Abby Epstein

Directing

Abby Epstein

Abby Epstein is a theater and film director known for her documentaries The Business of Being Born, Weed the People and The Business of Birth Control. Other films include V-Day: Until the Violence Stops and More Business of Being Born Series. Her stage directing credits include RENT, (Bway Tour, Mexico, Spain) and The Vagina Monologues (National Tour, Mexico)

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Weed the People poster
7.0

The uplifting and heart-wrenching struggles of families who treat their cancer-stricken children with marijuana, some with astonishing results.

Weed the People

2018

The Business of Being Born poster
6.4

Birth: it's a miracle. A rite of passage. A natural part of life. But more than anything, birth is a business. Compelled to find answers after a disappointing birth experience with her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to explore the maternity care system in America

The Business of Being Born

2008

More Business of Being Born poster
NR

Executive Producer Ricki Lake and Filmmaker Abby Epstein follow their landmark documentary,'The Business of Being Born', with an all-new, four part DVD series that continues their provocative and entertaining exploration of the modern maternity care system. Exploration of the maternity care system, including birthing options and celebrity birth stories.

More Business of Being Born

2011

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NR

A documentary on V-Day, a global movement to end violence against women and girls.

World VDAY

2003

The Business of Birth Control poster
2.0

There can be no real gender justice without an unpacking of the power structures surrounding the reproductive health industry complex—and of the choices that the market pushes on women. Abby Epstein’s latest documentary highlights the dark history of eugenics and underfunded research that the birth control pill, often heralded as a feminist turning point in the history of reproductive rights, hides within itself.

The Business of Birth Control

2021

The Business of Birth Control poster
2.0

There can be no real gender justice without an unpacking of the power structures surrounding the reproductive health industry complex—and of the choices that the market pushes on women. Abby Epstein’s latest documentary highlights the dark history of eugenics and underfunded research that the birth control pill, often heralded as a feminist turning point in the history of reproductive rights, hides within itself.

The Business of Birth Control

2021