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Films
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“Kenya”
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Year of production
“2002”
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East Africa
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Kenya
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Gender Role and Identity
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Law and Legislation / Bureaucracy
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Longinotto, Kim
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United Kingdom
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2002
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Film
The Day I Will Never Forget
2002
92
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Directed by
Kim Longinotto
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The documentary explores the local dimensions of the female circumcision debate in Kenyan societies. In a region of Kenya that is home to Muslims, Massai and Somali and crosscut by Christian evangelists, recently passed legislation makes it illegal for a girl to be circumcised without first consenting to the procedure. The film begins with Fardhosa a nurse on a tireless campaign to open people’s eyes to the dangers of circumcision, both physical and mental. Next, Simalo, a Maasai runaway girl returns from Nairobi to confront her mother, who was responsible for her mutilation and young marriage. Finally the film shows how a group of Marakwet schoolgirls have successfully challenged their parents and centuries-old tradition in a court of law. Consultants: Fardhose Ali Mohamed, Eunice Munanie, N’Daisi Kwinga
East Africa
Gender Role and Identity
Ritual
Law and Legislation / Bureaucracy
Political Activists