Feminine dilemma : (women circumcision) / Télé - Tchad presents ; written by Zara M. Yacoub ; directed by Zara M. Yacoub.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Yacoub, Zara M. (Zara Majamat), screenwriter, film director.

Dji-Adngar, Ngarsetti, director of photography.

Badri, Ahmat, director of photography.

Hassan, Soumaila, director of photography.

Yaya, Oumar, editor of moving image work.

Pecos, Al-hadi Ahmat, composer (expression).

Gazonga, Maitre, composer (expression).

Hassan, Mahamat S., composer (expression).

Tele-Tchad (Television network), presenter.

ArtMattan Productions, publisher.

Language:

Arabic

English

French

Subjects (All):

Female genital mutilation--Chad.

Female genital mutilation.

Women--Chad--Social conditions.

Women.

Women--Social conditions.

Chad.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Short films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 streaming video file (approximately 25 minutes)) : sound, color.

polychrome

Other Title:

Feminine dilemma (female circumcision)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : ArtMattan Productions, [2022]

Language Note:

In Arabic and French with English subtitles.

System Details:

digital

video file

Summary:

"Images presented in Feminine Dilemma are almost unsustainable to watch. One witnesses the circumcision operation performed on two young girls as women surrounding them in a courtyard clap their hands, dance and sing "you will not cry or we will never forgive you". Following this harrowing sequence, the film presents a series of interviews with religious leaders, women group representatives, health workers, everyday people and the girls themselves and asks the question: why female circumcision? Should it be performed and how? And what are the consequences? Following the making of this film, scandal broke and threats and attacks against the filmmaker followed. But once the dust settled, a debate started in Chad which allowed for open discussions of a topic that is still taboo in many parts of the world today. As for the filmmaker, Zara M. Yacoub, she will remain marked for life by her experiences making and defending this very courageous and disturbing documentary."

Credits:

Photography, Ngarsetti Dji-Adngar, Ahmat Badri, Soumaila Hassan ; editing, Oumar Yaya ; music, Al-hadi Ahmat Pecos, Maïtre Gazonga, Mahamat S. Hassan.

Notes:

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1994.

OCLC:

1314118665

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.