NEWS: The Gloucester 18 is Now Available For Sale
We are please to announce that "The Gloucester 18" is now available for sale to non-profits and educational institutions. Click here to watch a preview and buy a copy.
The definitive investigation into the Gloucester pregnancy pact, "The Gloucester 18" explores the lives of the girls allegedly involved in the pact and gets to the truth of what happened in Gloucester.
Greater Boston with Emily Rooney
The Gloucester pregnancy pact scandal has captured the attention of the world, inspiring hundreds of articles, at least one book and a Lifetime movie, "The Pregnancy Pact." But only "The Gloucester 18" gives voice to the pregnant teenagers involved in the supposed pact, and allows them to tell their stories for the first time.
Featuring songs by Beyonce and Solange Knowles, "The Gloucester 18" is an in-depth investigation of the Gloucester pregnancy pact and the phenomenon of teenage pregnancy across the nation.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
"Every high school girl should see this film on the first day of high school and every year after."
--Margaret Hoover, "O'Reilly Factor" Culture Warrior
"This film...should be mandatory viewing for every teen in the country."
--Yvonne Abraham, The Boston Globe
"We were universally moved. The power of the individual stories, set in the broader context of their lives, and in the larger story of adolescent sexuality and parenting, stayed with us all for days following the viewing. What happened in Gloucester means something about how we as a society understand young people and their intentions, and how we frame teen pregnancy overall. I have been working to address teen pregnancy for more than 15 years, and I doubt I could have done a better job of telling the story of who teen parents are."
--Patricia Quinn, Executive Director, Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy
"One of the nation's great success stories of the past two decades has been the extraordinary declines in teen pregnancy and childbearing. The recent, alarming turnaround in the teen birth rate, however, is a stark reminder that our collective efforts on this front are far from over. "The Gloucester 18" is a sober, engaging, and thoughtful reminder that road ahead will not be easy. The documentary makes clear that adolescence pregnancy is a complex problem---not an issue captured in headlines and soundbites. It paints a detailed portrait of the profound challenges of early parenthood and its generational effects."
--Bill Albert, Chief Program Officer, National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.
Click here to download a PDF press kit on "The Gloucester 18."
