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Marco

Disbelief, shock, hostility and superstition confronted the wife of one of the filmmakers when she decided to give birth without pain medication using the Lamaze method of childbirth.

Disbelief, shock, hostility and superstition confronted the wife of one of the filmmakers when she decided to give birth without pain medication using the Lamaze method of childbirth. Her tale is about trusting oneself and accepting responsibility even when it means rejecting popular beliefs and establishment authority.

Filmmakers

Cast

Barbara Temaner (Mother)
Marco Temaner (Child)
Gerald Temaner (Father)
Gordon Quinn (Uncle)

Cameraman

Gordon Quinn

Composer

Philip Glass

Sound

Daniel Auerbach

Media

Awards and Distinctions

American Film Festival

Winner

Blue Ribbon

1971

Chicago International Film Festival

Official Selection

1971

Venice Film Festival

Official Selection

1971