Lauren Aboulafia: SUPER SCAR and overcoming traumatic childbirth

11/09/22 • 24 min

Jared Milrad chats with award-winning animator and director Lauren Aboulafia about her autobiographical short film, SUPER SCAR, which tells the story of a new mom’s unexpected struggle to stay sane amidst the madness of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Lauren opens up about her traumatic childbirth experience and her approach to creating SUPER SCAR, why it's important for women to share their childbirth stories, and how we can create more transparent, authentic, and inclusive spaces for underrepresented storytellers.

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