Goat Tree Productions is a film production company committed to examining complex social issues thro
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Goat Tree Productions is a film production company composed of two young filmmakers/journalists, Zoe Hamilton and Anne Munger who are committed to examining complex social issues through innovative storytelling. Goat Tree utilizes both journalism and film to focus on social justice issues, the stories of women, and sharing the voices that don't get the attention they should. Goat Tree was founded
in 2014, after Zoe and Anne completed their first short, "Nasbandi," which explored issues of female sterilization in rural India. The short premiered at the 2015 SR Film Festival in NYC, with additional screenings at the 2015 Middlebury New Filmmaker's Festival, the 2016 Culture Unplugged Film Festival, the London School of Economics, and Northwestern University. Zoe and Anne also wrote a series of accompanying articles while working on "Nasbandi," which have been published in Al Jazeera and Quartz. Goat Tree is currently in production for a feature-length documentary about reproductive justice in India.
New York friends! We are screening our documentary, Small Family, Happy Family, at the UN on Wednesday evening (October 9th). Loretta Ross, famed activist, and Payal Shah, of the Center for Reproductive Rights, will be speaking afterwards.
Come watch our film, have some snacks, and talk about how sexual and reproductive health policies affect marginalized communities around the world. RSVP by tomorrow: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NSMG5VJ
We are *very* excited to announce that our short documentary “Small Family, Happy Family” will be premiering next week at ! We are so grateful to everyone who has supported us along the way - our crowdfunding contributors, subjects, crew, friends and family. We couldn’t have done this without you!
The film is screening 2/23 @ 4:15pm at Big Sky for those who will be at the festival! We’ll be keeping y’all updated about future screenings as well.
Check out this episode of the Femtastic Podcast for an update on the film!
New episode: "When Family Planning Means Sterilization"
Katie interviews Zoe Hamilton, a researcher and expert on India’s family planning policies, about the country’s complex relationship with female sterilization and reproductive justice. Zoe and co-director Anne Munger are working in Mumbai on a feature-length documentary called Sterilized, which examines the Indian government's use of sterilization as a means of family planning and population control. In the interview, Katie and Zoe discuss how India's controversial family planning policies affect the lives of women. They examine the political forces - in India and in our own countries - that lead women to have tenuous control over their bodies and choices.
You can watch the trailer for the film at GoatTreeProductions.com, or follow its progress on Facebook via Goat Tree Productions, Twitter , or Instagram at .
To hear the episode, click the link below or head straight to Apple Podcasts, Overcast, SoundCloud, or wherever else fine podcasts are found.
http://www.femtasticpodcast.com/post/19-when-family-planning-means-sterilization
That's a Wrap! We're back in the US after a great 4 months in India. New blog post up outlining what we've achieved, and what's up next 👉 http://bit.ly/2q2vQOI
your interview subjects ... don't want to be interview subjects. New blog post up about community buy in and the challenges of building trust with potential characters. 👉 bit.ly/2nCcmRQ
Meet Jitni Devi, whose experience at a 2012 sterilization camp left her with a miscarriage and permanent health problems. Her story is part of a legal battle that may change the way India approaches , and help women like her seek safe birth control in the future.
Happy from Goat Tree! 🌈 Shot in 2014 in , India. Full video: www.vimeo.com/108504769
There is "urgent need for the stories of people’s real-world experiences," writes Simon Kilmurry, the executive director of the International Documentary Association, as this year's Oscar contenders tell stories that explore timely issues amid political churn and "alternative facts."
Meet Mitilesh, one of our inspiring subjects. A 23 year old prankster and mother of two, Mitilesh was sterilized last month in a small town in Madhya Pradesh, India. We followed her before, during, and after her procedure. Can't wait to share her story - and so many other's - with you all in our upcoming documentary.
Unsafe abortions kill one woman every two hours in India. The global gag rule will make this worse...
Abortion is legal in India, but in some areas, 80 per cent of women do not know this. Many take matters into their own hands instead, using untested herbal remedies or visiting backstreet clinics – one death every two hours is caused by unsafe abortion, research suggests.
You never have to look far to find a tailor in Delhi. 👕✂️
Spying beautiful morning vistas through the windows of Sheopur Fort 🙌
🎞 some musings on filmmaking and its relationship to reality up on the blog today 👉 bit.ly/2kiCwbA
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The Dutch government is leading the charge to counter the impact of America's plan to halt foreign aid to any organisations which support abortion in any way.
Just another day in the field, digging up mutant carrots ... 👽🥕
New blog: how do we determine to what extent we should act in solidarity when faced with inequality?
Check it out 👉
http://www.goattreeproductions.com/blog/2017/1/8/the-line-of-solidarity
We wanted to take a moment to thank MyArk Foundation for their generous support over the past few months. A small private foundation in the US, MyArk has been instrumental in financially supporting our production here in India. Thanks, MyArk!
