Into the world during a pandemic

presenter helping parents-to-be as they bring a new life into the world.

“We did everything remotely via Zoom from my house, and then when restrictions lifted, we very carefully went and met them in a place that they felt comfortable,” recalls Willis of the production.

“Last year messed with all of us in some way shape or form, so to be able to connect with other people and to be given an insight and the privilege of going on that little adventure with them, it’s a pretty big one.

“Obviously, a maternity ward is very different to a Covid ward, but there were a lot of changes on maternity as well, it was not the same experience you’d have had six months previously, so it’s a fantastic insight to kind of see what was happening.”

A combination of candid moments filmed remotely by the families and honest Zoom conversations with Willis about their concerns and expectation, the show tactfully balances understandable anxieties with warm and uplifting moments. Emma Willis: Delivering Babies In 2020, W, Monday, 10pm

matter, there’s a strong punk ethos driving Moodysson’s terrific film. Shot in a freewheeling style using hand-held cameras, it uses dialogue he improvised with his young leads prior to letting them loose. The results are electrifying as Grosin and Barkhammar spark off each other in that naturalistic way teenagers do when there are no adults watching. Great stuff.

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