Until the Violence Stops features playwright and activist Eve Ensler in a powerful film that documents how The Vagina Monologues grew into an international grassroots movement called V-Day to stop violence against women and girls. In 2002, eight hundred cities around the world participated in V-Day by staging benefit performances of The Vagina Monologues. Until the Violence Stops shows women from Harlem to Ukiah, California; from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to the Philippines and Kenya, uniting and courageously revealing their intimate and deeply painful experiences with abuse ranging from rape to female circumcision.
Director Abby Epstein takes us on a poignant journey into the hearts of women and includes revealing testimonies from men, who expose social and cultural attitudes that perpetuate the pervasive violence against women. In emotionally charged interviews and performances, everyday women and celebrities like Rosie Perez, Salma Hayek, Tantoo Cardinal, Jane Fonda, and LisaGay Hamilton embrace their bodies, reconcile their past, and bond together to break the silence that surrounds abuse.
More than just testimonies and performances, Until the Violence Stops is a film about empowerment and the importance of dialogue in the healing process. A celebration of women reclaiming their bodies and lives, this moving documentary leaves us with hope that change can happen.
In 2004, Until the Violence Stops world premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and broadcast premiered on Lifetime Television. It has been screened at the Amnesty International Film Festivals in Amsterdam and Vancouver, as well as at the Miami and Maui Film festivals. In September, Toni Childs, David Ricketts, and Eddie Free received the 2004 Emmy award for Best Original Song for Because You Are Beautiful and in November, the film won top honor the Gold Audience Award - at the Amnesty International Film Festival in Vancouver.
Mi viene da chiedere come mai nessun abitante del Darfour, pur essendo disperato, non si diverte a lanciare razzi e missili ed a inneggiare alla violenza. Chissà perchè....Il documentario mostra un genocidio, reale e non inventato, attualmente in corso ai giorni nostri di cui ben pochi, vergognosamente, si coccupano. Senza contare l'orrere della violenza contro le donne che si manifesta in Darfour.
Darfur Diaries: Message From Home is a brutally honest inside look into the current tragedy befalling the Darfur region. Filmmakers Adam Shapiro, Jen Marlowe and Aisha Bain filmed the personal stories of those affected by the horrors in the Darfur region. This documentary serves not only to educate the world about the genocide being committed on a daily basis, but also as a message that we as a global society must come together and make a difference by helping those who are suffering.
Cuba Mia Captures a musical Cuba you have never seen before. Amazingly talented, Incredibly beautiful Cuban to the core, this story of the musicians off the all-woman Camerata Romeu is filled with dazzling faces and fiery performances that astonish and delight.
Africa Rising A film by Paula Heredia Every day, six thousand girls are subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM). With little more than fierce determination and deep love for their communities, brave African activists are breaking the silence and leading a formidable and fearless grassroots movement to end five thousand years of this human rights violation. Traveling through remote villages in five African countries, this extraordinary film presents an insightful look at a quiet revolution taking the African continent by storm.
