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Events

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Bryan Health
4/24/26

Bryan Health Women's and Children's Conference

Bryan Health in Lincoln, NE graciously invited Annie to share the film and her patient experience at an incredible conference dedicated to education on AFE and postpartum mood disorders.

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AWHONN MN
4/16/26

AWHONN MN 2026 Annual Conference

A moving, powerful day at AWHONN MN's annual conference. Such an honor to show the film to a roomful of incredible healthcare providers in the L&D and neonatal spaces. Following the film, Annie, Dr. Elfstrand, Miranda Klassen, and Alicia Weyrauch, RN answered questions, and Annie delivered a heartfelt message to the group.

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Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care
3/25/26

TIPQC Annual Conference

TIPQC dedicated three sessions at its annual conference in Nashville, TN to advancing AFE awareness and education. Following the screening, Annie joined attendees to share her personal patient experience.

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Extracorporeal Life Support Organization
9/29/25

36th Annual ELSO Conference

Annie Sterle shared her story at the 36th Annual ELSO Conference in Washington, D.C. Attendees were all types of practitioners that assist with ECMO support in various health settings.

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Nebraska Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative
9/12/25

NPQIC 10th Annual Summit

The NPQIC hosted its 10th Annual Summit in Omaha, NE in September. We were thrilled to share the film with this incredible group committed to the delivery of and access to health care for all Nebraska mothers and newborns. Annie Sterle and Dr. Beth Elfstrand participated in a panel discussion following the screening.

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Morgan Stanley
5/7/25

Morgan Stanley's Women in Wellness Event

Such a wonderful night at Morgan Stanley’s Women in Wellness event held in honor of Maternal Mental Health Day on May 7th. The group rented a theater for a private screening of our film 24 Days Without You followed by a Q&A with Annie and Becky.

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Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health
2/26/25

24 Days Producers Head to Washington, D.C.

Producers Rebecca Rizzio and Annie Sterle and Dr. Beth Elfstrand spent the weekend in Washington DC for the 2025 AIM Annual Meeting. The 2025 AIM Annual Meeting is an in-person, national conferenced developed to foster connection, collaboration, and education of AIM teams addressing severe maternal morbidity, mortality, and contributing health inequities.

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Twin Cities Film Fest Announces 2024 Award Winners
10/26/24

24 Days Without You Wins Audience Award

The Twin Cities Film Fest Presented by Stearns Bank announced its 2024 award winners Saturday evening, recognizing films and artists across 10 top categories. The annual visual arts celebration showcased more than 140 features, shorts and industry events over the past two weeks.

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24 Days Without You Heads to Twin Cities Film Fest
10/19/24

Twin Cities Film Fest Red Carpet Interview

Charla Marie Bailey interviews 24 Days Without You creative team: Rebecca Rizzio, Annie Sterle, Carly Lassegard, and Andrés A. Parra.

Media Coverage

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WCCO
4/16/25

Annie's Story on WCCO

The birth of a child is typically the happiest day in a parent's life. But for a Minneapolis family, it started a mother's fight for her life.

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FOX 9 News
2/19/25

New documentary details Minneapolis family's rare birth complication

For Annie Sterle, becoming a mother was supposed to be a dream come true, but instead, giving birth to her son Henry turned out to be a medical nightmare

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Mesabi Tribune
12/4/24

Family's life changing story comes to life on the big screen

An award winning documentary film, telling a mother’s story of surviving a rare and often fatal complication at childbirth, is coming to a theater on the Range.

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MPR
6/22/22

Minneapolis family responds to rare, life-threatening pregnancy complication

After all that’s happened, Tony Sterle still remembers his wife, Annie, walking down the stairs holding the results of her pregnancy test. Nine months later, Annie’s labor was induced. At first, she appeared healthy. As her labor progressed, she lost consciousness.