who joined us for our first film screening in August in Seattle. The larger goal is to develop a longer, feature-length documentary about miscarriage. We’re currently raising funds for this film. If you’re in a position to support this project, donations will go towards every aspect of the filmmaking process, from shooting and editing to promotion.
We are a team of filmmakers, designers, editors, and creators. We are women; some of us are moms, some of us have had miscarriages. We all believe we must ignite conversation about pregnancy loss to support individuals going through it.
Seattle-based filmmaker Adrienne von Wolffersdorff specializes in documentary filmmaking on social justice topics. Highlights from her portfolio include Fare Share, her short documentary about the ride-share industry and its effects on Seattle’s workers, which played at festivals around the country in 2016–17. Her documentary Drawn from Life, about an artist who suffers from Asperger’s, screened at the 2017 Tasveer South Asian Film Festival in Seattle, one of the largest South Asian film festivals on the continent. Her MFA thesis film, Out of the Shadows, on which filmmaker Michael Apted consulted, premiered at the 2018 DocuWest Film Festival and was nominated for Best Documentary at the Pasadena International Film Festival. Most recently Adrienne made Lady Krishna, a portrait of an iconic Seattle artist and musician, which premiered at the 2019 Local Sightings Film Festival. Adrienne has an MFA in documentary filmmaking from Chapman University and a BA in film studies from Whitman College. She currently lives in Seattle with her husband and two sons and teaches filmmaking at Seattle Central College and Bellevue College.
Amelia is a DC-based graphic designer who specializes in editorial projects, campaigns, and information systems, primarily for social impact causes. She uses design to make content readable, engaging, and accessible to all, both in print and on screen. With a background in book publishing and copy editing, Amelia thrives at the intersection between words and visuals. For Voices of Miscarriage, she handles visual identity, web, and social. She’s pleased to support her sister’s project and help shed light on a topic we need to discuss more openly as a society. Amelia has an MA in graphic design from Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore. She has taught design courses at MICA and Northern Virginia Community College.
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—Nichole
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We are seeking individuals’ stories of miscarriage for our forthcoming feature-length documentary film. If you feel comfortable sharing any aspect of your experience, we invite you to reach out, and we will follow up via email. Your information is kept confidential.
