Human Rights Film Festival Oct 1 Moolaade and Oct 9 Dying to Get In

Oct 1 Moolaadé (2004)

124 minutes

Discussant: Danielle Bouchard

"In an African village this is the day when six 4-9-year-old girls are to be circumcised. All children know that the operation is horrible torture and sometimes lethal, and all adults know that some circumcised women can only give birth by Caesarean section. Two of the girls have drowned themselves in the well to escape the operation. The four other girls seek "magical protection" (moolaadé) by a woman (Colle) who seven years before refused to have her daughter circumcised. Moolaadé is indicated by a coloured rope. But no one would dare step over and fetch the children. Moolaadé can only be revoked by Colle herself. Her husband's relatives persuade him to whip her in public into revoking. Opposite groups of women shout to her to revoke or to be steadfast, but no woman interferes. When Colle is at the wedge of fainting, the merchant takes action and stops the maltreatment. Therefore he is hunted out of the village and, when out of sight, murdered."   Max Scharnberg

Oct 9  Dying to Get In (2006)

40 minutes

Discussant: Stephen Sills

 

"Dying To Get In: Undocumented Immigration at the U.S./Mexico Border offers a first hand look at the harsh reality of today's border crossing. Ramon, a 50-year-old college graduate and father of two, explains his journey to the border in search of medical care for his sick son. Francisca, a 32-year-old mother, explains how her faith in God will guide her husband and 5-year-old child across the dangerous Sonoran desert. And a father, guiding his 5 children, all under age 13, explains how choosing the right coyote can be the difference between life and death. The men, women, and children tell a story of border crossing and determination that applies to virtually all of us…. www.bretttolley.com

 

Films start at 6:30pm in McIver 028 and will be followed by discussion

 

Upcoming films in this series:

22-Oct    Dirty Pretty Things

5-Nov     In This World

12-Nov  Life and Debt

20-Nov    Invisible Children

28-Nov    Night and Fog     

 

http://www.uncg.edu/~sjsills/cci_filmfestival.html