THE EBONY CANAL IS HEADING TO 2026 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL in France as one of the only maternal health documentary films to screen as part of Pavilion AfroNova and Diversity In CANNES. We will be screening 5.13 & 5.18. Help us get there!

The Ebony Canal is a 2x Emmy & NAACP Image award-winning documentary film

narrated by Academy Award-winning icon, Viola Davis. Featuring Larissa (Lane) Keys, Mariah Peoples, Alana Yzola Daly and Rachel Strader, this masterful cinematic poem

directed by Emmai Alaquiva examines the HERstoric portal between the

disparities of infant and the current state of maternal health

orbiting Black and Brown women. With collaborative insight of Former VP,

Kamala Harris, Dr. Lamman Rucker, Elaine Welteroth, Charles Johnson and

some of the top experts, we reveal the hurt, healing and hope of this voyage.

Despite the undercurrents, the mission aims to foster a new wave of

solution-driven practices. The vision is to move infant/maternal health forward in

the journey to save Black and Brown mothers and their babies.

Watch Trailer Here

Press Links

-Viola Davis speaks on TEC

Ms Tina Knowles speaks on TEC

-EBONY Magazine

-BET

-ABC News Live

-NBC/WPXI

-Way Up w/ Angela Yee (IHeatRadio)

-WBLS 1075fm w JusNik (NYC)

-Native Land w/ Angela Rye

Directed by Emmai Alaquiva

Narrated by Viola Davis

Executive Producers:

Sam Reiman

Lekha Singh

Brenda Gilbert

Janis Burley

Sanjay Rawal

The short film has already garnered:

* 2) Emmy Awards

* 1) 57th NAACP Image Award (Outstanding Short-Form Documentary)

* 3) Webby Awards

* 5) Telly Awards

* 2) Anthem Awards

* ESSENCE FF (Best Documentary for Social Impact) 

* URBANWORLD FF (Best Documentary for Cultural Awareness)

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