The most radical thing a woman can do? Refuse to leave her house.
The Born at Home documentary explores and uncovers the empowering journey of homebirth, shedding light on the often overlooked and misunderstood option that has transformed lives. Born at Home dives into real stories of women navigating birth trauma and examines how a shift in environment and informed choices can reshape the birthing experience. Wisdom is shared from homebirth families, interwoven with evidence-based information from midwives, medical professionals, doulas, researchers and maternity advocates.
Direction
Dual female directors with actual birth experience—rare authenticity.
Production
Balances raw home footage with polished expert interviews.
Writing
Reframes 'risk' without demonizing hospitals—nuanced as hell.
Director
Eleanor Currie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Australia's homebirth rates hover around 0.3%—this film spotlights why that number is politically suppressed, not medically justified.
Directors Currie and Banks met through their own homebirth experiences; Banks appears on camera as a subject, blurring filmmaker/participant lines intentionally.
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