Doula
dir. Saylor Campbell
2026
Running time: 12 min.
Trailer
Doula follows Missouri doula Jeadawn Cropp’s care for expectant mother Renata Roberts. A founding member of the Mid-Missouri Black Doula Collective, an organization dedicated to addressing Black maternal mortality, the film examines how Cropp is fighting the crisis one birth at a time. With an ever present joy and wit, Cropp shoulders everything from check-ups and baby shower planning to community organizing and the birth of Roberts’ son in this portrait of the fierce bonds that form between Black women when they support one another throughout motherhood.
Saylor Campbell
Saylor Campbell received her undergraduate degree in documentary journalism from the University of Missouri. Her education and experience working for companies like Motto Pictures has inspired her to pursue a career in directing and film producing, and she is passionate about stories that follow people of color and social justice issues, seeing visual storytelling and the arts as tools that can be used to bring rich narratives about communities to life. When she is not working, she can probably be found writing or spending time with her family in Houston.