User:Jenn00123/Monday's Child Screenplay

Monday's Child is a fiction film screenplay written by Jodi Leib that will become a narrative feature film. The story has been in development for the past ten years and is nearing completion. Two screenplay reading events were produced in 2009. The first reading featured ten actors and was staged for a live audience; the second reading was for screenplay consultants.

Mission
Monday’s Child focuses on a contemporary community as they balance reproductive choices, family life, relationships, and careers. Healthcare, pregnancy, and reproductive rights are explored to further a greater understanding for the difficult decisions women and men confront everyday. A compelling story, Monday's Child exposes the social, spiritual, and philosophical landscape of human rights in the United States and abroad. Monday's Child transcends the divisive nature of the reproductive rights debate to realize the hope of a better world for women, men, and children in need of healthcare.

Goals
An independent feature film, Monday’s Child targets the many aspects of reproductive rights and policy widely debated in today’s society. The goal of the film is to unify audiences with diverse views by reflecting on conditions that could affect any one of us, thereby generating a culture of compassion for our own family, friends, and neighbors.

About the Screenwriter
Jodi Leib has been an active member of the reproductive healthcare movement. She participated in the March for Women’s Lives as a journalist for Talk It Out!, interviewing Gloria Steinem, Moby, Janeane Garofalo, and Indigo Girls about the subjects of reproductive rights. Jodi Leib served on the board of the Young Professionals Council for Choice from 2007-2010. She has been a guest blogger on Words of Choice.