Brigid Maher who is a tenured, associate professor of Film and Media Arts.

She is Co-Director of the Center for Media and Social Impact and Associate Division Director of the Film and Media Arts Division at American University.

Her latest documentary,The Mama Sherpas, follows nurse-midwives, the doctors they work with, and their patients, over the course of two years.

The documentary provides an intimate glimpse into what midwives can bring into the birthing process in the hospital system.

The film is executively produced by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein (The Business of Being Born, which was featured in over fifteen international film festivals).