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Braxton Democrat
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The BOSS 97 FM
SymbolArt
Verbatim, Inc.
Michael Gioulis
Days Inn Conference Center
And special thanks to...
Braxton County Middle School
Steve Fesenmaier
Lydia Mong
Richard Ndunguru
Sutton Volunteer Fire Dept.
Braxton Motor
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Richard Ndunguru
MISHONI
2005
A reflection of traditional customs that societies should nod for a change. Mishoni slimly escapes death and ends up being crippled as she goes through a rite of passage into womanhood.
The film posses as an advocacy against Female Genital Mutilation. A participatory approach made the film possible, in collaboration with the HAWOCODA in Hanang district, north Tanzania.
It was shot in location of the Ming'enyi and Bumbeta villages.
The film was sponsored by the Tanzania Cultural trust Fund, in collaboration with the University of Dar Es Salaam Department of Fine and Performing Arts and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation.
