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About this project
A documentary about women, midwives, families and political battles told from close up.
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Task
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Post Production Audio
This money will go towards paying for sound post-production. Balancing dialogue, sound effects and music. This process includes cleaning up unwanted noise, creating soundscapes and final mixing to ensure clarity and cohesion. Good sound post-production work helps to reinforce the emotional and narrative impact of the documentary.
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€ 2.000 | |
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Revision of the material
This money will be used to pay for the review of the material. A documentary recorded over 4 years requires months of work to view, select and classify the best images and audio. This work is key to managing large volumes of material and ensuring a smooth and effective editing.
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€ 2.500 | |
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Color Grading
This money will be used to pay for benchmarking. It is the process of adjusting the color and brightness of a film or video to achieve a coherent aesthetic. The colorist is the professional who takes care of these adjustments, working with specialized software to improve the image, intensify tones or correct inconsistencies.
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€ 2.000 | |
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Graphics
This money will go towards paying a graphic designer. She designs visual elements such as graphics, titles, posters and credits to complement the narrative. She creates informative graphics to present data or statistics in a clear and attractive way. She also takes care of the overall aesthetics of promotional materials, such as posters and advertising, to reinforce the documentary's visual message.
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€ 2.000 | |
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Music
This money will pay for the work of three musicians who composed the music for this documentary. The film's soundtrack is composed by three different musicians, each creating their own music over ambient sound recorded during the different filming sessions, to create a unique soundtrack for each of the midwife protagonists.
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€ 2.000 | |
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Rewards and commissions
With this money we will be able to pay the costs of the rewards, the Goteo commission and the bank expenses derived from crowdfunding.
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€ 4.000 |
Infrastructure
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Lead Editor (includes first cut, revisions, and final cut)
This money will go to pay the editor. She is in charge of the first cut of the documentary, structuring the narrative with the best material. She oversees revisions with the director to adjust pace, content and coherence. Finally, she makes the final cut, preparing the film for post-production and exhibition.
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€ 4.000 | |
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Editing Equipment (Computer, hard drive)
Financial investment in computers, screens and hard drives is essential to edit a film efficiently. Powerful equipment is needed to manage large files, ensure fluidity in editing and store large volumes of material. This infrastructure ensures an optimal and secure workflow.
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€ 3.800 | |
| Total | € 14.500 | € 22.300 |
General information
'Mare meva' is a 100% independent and self-funded documentary that has been following the work of three midwives since 2021. The documentary shows shocking stories of how midwives attend births at home, in hospitals, and explains how midwives have transformed women's healthcare. Today, however, 40% of midwives in Catalonia are about to retire in 2026 and there is no replacement in sight. If nothing is done, we will soon run out of midwives. Mare Meva explains how a success story faces a key year for its future, and ours.
Mare Meva follows Inma Marcos, a midwife, and daughter of a midwife, a reference in her profession dedicated to home births; Dr. Lucía Alcaraz, who founded Casa Laietana, which within Can Ruti allows you to give birth as if you were at home and the only project in Catalonia led by midwives; and Maria Llavoré Fàbregas who works as a midwife at the Hospital de Sant Pau and specializes in working on the emotional and physical impacts surrounding women's reproductive phases.
Through them we will meet mothers, fathers and children who have been able to form families in a supported way.
Main features and goals of the crowdfunding campaign
Mare Meva is a self-funded documentary that intimately explores the lives of three midwives over four years, highlighting their intimate relationships with women and their unique contributions to maternal care in Catalonia. Unlike other projects, it addresses the urgent future challenge of the midwifery shortage and its implications for society.
With Mare Meva, my goal is to show the diverse and valuable roles that midwives play in women's lives and healthcare. The documentary aims to provoke meaningful dialogue about the urgent challenges they face, in particular the projected labor shortage by 2026, while drawing attention to the complex ways in which politics and women's health influence and shape each other.
The crowdfunding is aimed at hiring qualified staff. Editor, sound technician, colorist, post-production team, graphic designers, translators are needed. The money will be used to recover part of the initial investment, and give the final push to present and distribute the documentary. If up until now I have been able to do the work alone, and much of the filming is already finished, now a team is needed to make the documentary reach festivals, platforms or television.
