The Devil Is Busy
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At an Atlanta abortion clinic besieged by protesters, the director of operations, Tracy, takes necessary risks to safeguard staff and patients.
At an Atlanta abortion clinic besieged by protesters, the director of operations, Tracy, takes necessary risks to safeguard staff and patients.
One of the film’s strengths is its refusal to simplify. Hampton and Gandbhir juxtapose the deeply religious convictions on both sides: the protestors outside invoking God’s will, and Tracii herself leaning on prayer for strength and protection. Rather than pitting these perspectives against one another in caricature, The Devil Is Busy highlights the raw humanity—and the stakes—that ...
The Devil is Busy (now streaming on HBO Max) is a concise, heartwrenching snapshot of a post-Roe v Wade America. Directors Geeta Gandbhir (who collaborated with Spike Lee on Katrina: Come Hell and High Water ) and Christalyn Hampton capture multitudes in a 31-minute documentary that spends a day observing people who work at the Feminist Women’s Health Center in Atlanta, which is consistently besieged by clients and protesters – and, you won’t be surprised to learn, represents the country’s current. state of personal and political division and anxiety.
