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I am a girl / Testify Media Pty Ltd. ; director and producer, Rebecca Barry

Published
New York, NY : Women Make Movies, 2013.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Additional Creators
Barry, Rebecca (Film director), Testify Media (Firm), and Women Make Movies (Firm)

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Language Note
In English, French, Khmer, Tok Pisin, Farsi with English subtitles.
Summary
There is a group of people in the world today who are more persecuted than anyone else, but they are not political or religious activists. They are girls. Being born a girl means you are more likely to be subjected to violence, disease, poverty and disadvantage than any other group on Earth. In I Am a Girl, we meet 14-year-old Kimsey from Cambodia, forced to sell her virginity at 12; Aziza from Afghanistan, who will be shot if she goes to school; Breani, a teen living in a ghetto of NYC and dreaming of stardom; Katie from Australia, who is recovering from a suicide attempt; Habiba from Cameroon, betrothed to a man 20 years her senior; and Manu from Papua New Guinea, about to become a mother at 14 following her first sexual encounter. The portraits in this poetic, observational documentary underscore the urgent need for education for young girls. I Am a Girl reveals what it means to grow up female in the 21st century with resilience, bravery and hope.
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.
Creation/Production Credits Note
Cinematographer, Nicola Daley ; editor, Lindi Harrison ; music, John Gray.
Technical Details
DVD-R.
Terms of Use and Reproduction
This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.
Includes limited public performance rights for non-paying audiences.
Source of Acquisition
Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries); 2014
Endowment Note
Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries)
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