Why this is important
Four years ago, during the pandemic, I met Inma Marcos, a freelance midwife researching a series of photo essays I made for the newspaper Vilaweb, Parir en Pandèmia. She opened a window into one of the oldest professions. Through her, I was introduced to a network of women who have fought tirelessly to protect and support other women over time, throughout history, under dictatorship and into the modern era as part of the European Union.
Inma also revealed an impending crisis: by 2026, 40% of midwives in Catalonia will retire without replacement, leaving a significant gap in care. This stark reality became a lens through which I saw how history and politics shape our bodies and lives, tying them together over time. I couldn’t help but wonder: what will happen in 2026?
Four years later, the answer is here, looking at you and me. You may not be a woman or a mother, but close to you, there is a woman you love and want to keep safe.
Thus was born Mare Meva. This documentary follows three midwives, three of the incredible women I met in Catalonia, who have dedicated their lives to educating women about their bodies and their choices. Through their stories, I hope to shed light on the strength, resilience and importance of those who bring life into the world and protect it every step of the way.
Adiva Koenigsberg (director and producer) is a photojournalist and educator with over 20 years of experience in the audiovisual world. From 2006 - 2014, she cultivated her craft working in camera and screenwriter roles for an Israeli experimental film production company, gaining experience in both the technical and creative aspects of filmmaking. In 2020, Adiva began her journey as a photojournalist, which for her has felt like finding home, a place to merge her love of portraiture and storytelling. The production of her first feature documentary, Mare Meva, began 4 years ago as a series of photo reports about women who gave birth during the pandemic. This deeply personal project is completely self-funded and seeks support to help polish it so that it can be shared with the public.
Hannah Reemers (b. Paris, 1999) is a photographer and videographer based in Barcelona, with a background in philosophy and law.
Since 2023, she has been part of the Mare Meva team, working as an assistant director and production assistant. In this role, she has contributed to part of the filming and communication of the project.
Inma Marcos (58) is a midwife with over 30 years of experience as a midwife and 25 dedicated exclusively to home birth care, having assisted over 800 births in the last 20 years. She is president of the Home Birth Midwives Association of Catalonia (ALPACC), an organization that promotes and supports home birth, defending the right of women to give birth where they feel safest and wish. She is also a teacher and trainer of midwives in emergencies and home births, collaborating with the Catalan Association of Midwives in training courses for professionals. Her mission is to help babies feel welcomed and loved from the very beginning, and for mothers to feel capable and strong during the birth process.
Maria Llavoré Fàbregas (53) is a midwife with extensive experience in caring for cases of perinatal death and grief. She consults on pelvic floor and sexuality and is part of different committees in scientific societies such as obstetric violence. She works at the Hospital de Sant Pau in Barcelona, where she has co-authored two new care guides in this area. She is an advocate for all the different emotional experiences around birth, women's bodies and the family experience around the life and death of babies.
Dr. Lucia Alcaraz (57) is the founder of the first fully public birthing center in Catalonia. A project that was launched in the middle of a pandemic and with many complications. In 2022 Lucia leaves her position at Casa Laietania to finish her doctorate, a fact that helps the cause of midwifery to help with the construction of material to teach and demonstrate how the profession of midwifery serves the world through studies and research that gives strength to the profession in an academic world.
Social commitment
Health and care
The documentary Mare Meva sheds light on a pressing issue in Catalonia: the future of midwifery and women’s reproductive care. With the stark prediction that 40% of midwives in Catalonia will retire by 2026, the film becomes a call to action. It reflects on the progress women have made in the last 65 years and the risks of losing it if proactive measures are not taken.
The documentary aims to showcase the diverse and transformative work that midwives do to improve the lives of women and families. Capturing their dedication, compassion and impact, Mare Meva celebrates their essential role in society. It also highlights the different birth options available in Catalonia, encouraging informed choices and empowering women to decide how they want to bring life into the world.
Through its lens, Mare Meva aims to raise awareness, inspire advocacy and ensure the continuity of midwifery care for future generations.
Sustainable Development Goals
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Good Health and Well-Being
Ensuring healthy lives and promoting the well-being for all at all ages is essential to sustainable development.
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Gender Equality
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Reduced Inequalities
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