MADE OF IRON

Original Title: A Parteira
Director: Catarina Doolan
Documentary / 20min / 2019
Portuguese with English Subtitles

Donana, a traditional midwife with more than half a century of work, represents the resistance of tradition and humanization of childbirth in the region of São Gonçalo do Amarante, in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Owner of a strong personality, she shares her wisdom, acquired over the years as a midwife. mother, spiritual adviser, godmother, woman. Just as the white elder, a flower that blossom’s out in the middle of concrete and underestimates by its fragile appearance, Donana teaches us to stand firm despite the adversities of life.