Honor Diaries (2013)

Directed by

Micah Smith

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 01m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary focuses on violence against women in honor-based societies. It follows nine women's rights activists as they work to change their communities.

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What happens

Honor Diaries is a 2013 documentary film that explores violence against women in honor-based societies, with particular focus on female genital mutilation (FGM), violence against women and honor killings and forced marriage, and lack of access to education. The film profiles nine women’s rights activists with origins in the Muslim (and non-Muslim) world, and follows their efforts to effect change, both within their communities and beyond. Honor Diaries premiered at the Chicago International Film Festival in October 2013 and won the Interfaith Award for Best Documentary at the St. Louis International Film Festival in November 2013. It was featured from December 2013 through April 2014 on DirecTV’s Audience Network as part of the Something to Talk About film series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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