The ACFC was born out of rage. After the overturn of Roe V Wade and the end to a woman’s federal right to abortion, I began reaching out to filmmakers from across the country. I asked if they would contribute to a project looking at the impact from different states’ perspectives, especially in those areas most affected. The Abortion Clinic Film Collective was born. In haste and with limited access to resources, seven films were created focusing on states from Arizona to Tennessee, South Dakota to Texas, and beyond. I directed one of the films, As Long as We Can, that chronicles the chaos Arizona was thrown into when abortion legality was thrown back to states.
We hope that each portal provides a window into the broad and life-threatening ramifications of significantly reducing our country’s access to abortion and the devastating legacy such confusion brings to the health of our country. It has been a profound and meaningful collaboration that continues to grow.
Kristy Guevara-Flanagan
February, 2025