Last month, my husband and I watched this documentary about women veterans who bore the scars of war. They suffered from post traumatic stress syndrome, sexual assault, rape and homelessness. CPL (ret.) Sue Downes lost both of her legs and was struggling to get the help she needed to integrate back into life. She had her… Read More Service: When Women Come Marching Home
I saw this on WordPress and just had to share it. This documentary deals with the very disturbing and heartbreaking topic of gendercide. Imagine that being a girl in some parts in the world can be fatal. Imagine being a girl brings death to many innocent babies. Girls are devalued and seen as a burden to their… Read More It’s a Girl Documentary
I wanted to share this email from Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, the first Pakistani woman to win an Oscar for her film Saving Face in 2012 and one of TIME Magazine’s most influencial people of the world. Dear Friends, A lot has happened since the Academy Awards in February in LA…I have begun work on a new series… Read More Summer News: SOC Films Documentary Series
MAMA: Motherhood Around the Globe, explores the realities and ideas of a new global generation of mothers through art, stories, and powerful new voices. The exhibition aims to turn inspiration into action helping fuel a worldwide movement of advocates for mothers’ human rights and advances in maternal health. Just recently I got an email from them… Read More Breakdown in the Closet
I was thrilled last night when I saw the documentary, Saving Face win the Oscar. It was a proud moment for Canadian Pakistani filmmaker, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy as she made history as Pakistan’s first Oscar winner. Chinoy hopes that this Oscar win will ignite a flourishing film industry in Pakistan. Saving Face is a documentatry about acid… Read More Saving Face
Mental illness is something that not many people feel comfortable talking about–at least from where I came from. I didn’t know that people suffered from depression or bi-polar disorder. In Guyana we used to see people walking around, dishevelled, shaking their fists and shouting and we stayed clear of them. They were simply called mad… Read More Let’s Talk
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