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Period. End of Sentence. Film Screening & Director's Talk by Rayka Zehtabchi

Event Type
Lecture
Sponsor
Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program, co-sponsored by College of Liberal Arts & Sciences; School of Social Work; Humanities Research Institute: Illinois Global Institute: Illinois International Programs; Center for African Studies; Center for Global Studies: Center for Latin American and Carribbean Studies: Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies; and Women;s Resources Center.
Location
Illini Room A, Illini Union
Date
Apr 5, 2024   1:00 pm  
Registration
Registration
Contact
WGGP
E-Mail
wggp@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar
Campus Humanities Calendar

This event is a part of the April 4-5 Conference " Transnational Feminism Resistance(s) Against Contemporary Violence(s) 

Rayka Zehtabchi is an Iranian-American director and producer working in both documentary and fiction. Rayka's Oscar-winning Netflix short documentary, Period. End of Sentence. is about a group of village women in Northern India who start a sanitary pad-making business in an effort to improve feminine hygiene and de-stigmatize menstruation. 

Moderated by Dr. Kathryn Clancy.

Registration appreciated at https://go.illinois.edu/CommonDifferences2024. 

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