Synopsis

A short fiction film, about a young woman, recalls scenes from her circumcision on her wedding night and her memories with her mother and father on that day, the film is based on an intermittent montage between the present and the past and what goes on in the girl's mind and hurts her at that moment that is supposed to be her happiest moments, with an audiotape of a radio recording of a true story of a girl from Upper Egypt, in which she tells her bitter experience with circumcision and the pain she suffered throughout her life, the circumcision is one of the most violent crimes committed against women in the Arab world.

Credits

Director Country Run time
Marwa Ali elsharkawi Egypt 10min

Film Screenings

Date Venue Time
Thu 16 Nov 2023 ZIFFTHUB B (Workshops) 11:00 am
Thu 16 Nov 2023 NGZ Bulawayo B (Workshops) 11:00 am
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