2013 /  

Finalist

BIRTH IS A DREAM – MATERNITY IN AFRICA

Director & Producer: Paulo Patruno,

Every year in Sub-Saharan Africa 200,000 mothers die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth. A great many of these deaths are preventable, when women have access to quality prevention, diagnostic, and treatment services. “Birth is a Dream” aims to document and raise awareness about the maternity crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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.

2012 |  

15 min

DR Congo | Malawi | Uganda

AWARD:

Finalist

Type:

Doc Short

Themes:

Health, Women