A NEW DOCUMENTARY FROM EMMY-NOMINATED FILMMAKER CHERYL FURJANIC
LET YOUR GRIEF FLAG FLY
Adventures in Miscarriage is an urgently necessary film.
Miscarriage is usually the cause of profound grief, and even clinically recognizable trauma. Yet it remains woefully misunderstood and supported by healthcare systems. This film has the potential to change this truth.”
— Julia Bueno, Psychotherapist & Author of The Brink of Being: Talking About Miscarriage
About the Film
Emmy-nominated filmmaker Cheryl Furjanic pulls back the curtain on reproductive injustice in post-Roe America by exploring the world’s most common pregnancy complication: miscarriage. Calling on the powers of dark comedy, absurdist performance, intimate interviews, and queer camp, Cheryl realizes she’s on an adventure she didn’t anticipate. Unfolding in real-time, the making of ADVENTURES IN MISCARRIAGE begins to unlock the filmmaker’s trauma and healing from her own pregnancy loss.
Meet the Team
Cheryl Furjanic
Cheryl Furjanic is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker whose work has screened over 175 times worldwide and on television. Her most recent film, STONEWALL: THE MAKING OF A MONUMENT, was featured on the New York Times homepage and selected as an “Editor’s Pick.” Cheryl’s feature documentary BACK ON BOARD: GREG LOUGANIS was broadcast on HBO and nominated for an Emmy Award and Producers Guild of America award in 2016. Her first feature documentary, SYNC OR SWIM (2008), chronicled the U.S. Synchronized Swimming Team’s path to the 2004 Olympics and was profiled in The New York Times, NPR, and USA Today. In 2014 she was named to the OUT100 — Out Magazine’s list of the most compelling LGBTQ people of the year. Cheryl has been teaching documentary production at NYU for twenty-five years. For more on Cheryl’s work, check out cherylfurjanic.com.
Director / Producer
Stephanie Schiavenato
Stephanie Schiavenato is a Latina filmmaker, doula, and anthropologist. She produced and directed LANDFALL (2018), a short documentary about the lingering effects of trauma on the relationship between her mother and brother who migrated from Colombia. Stephanie is one of the most experienced doulas in the country, having attended over 700 births and supported families prenatally and postpartum for close to two decades. She holds a degree from Middlebury College in Gender Studies, a Master’s degree in Anthropology from the New School for Social Research and she pursued a doctoral degree in Anthropology at New York University where she also earned an Advanced Certificate from The Program in Culture and Media. She did her PhD dissertation research on how families cope with pregnancy loss. She is currently directing the short documentary MOTHER CAKE, which explores the afterlife of placentas.
Producer
Editor
Viridiana Lieberman
Viridiana Lieberman has edited many features and series, most notably the award-winning documentaries, THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR, THE SENTENCE, I AM EVIDENCE, LOWNDES COUNTY AND THE ROAD TO BLACK POWER, THROUGH OUR EYES: APART AND CALL CENTER BLUES. An avid women’s sports fan, her directorial debut, BORN TO PLAY premiered on ESPN and ABC in 2020. THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR was nominated for an Academy Award in 2026. Viridiana won the Critics Choice Documentary award and the ACE Eddie Award for Best Documentary for THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR.
Kaitlyn Hamby-Fowler
Kaitlyn Hamby-Fowler is an impact and distribution producer specializing in documentary film. Combining a background in community organizing with film industry experience, Kaitlyn positions films to be in service to social movements and succeed outside of traditional systems. Kaitlyn began her career working at Chicken & Egg Films and Fork Films. As Senior Impact Producer at Peace is Loud, she built and implemented impact and grassroots distribution strategy for award-winning films like KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE, THE HUNTING GROUND, and STANDING ABOVE THE CLOUDS. Kaitlyn continues to partner with filmmakers and organizations at the intersection of storytelling and systemic change, ensuring that films achieve their full potential.
Consulting Producer
J. Margiotta
J. Margiotta is a writer currently living in Portugal. She may not have any previous film credits, but what she does have is a firm belief in Cheryl's vision for this film — a vision born over a decade ago in a safe creative space where the two of them learned to let their grief flags fly. A first-time producer and steadfast supporter of reproductive justice, J. is committed to moving mountains to get this important documentary out into the world.
Producer
Executive Producer
Rachel Lears
Rachel Lears, a Brooklyn-based filmmaker, directed the Oscar-shortlisted, Emmy-nominated documentary KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE (Netflix), which won the US Documentary Audience Award and Festival Favorite Award at Sundance in 2019, and the award-winning TO THE END (Hulu/Roadside) which premiered at Sundance in 2022. Rachel received the IDA Emerging Filmmaker Award in 2019, is a member of the Documentary Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and holds a PhD in Cultural Anthropology from NYU. She recently completed her first fiction short, DIRECT ACTION, in 2026.
“The person who is going through the grief and going through the trauma is just waiting for that invitation to be told that there was something lost that is here. By not acknowledging the grief we are neglecting a huge part of the story that never gets again coherence or stability for us.”
Join the Adventure!
Help bring ADVENTURES IN MISCARRIAGE to audiences everywhere.
There are many ways to support this film — from contributing financially, to sponsoring outreach and impact efforts, to simply connecting us with people who should know about the project. Every form of support helps move the journey forward.
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You can support ADVENTURES IN MISCARRIAGE in three main ways: contribute financially, become a sponsor, or introduce us to potential partners, funders, festivals, healthcare leaders, or audiences who may connect with the film.
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Absolutely. Whether you give $10 or $10,000, every contribution helps make filming, editing, post-production, original score, festival strategy, educational screenings, and outreach possible.
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Sponsorship opportunities are available for individuals, organizations, foundations, and brands who want to help bring the film to wider audiences. Sponsorships may include producer credits, premiere recognition, and impact partnership opportunities.
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Yes. Introductions and connections are incredibly valuable. If you know potential funders, impact partners, healthcare organizations, festivals, educators, brands, or advocates who should know about this film, we’d love to hear from you.
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Miscarriage impacts millions of people, yet it remains deeply misunderstood and under-discussed. Adventures in Miscarriage aims to spark conversation, reduce stigma, and create meaningful cultural and emotional impact through storytelling.
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