100 mins |
Rated
TBC
Comedian, disruptor-extraordinaire Lizz Winstead (co-creator of The Daily Show), and Abortion Access Front crisscross the U.S. to support abortion clinic staff and bust stigma. Pop culture icons and next-gen comics fuel this six-year road film activating small-town folks to rebuild vandalized clinics, exposing wrongdoer politicians, anti-abortion extremists, media neglect as the race to the bottom ensues and our rights burn down. No One Asked You is a bold call to action driven by the power of humor in social change, where joy prevails.
"I saw this coming; the sea of misogyny that permeates our culture and conspires to take away healthcare and bodily autonomy from women. With the election of Donald Trump, I was devastated. Once the dust settled, I asked myself: What can I do? Among many issues, I was deeply concerned about what a Trump presidency would mean for reproductive rights, which have been chiseled away since 1973. It was clear, things were about to get much worse.
I had been following Lizz Winstead's work for years. Her groundbreaking political satire work as The Daily Show co-creator was unparalleled. After much success, Lizz gave up her dream job for true calling to fight for abortion rights. Lizz was the one with the megaphone and the new lens exposing the mounting hypocrisy. I met Lizz at Netroots Nation in 2012 on her book tour for Lizz Free or Die. Soon after, she founded Lady Parts Justice (now named the more gender inclusive Abortion Access Front) her audacious group of repro rights activists who use humor to battle misogyny and fight for repro rights."
- Director, Ruth Leitman
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Comedian, disruptor-extraordinaire Lizz Winstead (co-creator of The Daily Show), and Abortion Access Front crisscross the U.S. to support abortion clinic staff and bust stigma. Pop culture icons and next-gen comics fuel this six-year road film activating small-town folks to rebuild vandalized clinics, exposing wrongdoer politicians, anti-abortion extremists, media neglect as the race to the bottom ensues and our rights burn down. No One Asked You is a bold call to action driven by the power of humor in social change, where joy prevails.
"I saw this coming; the sea of misogyny that permeates our culture and conspires to take away healthcare and bodily autonomy from women. With the election of Donald Trump, I was devastated. Once the dust settled, I asked myself: What can I do? Among many issues, I was deeply concerned about what a Trump presidency would mean for reproductive rights, which have been chiseled away since 1973. It was clear, things were about to get much worse.
I had been following Lizz Winstead's work for years. Her groundbreaking political satire work as The Daily Show co-creator was unparalleled. After much success, Lizz gave up her dream job for true calling to fight for abortion rights. Lizz was the one with the megaphone and the new lens exposing the mounting hypocrisy. I met Lizz at Netroots Nation in 2012 on her book tour for Lizz Free or Die. Soon after, she founded Lady Parts Justice (now named the more gender inclusive Abortion Access Front) her audacious group of repro rights activists who use humor to battle misogyny and fight for repro rights."
- Director, Ruth Leitman
