Show Me The Line

When an Alabama court jeopardizes access to IVF and her own embryos, artist Abbey Crain refuses to surrender her creative power. In this triumphant tour de force, Crain and a group of fertility patients reckon with the threats to their family future, unearthing hope from an unsettled legal landscape.

Families' lives turned upside-down after an Alabama court decided frozen IVF embryos are children. For reproductive journalist Abbey Crain, the ruling interrupted half a decade of fertility treatments, placing her dreams of motherhood—and her embryos—in constitutional crossfire. But Crain refuses to surrender her voice. Prevailing with a pen and paintbrush, she begins a quest to honor the personhood of Alabama women through art. Crain invites others caught in this unsettled legal storm to a community stage where they reckon with grief and hope. SHOW ME THE LINE cuts through the noise of sensational headlines to reveal the intimate, powerful stories behind them. Unpacking IVF’s history and science, this film reaches the heart of reproductive medicine across the Southern landscape. Through the unbreakable spirit of everyday citizens, SHOW ME THE LINE becomes a testament to justice, faith, creative resilience, and the pursuit of happiness.

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