Category: Film
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In El Hosaini’s “The Swimmers”, Olympian Yusra Mardini Show the Dangers Refugees Face
A journey filled with dangers of human trafficking, attempted rape, and threatening rides across the Mediterranean sea and roads across Europe, the film illuminates the effects of war and suffering of refugees.
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Finding Yourself on Television
Mediums of entertainment can be a powerful tool for enlightenment and propaganda. As seen in the survey Document Women put out, it is not uncommon to relate to and connect with characters in the stories we consume and the stories themselves.
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Enola Holmes 2 & The Match Girls Strike of 1888
The writers of the film have Enola solve an actual, real-life crime that took place in 19th century London and eventually led to the Match girls strike of 1888, the first industrial revolution by women for women.
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Mo Abudu’s ‘Fifty’ Looks, Sounds, and Feels Feminist, But How Feminist is it?
Fifty is a unique film that possesses the duality of performative feminism and actual feminism within it.
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Netflix’s Luckiest Girl Alive: On Sexual Trauma & True Healing
The cracks begin to form when the director of a true crime documentary persuades her to tell her own side of the story concerning an infamous, extremely school shooting that took place years ago at her prestigious preppy high school.
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Document Women Premieres Short Film at Sokoto Book and Arts Festival
This series follows the lives of four women in Nigeria’s northern “Arewa” community who excel in the non-traditional male-dominated sports industry.
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In “The One for Sarah”, Community plays a part in recovering from abuse
The One For Sarah explores the perils of finding love while recovering from abuse, the need to affirm one’s self and to honestly believe those affirmations and the importance of good people to help you through the process.
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Negative Reactions Trail Yomi Black’s “Toxic Feminism” Film
Harmful stereotypical depictions, the trivialisation of rape and domestic violence, and stories that denigrate women and push moralistic misogynist views have come to be associated with Nollywood.
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In Aníkúlápó, We are shown that the Grass isn’t that Green for Women
The movie, set in a pre-colonial Oyo kingdom, narrates the story of Saro (played by Kunle Remi), a traditional textile weaver who arrives in Oyo to build a better life after being sold off to pay his parent’s debt.
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Beverly Naya and Bimbo Ademoye take on Emotional Abuse in “The One For Sarah”
The One For Sarah, set to hit the big screens on October 28, is a romantic drama that follows the story of Beverly Naya (Sarah), who has been through emotional abuse and is on the path to rediscovering her self-worth and finding love.