Africa Rising: The Grassroots Movement To End Female Genital Mutilation [DVD]

Produced by Equality Now and directed by Paula Heredia, Africa Rising is a documentary about the grassroots movement to end female genital mutilation (FGM) across Africa. Travelling through remote villages in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mali, Somalia, and Tanzania, Africa Rising was filmed to "celebrate the resilience and determination of the human spirit to change destiny against all odds." The film highlights the lives of girls like Beatrice and Edna Kandie, sisters who fled their home after learning their father was planning to cut them, and succeeded in getting a court order of protection against him. The film also features the story of Fanta Camara from Mali, who despite years of suffering from injuries as a result of FGM, "blossoms into a bright young woman." Other girls, however, have faced ultimate tragedy, such as Tato a teenage anti-FGM activist in Tanzania who lost her life to FGM.

The project website includes more information about the film and the featured activists, as well as a trailer and a photo gallery.

Click here to view the trailer on Youtube.

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