HISTORICAL DRAMA.
The Womb Rebellion
Storyline: This story is inspired by the historical account of enslaved women in the American South… A peaceful Sunday morning on a South Carolina plantation is disrupted by the suicide of the rebellious Ruby, wife of the hated driver Sam. This event turns the plantation into chaos when the spirit of Ruby returns to produce havoc on the plantation. Ruby’s death most affects the midwife who has become her surrogate mother. Pearl, the midwife, must come to terms with what it means to help birth children who will live their lives in bondage. Ruby’s courage and actions lead the women of the slave quarters in a resistance to producing more slaves for the plantation.
Reference: The Womb Rebellion is the latest in a new genre of books and movies related to slavery. It builds on the success of popular films, books, and television series’ such as: “12 Years a Slave”, The Underground Railroad, and “The Handmaid’s Tale”, (13 Emmy nominations) which interestingly provides a modern-telling of a similar storyline and character development. The Womb Rebellion can generate comparable international mainstream popularity among moviegoers that other movies with diverse female protagonists such as: The Color Purple (1985) Budget $15,000,000 Gross Sales $146,292,009; Hidden Figures (2016) Budget $25,000,000; Gross Sales $234,874,979; Wonder Woman 8 (2017) Budget $149,000,000; Gross Sales $821,763,408; and Black Panther (2018) Budget $200,000,000; Gross Sales $1,347, 071,259.