Last month we saw and enjoyed this moving documentary about at-risk pregnancies in four countries. Narrated and directed (her debut) by former super-model Christy Turlington Burns, she starts with the story of her own pregnancy problems and then moves into stories of other women and the people who help them. She lives in New York City with her husband, director/writer/actor Edward Burns (who is almost as pretty as she) and their two kids. She talks with and shows women in New York, Florida, Tanzania, Bangladesh, and Guatemala.
It is streaming on youtube on the Oprah Winfrey channel right now (following an ad at the beginning and every time youf ast forward), but will be withdrawn May 16. The music is sparse but good, too, composed by Paul Brill (Freakonomics, Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, others) and Martha Wainwright (sister of Rufus, daughter of Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III), who provides the vocals, including a cover version of the Bob Marley song after which the movie is named, and is not credited on imdb. I played the youtube video on my computer while writing and paused it to reread the credits, which came after a conversation between Christy and Edward, talking about her inspiration for the movie, among other things. Here are some random songs by Martha, Rufus, Loudon, and Kate, who died last year, with her sister Anna. Sorry about the ads.
Anyway, the movie's good and inspiring. We were delighted to have Ms. Burns show up at the university to introduce it and take questions afterwards. It will be released on DVD, but no date has yet been announced.
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