Independent Lens
Ratified
Ratified brings to life the push to add the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution through the legal battle in Virginia—the final state needed to ratify the amendment.
Laura Keller - NB
With global population at an extreme high, federal fertility lotteries now determine who can and can’t reproduce. When one woman learns that she will be permanently sterilized, her faith in the system is shaken.
- Series
- FUTURESTATES
- Premiere Date
- April 10, 2012
- Length
- 20 minutes
- Funding Initiative
- Short-Form Series and Special Projects
Director
Mo Perkins
Mo Perkins received a master’s degree in directing at UCLA’s School of Film and Television. In 2008, she completed her writer/directorial debut feature, A Quiet Little Marriage, which won a Grand Jury Award at Slamdance, the Audience Award at the Austin Film Festival, and was picked up for distribution by IFC. She has directed several short films and has… Show more
Producer
Eli Akira Kaufman
Eli Akira Kaufman completed his MFA in directing at the UCLA School of Film and Television. He has written and directed several films, including Birthday Haiku and Winning the Peace for Showtime, which was the winner of the drama category in the Ovation Short Film Contest. Kaufman also directed live theater for the Francis Ford Coppola One Act Play Festival… Show more
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The Film
With global population at an extreme high, federal fertility lotteries now determine who can and can’t reproduce. When one woman learns that she will be permanently sterilized, her faith in the system is shaken.
