Sidney Flanigan stars in “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” a new film from director Eliza Hittman.
“Never Rarely Sometimes Always” is an important and deeply moving new drama that follows a Pennsylvania teenager’s quest for abortion care. Watch the trailer here.
We recently wrote about the film for the Penn-Capital Star.
From the piece:
Indeed, Pennsylvania’s Abortion Control Act of 1982 mandates that a physician—assumed to be a “he”—must have permission from a parent or guardian to provide abortion care to a minor.
Pennsylvania law also, however, permits use of the judicial bypass for minors who can’t obtain a parent’s approval.
Unfortunately, in the movie, Autumn doesn’t realize a judicial bypass is an option. So she and her cousin set off for New York City, where they navigate a series of dangers including creepy adult men—some hitting on them, some chanting and screaming at them outside a clinic.
By subtly weaving the atmospheric threat of sexual violence into the obstacle course of obtaining abortion care, director Eliza Hittman deftly highlights how sexual violence and reproductive oppression are connected, how they are complementary strategies with the shared goal of controlling women’s lives by controlling our bodies.
Read the rest of the piece here.
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