(Toxic: A Black Woman's Story)

Content: Racism. Toxic stress. Birth outcomes. How are these things intertwined? The short film, Toxic: A Black Woman's Story, seeks to explore that question - Peer into the world of the film's lead protagonist, Nina. An elite lawyer, loyal wife, and loving mother of a teen boy, Nina is navigating life (and a pregnancy) to the best of her ability. But sometimes the forces on a woman - especially a black woman - can be too much to bear. Follow Nina in this day-in-the-life drama, and see the world through the eyes of a successful black woman who must navigate an unjust world while trying to protect the world she has created for herself and her family.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

26 minutes

Year:

2019

Directors:

Devon V. Collins

Production companies:

First Year Cleveland’s Pregnancy and Infant Loss Committee,

Healthy Neighborhoods Committee of Healthy Cleveland,

Stimuli Film,

Your Story On Film

Actors:

Nina

Don

Michael

Principal Eckor

Karen

Crews:

Editor

Producer

Writer

Director of Photography

Director