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United States | 2018 | 13 min • Narrative Short

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A Thousand Girls Like Me
Harkins Sedona 6 - Theatre 5 Wed, Feb 27, 2019 1:15 PM
"A Thousand Girls Like Me" is an awe-inspiring vérité documentary that tells the story of a young Afghan woman’s brave fight to seek justice and protect her children after experiencing years of abuse at the hands of her father. Khatera Golzad’s father physically and sexually abused her for more than thirteen years, and after several aborted pregnancies, she gave birth to a daughter and a son. Despite her many attempts to file charges, neither the Afghan police nor the legal system helped her. In 2014, she appeared on national television to publicly accuse her father, finally succeeding in bringing her case to court despite threats from male relatives and judges who labelled her a liar. Shedding light on the broken Afghan judicial system and the women it seldom protects, "A Thousand Girls Like Me" is the story of one woman’s battle against cultural, familial, and legal pressures as she embarks on a mission to set a positive example for her daughter and other girls like her. In a country
A Thousand Girls Like Me
Harkins Sedona 6 - Theatre 6 Fri, Mar 1, 2019 7:20 PM
"A Thousand Girls Like Me" is an awe-inspiring vérité documentary that tells the story of a young Afghan woman’s brave fight to seek justice and protect her children after experiencing years of abuse at the hands of her father. Khatera Golzad’s father physically and sexually abused her for more than thirteen years, and after several aborted pregnancies, she gave birth to a daughter and a son. Despite her many attempts to file charges, neither the Afghan police nor the legal system helped her. In 2014, she appeared on national television to publicly accuse her father, finally succeeding in bringing her case to court despite threats from male relatives and judges who labelled her a liar. Shedding light on the broken Afghan judicial system and the women it seldom protects, "A Thousand Girls Like Me" is the story of one woman’s battle against cultural, familial, and legal pressures as she embarks on a mission to set a positive example for her daughter and other girls like her. In a country
A Thousand Girls Like Me
Harkins Sedona 6 - Theatre 6 Sun, Mar 3, 2019 1:20 PM
"A Thousand Girls Like Me" is an awe-inspiring vérité documentary that tells the story of a young Afghan woman’s brave fight to seek justice and protect her children after experiencing years of abuse at the hands of her father. Khatera Golzad’s father physically and sexually abused her for more than thirteen years, and after several aborted pregnancies, she gave birth to a daughter and a son. Despite her many attempts to file charges, neither the Afghan police nor the legal system helped her. In 2014, she appeared on national television to publicly accuse her father, finally succeeding in bringing her case to court despite threats from male relatives and judges who labelled her a liar. Shedding light on the broken Afghan judicial system and the women it seldom protects, "A Thousand Girls Like Me" is the story of one woman’s battle against cultural, familial, and legal pressures as she embarks on a mission to set a positive example for her daughter and other girls like her. In a country
The Gift of Love
Harkins Sedona 6 - Theatre 2 Mon, Feb 25, 2019 10:10 AM
Based on North Korean reality, "The Gift of Love" is the dramatization of an event that took place in the province of North Hwanghae. Lee Sojung is the wife of an invalid war hero who alone struggles to support his family. Forced to sell her body Sojung has a great sense of guilt and sadness, and when even prostitution, the last chance to support her husband Kangho's care and keep her child, falls because of the regime's repression, the situation will become unsustainable. While the lies continue, Kangho's suspicions continue to grow, until Sojung tells of meeting Kim Jong Un and having received "love gifts" from the Dear Leader, a lie that will make the family spend a joyful and happy evening with tragic implications.
The Gift of Love
Mary D. Fisher Theatre Sat, Mar 2, 2019 7:00 PM
Based on North Korean reality, "The Gift of Love" is the dramatization of an event that took place in the province of North Hwanghae. Lee Sojung is the wife of an invalid war hero who alone struggles to support his family. Forced to sell her body Sojung has a great sense of guilt and sadness, and when even prostitution, the last chance to support her husband Kangho's care and keep her child, falls because of the regime's repression, the situation will become unsustainable. While the lies continue, Kangho's suspicions continue to grow, until Sojung tells of meeting Kim Jong Un and having received "love gifts" from the Dear Leader, a lie that will make the family spend a joyful and happy evening with tragic implications.
Film Info
Event Type:Narrative Short
Release Year:2018
Run Time:13
Production Country:United States
Original Language:English
Russian
Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55XnUGb1KdU&feature=youtu.be
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Allison Mattox
Cast:Olesya Senchenko
Pavel Shatu
Nikolai Tsankov
Abigail Simon
Martin Harvey
Producer(s):Charlie Wilson
P.J. Walsh

Description

While on tour in New York, a Soviet ballerina learns of her brother's plan to defect.