Jaha's Promise (2017)
- Directed by
- Kate O'Callaghan, Patrick Farrelly
- Genre
- documentary film, biographical film
- Country
- The Gambia, United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
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How it feels
This documentary follows Jaha Dukureh, a Gambian activist who campaigns against female genital mutilation in her country. It shows her personal journey and her efforts to change laws and save girls from the practice.
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What happens
Jaha's Promise, is a 2017 American-Gambian documentary drama film co-directed and co-produced by Patrick Farrelly and Kate O'Callaghan. The film revolves around the life and activism of Jaha Dukureh, a Gambian anti-female genital mutilation campaigner against the most extreme form of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), called infibulation or Type 3 FGM prevail in Gambian society. The film made its premier on 16 March 2017 at the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival. The film received positive reviews from critics and screened at many film festivals. At the CPH:DOX 2017, the film was nominated for the F:ACT Award and then nominated for the Sheffield Youth Jury Award at the Sheffield International Documentary Festival. In 2018, the film was screened on the International Human Rights Defenders Day. The film also won the Audience Award at the Globe Docs Boston. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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