Merry Christmas Eve from rural Madhya Pradesh, where we've made the local news ... 🙈
Derps on a bus 🤓
Both Directors are now in India!
Check out our new blog and join us as we take off into production. Our first official shoot day is tomorrow!
Hello and welcome to the newly minted Goat Tree Productions blog. After a long 10-month take-off period, we have now reached cruising altitude. Co-pilots Anne Munger and Zoe Hamilton have safely arrived in the Indiasphere where they will remain for roughly five months, steering this adventure. We t...
The New York Times’ “rising star” becomes the site’s second newsroom leader, following founder Arianna Huffington.
Zoe made it to Delhi! We are also excited to introduce you to our producer Tanya. She will be helping us throughout the filming process.
We are so excited to start this adventure and we'll keep you updated as we go. Thank you to everyone for your support in getting us this far!
Guess what?! We just booked our plane tickets to India!
Now that we are about to take the leap, Anne wrote a piece about the nerve-racking risk of making our first feature length documentary!
Making your first feature documentary is a bizarre, uncomfortable, and yet exhilarating endeavor. Because it is my first, I by definition have no idea wh...
LSE South Asia Centre and LSE Library let us come by to spend an evening sifting through their archives last night.
Check this out! It's a real life letter from Mahatma Gandhi about his views on birth control. He was writing to a British campaigner (who advocated the introduction of modern contraception in India) to say while he agreed with the need for birth control, he felt abstinence was the solution. This was before India introduced a formal family planning program. Fascinating!! Plus getting to touch a piece of history, just amazing! Thanks again LSE!!
And that's a wrap! THANKS SO MUCH everyone for helping us raise $19,420!! That's 129% of our original goal!
We're so excited to start production. We'll keep you updated here and on our twitter (). Stay tuned as the adventure begins. Thanks again!!
Just *17 HOURS* left to donate to our crowdfunding campaign! Help us hit $20k to make a groundbreaking documentary about reproductive rights in India! We're just $1,035 away from our stretch goal.
Nasbandi is a feature documentary about female sterilization and reproductive rights in India. | Crowdfunding is a democratic way to support the fundraising needs of your community. Make a contribution today!
We wanted to say thanks to some more of our Indiegogo supporters -- your donations made us SO happy we just want to scream and shout!
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Less than 3 days left to donate to our crowdfunding campaign!! Help us reach $20,000!! https://igg.me/at/nasbandi
Are you curious how we got this far? We wrote a piece for Huffington Post about our process. Big shout out to you lovely people in here ;)
I am making a documentary. In India. And I have zero money. And I mean really zero -- I work at a small NGO in one of the most expensive cities in the wh...
Want to learn more about the new contraceptive being introduced in India?
Advocates argue DMPA will offer women more choice, but the drug has long been controversial in India. DMPA has been accused of posing dangerous health risks. Read more here in the blog we wrote for the LSE South Asia Centre
Zoe Hamilton and Anne Munger are currently working on a film documentary about India’s family planning policy. Building on a short documentary they made in 2014, Zoe and Anne plan to return to Indi…
We reached our crowdfunding goal! Thank you to everyone that donated -- we're excited to now OFFICIALLY be making a really great film. But the campaign isn't over! Can we get to $20k?? More money means we can film in more locations and make the doc as comprehensive and wide-reaching as possible. Continue to share the campaign with friends and family!
https://igg.me/at/nasbandi
We've been featured as one of Women and Hollywood's top crowdfunding picks for September! AND we've broken $13k on Indiegogo -- we're so close to $15k. Help us get there this weekend!
As the theme song to Netflix’s “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” says, “females are strong as hell.” This month’s crowdfunding picks highlight…
Want to learn more about how we started this project? Check out Anne's piece in The Huffington Post about how the reality of reproductive rights in India inspired our first feature length documentary.
Making “the jump” almost always means making a series of jumps; a series of cascading, increasingly bigger hops until you’re finally off the ledge. Over ...
So we have a few shout-outs owed through our perks for the campaign that have been especially requested through Facebook. So here's to you Ben Santucci and Jack Naughton!
Thank you for your donations!! Here's a photo showing how happy you've made us.
Big news!! Last week India's Supreme Court ruled to close the mass sterilization camps that have defined population policies for decades. This is HUGE and we published an article about the implications.
The Court pointed to the need for India to better ensure policies are human rights focused. But will the ruling go far enough? That's yet to be seen.
That's why this documentary is SO important. As India goes through this fundamental shift in policy, we want to be there to document it and to show what women feel about these new policies.
A Landmark ruling last week means mass sterilization camps will end. But what’s next for family planning in India? In the world’s largest democ...
And our page is officially launched! You can follow along for updates on our projects.
Currently we're fundraising for a documentary about reproductive health in India! You can check out the campaign here:
Nasbandi is a feature documentary about female sterilization and reproductive rights in India. | Crowdfunding is a democratic way to support the fundraising needs of your community. Make a contribution today!
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