Award-winning Documentary Sarabah Featuring Tostan Partner Sister Fa Premieres this Sunday, Jan. 15
On Sunday, January 15 at
11 pm ET/
8 pm PT,
LinkTV
will be hosting the premiere the full length
documentary
Sarabah, a film by Maria Luisa Gambale and Gloria Bremer and produced by Steven Lawrence. This film depicts the bold efforts of
Sister Fa
, Senegalese-born hip-hop artist and human rights activist, to raise awareness about the harmful traditional practice of
female genital cutting
(FGC)
throughout West Africa and diaspora communities.
Awarded the A Matter of ACT Documentary Award
at the
Movies That Matter Film Festival
in March 2011, the film has been given high praises by Ms. Magazine, UN and NGO officials, and youth activists internationally. Reaching diverse audiences,
Sarabah strives to break the taboo of talking about FGC in public and to replace that taboo with open dialogue that encourages understanding and abandonment of the practice.
Making strides in the two worlds of hip-hop and human rights activism, Sister Fa inspires communities through her music to discuss the relevancy of FGC as practiced in their community. She states in the film, “We are not here to fight. We are here to educate.” Sharing Tostan’s belief in a respectful approach to discussing sensitive community-based issues, Sister Fa has partnered with Tostan to expand the reach of her music, inspiring change that is led by all members of a community—women and men, adults and youth.
The film will air first on Sunday, January 15 at 11 pm ET/8 pm PT and again on Friday, January 27 at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT on LinkTV (DIRECT TV Channel 375/DISH Network Channel 9410).
Sarabah is a co-production of
LinkTV
and
Yerosha Productions
and is distributed by
Women Make Movies
.
To watch the full
Sarabah film trailer and to hear Sister Fa’s music, please click the video below.
For more detailed information about Sister Fa’s other achievements and the film, please click the links below:
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