Query: Films that are Documentaries about women in Africa or Rwandan documentary films
Domain: films
Relevant documents:
Umoja: The Village Where Men Are Forbidden
En attendant les hommes
These Girls Are Missing
The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo
Jazz Mama
Sweet Dreams (2012 film)
A Walk to Beautiful
Iron Ladies of Liberia
In Rwanda We Say…The Family That Does Not Speak Dies
Lumo (film)
Tapestries of Hope
Mulheres Africanas – A Rede Invisível
475 (film)
Pray the Devil Back to Hell
Rough Aunties
Kickin' It with the Kinks
Sisters in Law (film)
God Sleeps in Rwanda
Je voudrais vous raconter
Evidence from documents: Umoja: The Village Where Men Are Forbidden: Films that are Documentaries: '''''Umoja, the Village Where Men Are Forbidden''''' is a French documentary film about the Kenyan village of Umoja, directed by Jean Crousillac and Jean-Marc Sainclair and released in 2009.
about women in Africa: From 1970 to 2003, hundreds of women claim they have been raped by British soldiers in the north of Kenya.
En attendant les hommes: '''''En attendant les hommes''''' ("''Waiting for Men''") is a 2007 documentary film by Katy Léna N'diaye about women muralists in Oualata, Mauritania.
These Girls Are Missing: '''''These Girls Are Missing''''' is a 1995 documentary film from directors Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini about the gender gap in education in Africa. Its world premiere was at the UN Fourth World Conference on Women. The film grew out of an initiative by the FAWE, The Forum for African Women Educationalists, with additional support from the Rockefeller Foundation and UNICEF.
The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo: Films that are Documentaries: '''''The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo''''' is a 2007 documentary film directed by Lisa F. Jackson concerned with survivors of rape in the regions affected by ongoing conflicts stemming from the Second Congo War.
about women in Africa: In 2006, producer/director Lisa F. Jackson travelled alone to the war zones of the Democratic Republic of the Congo documenting the plight of women and girls impacted by the conflicts there.
Jazz Mama: Films that are Documentaries: '''''Jazz Mama''''' is a documentary film.
about women in Africa: Jazz Mama is both a film and a movement inspired by the uncompromising strength and dignity of Congolese women despite the obstacles and violence they face.
Sweet Dreams (2012 film): a 2012 documentary film about the Rwandan women's drumming troupe ''Ingoma Nshya'', which was founded in 2005 by playwright Odile "Kiki" Katese with women from both sides of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
A Walk to Beautiful: '''''A Walk to Beautiful''''' is a 2007 American documentary film, executive produced by Steven M. Engel and Helen Diana ("Heidi") Reavis, produced and distributed by Engel Entertainment, about women who suffer from childbirth injuries in Ethiopia.
Iron Ladies of Liberia: Films that are Documentaries: '''''The Iron Ladies of Liberia''''' (2007) is an independently produced documentary film that gives behind-the-scenes access to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's first year in government.
about women in Africa: Johnson-Sirleaf is Africa's first female president.
In Rwanda We Say…The Family That Does Not Speak Dies: '''''In Rwanda We Say…The Family That Does Not Speak Dies''''' is a documentary film examining the Gacaca justice process in the aftermath of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Lumo (film): '''''Lumo''''' is a 2007 documentary film about twenty-year-old Lumo Sinai, a woman who fell victim to "Africa's First World War." While returning home one day, Lumo and another woman were gang-raped by a group of soldiers fighting for control of the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. As a result, Lumo suffered from a traumatic fistula, a chronic condition that leaves her unable to bear children. Rejected by her fiancé and most of the village, ''Lumo'' examines a woman's tragedy and the process of healing.
Tapestries of Hope: Films that are Documentaries about women in Africa: ''''Tapestries of Hope''''' is a feature-length documentary that exposes the virgin cleansing myth that if a man rapes a virgin he will be cured of HIV/AIDS. The film focuses on the work human rights activist Betty Makoni has done to protect and re-empower girls who have been victimized through sexual abuse.
women in Africa: The stories were told by the girls of Zimbabwe and Makoni was the main cast for this film.
Mulheres Africanas – A Rede Invisível: Films that are Documentaries: '''''Mulheres Africanas – A Rede Invisível''''' is a 2012 Brazilian documentary film
about women in Africa: The documentary presents an overview of the achievements and struggles of women in Africa in the last century.
475 (film): Films that are Documentaries: '''''475''''' is a 2013 Moroccan documentary film by director Nadir Bouhmouch.
about women in Africa: The film explores sexual violence and women's rights in Morocco through the Amina Filali affair, a young girl who committed suicide after being forced to marry her rapist in 2012.
Pray the Devil Back to Hell: Films that are Documentaries: '''''Pray the Devil Back to Hell''''' is a 2008 American documentary film directed by Gini Reticker and produced by Abigail Disney.
about women in Africa: The film documents a peace movement called Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace.
Rough Aunties: '''''Rough Aunties''''' is a 2008 documentary film directed by Kim Longinotto about a group of 5 women of Operation Bobbi Bear who protect and care for abused, neglected and forgotten children in Durban, South Africa.
Kickin' It with the Kinks: a 2016 Rwandan documentary short film
Sisters in Law (film): '''''Sisters in Law: Stories from a Cameroon Court''''' (2005) is a feature-length documentary film by Florence Ayisi and Kim Longinotto portraying aspects of women's lives and work in the judicial system in Cameroon, West Africa.
God Sleeps in Rwanda: Films that are Documentaries about women in Africa: '''''God Sleeps in Rwanda''''' is a 2005 documentary short subject about five women affected by the Rwandan genocide.
Rwandan documentary films: '''''God Sleeps in Rwanda''''' is a 2005 documentary short subject about five women affected by the Rwandan genocide.
Je voudrais vous raconter: Films that are Documentaries: '''''Je voudrais vous raconter''''' (English: ''I Wanted To Tell You'') is a French-Moroccan documentary film directed by Dalila Ennadre, released in 2005.
about women in Africa: The film tells the intertwined stories of Moroccan women of all walks of life after the passing of the Mudawana.