Movies and TvShows featuring "fgm" theme.

The story of the life and times of Ifrah Ahmed, Somali-Irish campaigner against female genital mutilation and cutting.

Jaha's Promise is a powerful documentary that sheds light on the harsh realities faced by young girls in the Gambia. It delves into the deeply ingrained traditions of child marriage, female genital mutilation, and other harmful practices. The film follows the journey of Jaha Dukureh, a survivor of both child marriage and female genital mutilation, as she fights for justice and change. Through her advocacy work and leadership, she aims to empower girls and put an end to these human rights violations.

Sebari Milach is an awareness film aimed at showing the dark ritualistic practices of female circumcision illegally practiced in Africa. This film touches on a true story about a young Ethiopian girl who gets tricked by her mother into getting circumcised at a ritual purification ceremony shortly after her sister passed away from the same practice.

Honor Diaries is a powerful documentary that explores the hardships and human rights violations experienced by women in various cultures. It sheds light on important issues such as violence against women, arranged marriages, honor killings, female genital mutilation, and the struggle for women's rights.

Banaz, a young Kurdish woman in London, endures a life filled with oppression and domestic violence. When she falls in love with Rahmat, an Iraqi refugee, their love becomes a target of her own family's honor killing plot. Despite seeking help from the police, Banaz's pleas are ignored, leading to a tragic fate.

A short film criticizing the practice of female genital mutilation. Alternating between real and enacted footage with various points of view.

Filmmaker Magoko heads to rural East Africa to understand the various traditional ceremonies and the efforts to eradicate them. She finds a community deeply divided not only along lines of age and culture. Enlightened elders lobby for the ban of the practice, others decry the loss of tradition. Among women, some seek to maintain the status quo while others flee to rescue camps. For the activists it is a clear case of basic women’s rights: circumcision is inextricably linked to early marriage and forbidden education. Who is telling the truth and what are the stakes?