The brave female voices at Zanzibar International Film Festival 2016
From left, Nassra J. Mohammed who lobbied the government to have girls in Zanzibar allowed to play football as part of the education curriculum; Producer of LeechesPayal Sethi. The movie is about forced marriages in India; and Ikal Angelei in the documentary Sea Change. These women’s fight for justice is admirable and Zanzibar International Film Festival did a commendable job in shining a light on their works. PHOTOS | CAROLINE ULIWA
This year’s Zanzibar International Film Festival featured films that tell the stories of brave women dealing with issues ranging from forced marriage to poaching. But the issues aside, it is the determination and resilience of these women to change either their situations or that of others that is commendable.
The films tell the stories of environmental attorney Thuli Brilliance Makama and social activists Ikal Angelei and Nassra J Mohammed. Then there is film director Payal Sethi, who tells a powerful story of forced marriages in Hyderabad, India in the short film Leeches. These women’s fight for justice is admirable and ZIFF did a commendable job in shining a light on their works.
