Private Project

Uncounted

This short documentary revolves around Lea, a woman who has always been afraid of getting pregnant due to a recurring childhood nightmare of being pregnant during a dark time in the world when the baby couldn't breathe. Unexpectedly, despite using birth control, she becomes pregnant during the COVID-19 pandemic after contracting the virus. She goes into labor prematurely at just 23 weeks and tests positive for COVID-19 once again but then tests negative twice. However, her baby is born with severe complications that the doctors cannot explain.

Through Lea's experiences, the film explores the mysterious consequences of COVID-19 on pregnancy and the babies that are not counted in official statistics. It portrays the emotional and physical struggles that Lea faces as she navigates the pandemic and her premature delivery. Ultimately, the film highlights the importance of understanding the impact of COVID-19 on pregnancy and raising awareness about the challenges faced by mothers and babies during this unprecedented time.

  • Morgana Wingard
    Director
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    37 minutes
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Morgana Wingard

Morgana is a producer, photographer, videographer, and the founder of Namuh Media — a woman-owned production company that produces authentic films about social issues with local, diverse talent around the world. Her clients include UNICEF, CARE, USAID, and Girls Opportunity Alliance — an initiative of The Barack Obama Foundation. Prior to founding Namuh Media, she worked for the ONE Campaign, McCann Worldgroup, and Annie Leibovitz. She documented the Ebola outbreak in Liberia, West Africa in 2014 winning a Davey award for her films; Cape Town’s water shortage in 2015 when the city started counting down to Day Zero — the day it would run out of clean water; and the Covid-19 pandemic through her personal project, Survivor Diaries, where her and her husband interviewed and photographed Covid-19 survivors in all 50 states in America.

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