The Issue We Can No Longer Ignore
For too many women, seeking care becomes a cycle of unanswered questions, prolonged pain, and unheard concerns. Conditions such as endometriosis, fibroids, and chronic menstrual disorders are frequently minimized, leading to years without proper diagnosis or treatment.
The impact extends beyond the physical. It affects mental health, family life, work, and overall quality of life. When symptoms are normalized or ignored, women are left navigating their health in isolation.
Women With the Issue of Blood exists to expose this reality, amplify lived experiences, and create space for informed conversations that lead to awareness, advocacy, and change.
About The Film
Women With the Issue of Blood sheds light on healthcare disparities faced by Black women, told through powerful personal stories.
This film was created for the women who have been told to endure what should have been treated. Women With the Issue of Blood brings visibility to the gynecological health disparities impacting African American women, amplifying lived experiences with honesty, advocacy, and artistic expression. When we see it clearly, we can respond differently.
Why This Film Matters
Gynecological health disparities continue to impact African American women at disproportionate rates, often resulting in delayed diagnosis, dismissed symptoms, and long term health consequences. Women With the Issue of Blood brings visibility to stories that are too often overlooked and turns awareness into action.
Powered by voices, experiences, and a shared commitment to change.
2X More Likely
African American women are more likely to experience severe symptoms from gynecological conditions while receiving less timely care.
Dismissed Pain
Black women are more likely to have their pain underestimated or undertreated in medical settings
Daily life disrupted
Chronic gynecological conditions significantly impact work, mental health, and family life for millions of women
Up to 60 percent
Of women with endometriosis are misdiagnosed or undiagnosed for years
The Director & Producer
With a passion for advocacy and storytelling, Kierra brings this film to life through a lens rooted in community, truth, and change. Her work centers on amplifying voices that have been historically overlooked and creating space for informed dialogue around women’s health.
Support the Movement
This film exists to spark awareness, conversation, and change. Your support helps expand screenings, amplify underrepresented voices, and create spaces where women’s health is seen, heard, and taken seriously. Your involvement helps move this conversation beyond the screen and into real communities, where awareness can lead to advocacy and informed care. Together, we are building momentum toward equity, compassion, and lasting change in women’s health.
Voices Behind The Film
The voices behind the film carry truth, courage, and lived experience. Each voice adds depth, dignity, and urgency to a story that demands to be heard.
