On any given day millions of girls and women worldwide are menstruating. In Tanzania, 75% of rural schoolgirls never used commercial sanitary pads. This is a striking story of Vanencia, a 14-year-old student. As the leader of the school Health Club she aims to break the silence on menstruation- with success.
2016 /
Finalist
GIRLS IN CONTROL – TANZANIA
Director & Producer: Mark van Luyk,
Judith Madigan
12-year-old Tatheer embarks on a week-long Police boot camp for girls from a social housing estate in Copenhagen. Far from home, deep in the woods, she navigates grueling rituals, elusive social dynamics, and personal setbacks to find her place in this tender and revealing coming-of-age story.
2015 |
6 min
Tanzania
Languages: Swahili
AWARD:
Finalist
Type:
Impact Video
Themes:
Women, Health, Creative Activism
