Instead, it is a collaborative and culturally relevant work of art.Īs a filmmaker, Alexis Marie brings together her unique skill set as both a visual and literary communicator. The film successfully avoids being a bland, sterile or sentimental expose. It features real-life medical appointments, artistic manifestations, thought-provoking interviews with experts and bereaved families, and a comprehensive view from conception till the actual delivery. The film contains scenes across multiple seasons, and numerous locations – from Alberta, Canada, to Sedona, Arizona. With poignant narration, along with interesting interviews of more than twenty bereaved parents – women and men – and health care professionals, the documentary casts fresh light on a private and isolating experience. The film documents an actual pregnancy of Alexis Marie Chute, as she grapples with the unique challenges of having a child after the death of child. The documentary film, Expecting Sunshine, brings together the poetic prose and visual incarnations of the memoir, as experienced through the innovative, sometimes surreal, sensibilities of its creator.
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