Presented by TransAfrica Forum Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. Foreign Policy Library, Equality Now and Howard University’s African Studies Department
Africa Rising
Film screening with a discussion with the narrator, Efua Dorkenoo.
Thursday, April 28, 2011, 6:00 to 8:00 PM
Howard University, John H. Johnson School of Communications, CB Powell Building, Screening Room West, 525 Bryant Street, NW, Washington, DC
Africa Rising is a powerful documentary portraying the indomitable grassroots movement to end female genital mutilation (FGM). Traveling through remote villages in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mali, Somalia and Tanzania, Africa Rising celebrates the resilience and determination of the human spirit to change destiny against all odds. Everyday with little more than fierce determination and deep love for their communities, brave activists are leading the path against all odds to break the silence about this centuries-old tradition. Together, these women and men have created a formidable grassroots movement to end FGM. Masterfully directed by Paula Heredia, Africa Rising paints an intimate portrait of courageous individuals with dignity and strength, whose passion for justice is changing the course of history. Renowned Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat notes that this is “an inspiring and hopeful film. Despite the deep sadness I felt for these girls, the good news is that the grassroots movement is strong and leading the global fight against Female Genital Mutilation to save each and every girl.”
For more information contact: 202.223.1960 ext. 137 or info@transafrica.org.
Director—Paula Heredia; Executive Producers—Taina Bien-Aimé, Faiza Jama Mohamed, and Jessica Neuwirth; Narrator—Efua Dorkenoo.
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