The Line
Sparks fly at a Saturday morning clinic defense when dedicated activist Gigi meets punk loner Amber. When they are tasked with escorting a patient into the clinic the women must use ingenuity, courage and teamwork to succeed. Set amidst the massive reproductive rights struggles of the 1990’s, The Line is a coming of age story set against the backdrop of protest.
This film is being screened in the short film program Feminism Around the World.
Director: Melisa Resch
Melisa Resch is a graduate of DePaul University’s Digital Cinema program, where she obtained an MS in film. She has written and produced several short films and currently works as the Creative Executive for Freedom Road Productions. Freedom Road produced The Chi for Showtime and the feature documentary They Fight by director Andrew Renzi. Melisa previously worked as the Executive Assistant to hip hop artist and actor Common.