2021 Digital Storytelling Contest, World Press Photo Interactive of the Year Nominee, Nominee

Birth in the 21st Century

Production

Barret Cooperativa / Lab RTVE / À Punt Mèdia

Birth in the 21st Century is an interactive documentary that follows the stories of five women during their pregnancy and childbirth, before and during the coronavirus pandemic. The experience invites the viewer inside the delivery room of the Hospital Universitario de La Plana, in Villarreal, Spain, where a team of midwives specialized in humanizing birth support women through childbirth in a way that is designed and developed with a deep respect for their bodies, their babies, and their rights. Participatory elements, such as an interactive birth plan, render Birth in the 21st Century an educational tool that offers vital insight into contemporary birth practices.

Production team

    Barret Cooperativa

    Director/Screenwriter/Photography/Editor: Claudia Reig

    Interactive Media Director/Producer/Sound Recording/Music: Àlex Badia

    Screenwriter/Photography/Editor/Executive Producer for Barret: Dani Fabra

    Web Design/Development: Vicent Ibáñez

    Photography: Vicent Peris

    Head of Post Production: Dani Palau

    Editor: Lucía Fos

    Executive Producer for À Punt: Ana Alemany

    Executive Producer for RTVE: Alberto Fernández

    Executive Producer for RTVE: Miriam Hernanz

    Executive Producer for RTVE: César Peña

    Data Visualization/motion graphics: Ana Tudela

    Data Visualization/motion graphics: Antonio Delgado (DATADISTA)

    Sound Recording: Víctor Suárez

    Additional Photography: Borja Vázquez

    Assistant Editor: Laura García

    Assistant Editor: Andrea Casino