Battleground

Name: Battleground
Director: Cynthia Lowen
Released: 2022

Cynthia Lowen 2022

Battleground is an urgently timely window into the intersection of abortion and politics in America, following three women who lead formidable anti-abortion organizations to witness the enormous influence they wield. As the nation faces the end of Roe, the film also depicts those on the front lines of the fierce fight to maintain access.

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Running Time:

103 min.

Spoken Languages:

English

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Cynthia Lowen

Producers:

Rebecca Stern and Cynthia Lowen

Cinematographers:

Gabriella Garcia-Pardo, Barbie Leung

Editors:

Nancy Novack, ACE

Production Companies:

Train of Thought Productions, Safe Space Pictures, Fifth Man Productions, The Harnisch Foundation

Press

‘Battleground’ Review: A Look at the Anti-Abortion Movement

Months after Roe v. Wade was overturned, this documentary provides, if nothing else, a glimpse into the minds of the mobilized minority leading the anti-abortion charge.

By Beatrice Loayza
‘Battleground’: Film Review | Tribeca 2022

Cynthia Lowen's documentary goes inside the anti-abortion movement to reveal its political strategies.

By Caryn James
‘Battleground’ Review: An Abortion Doc as Messy, Scary, and Upsetting as the Debate It Chronicles

Tribeca: After a while, the sense that Cynthia Lowen's documentary will offer no actionable solutions starts to feel more like a feature rather than a bug.

By Kate Erbland

Festival Participation

Tribeca - 2022
Human Rights Film Festival - Berlin - 2022
Woodstock Film Festival - 2022
Women's Film Festival - 2022
Sidewalk Film Festival - 2022
Cork International Film Festival - 2022
Hawaii International Film Festival - 2022
Denver Film Festival - 2022

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