What stood out most to us in this review wasn’t the praise it was the recognition of the girls themselves.
Their resilience. Their honesty. Their desire to do things differently.
That’s the ❤️ of this film.
Stepping behind the camera meant stepping into their world.
Not as observers, but as listeners.
As witnesses to the quiet, in-between moments.
The laughter, the tension, the ordinary days that hold so much more than they seem.
This film was never just about telling a story.
It was about seeing it, through their lens.
We didn’t make this film to state the obvious.
We made it to look closer.
At the systems, the gaps, and the quiet patterns that shape people’s lives long before they have a say in them.
baby/girls is about what happens when we stop reducing stories to statistics and start asking better questions.
#teenpregnancy #documentary
Honored to premiere baby/girls at @sxsw
To share this story on that stage and to see it met with such thoughtful response, has been so meaningful for our team.
This film exists because these stories matter and deserve to be seen with empathy and understanding.
We’re just getting started.
Stay tuned for upcoming screenings and festival dates. More at babygirlsdocumentary.com
Three girls. One season of life that changes everything.
baby/girls follows Olivia, Grace, and Ariana, teen moms navigating motherhood in Arkansas. Filmed over two years, the documentary offers an intimate look at what it means to grow up while raising a child, holding both the weight and complexity of their reality with care.
This is not a headline. It’s their story.
Watch the trailer and step into their world.
Learn more at babygirlsdocumentary.com
While making Baby/Girls, directors @alysew and Jackie Jesko spent two years following three teenage girls navigating pregnancy and young motherhood while clutching on to their own fading childhoods.
At the link in bio, @alice_kelly1 goes inside the @latchkey_films production’s portrait of the South post-Dobbs amid its #sxsw premiere, and dissects how politics have overlooked the lived reality of those most impacted by reproductive rights.
A great night celebrating Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything at @tribeca with family and friends
Thank you to @abcnewsstudios for the incredible reception and to @imaginedocs
