Ricki Lake's Home Birth Movies!

The Tribeca Film Festival starts tomorrow, which means glittery celebs attending hipster events and screenings of both obscure documentaries and mainstream action flicks. But mixed in with Spider-Man 3 and student shorts is an intriguing-sounding documentary by director Abby Epstein about home birth, called "The Business of Being Born." She apparently follows several couples who chose to deliver at home, including Ricki Lake—former talk-show host, original Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray—who gave birth to her second son in her West Village apartment. Epstein got full access to Ricki, showing her birth in all of its uncensored glory. According to New York magazine, Epstein and Lake say they made the film to call attention to the shortcomings of hospital births and the too-high rate of C-sections. If you're considering home birth (or are interested in exploring why other women might choose this option) and will be in New York next week, this may be worth checking out. Ticket info, click here.