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February 28 - March 3, 2019

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Ina R. & Howard J. Drew Conference Center

  • Director: Rayka Zehtabchi
  • Type: Shorts
  • Year: 2019
  • Language: Hindi
  • Length: 26 min
  • Screening: Mar 3 12:00 PM

Indian women fight the stigma surrounding menstruation and begin manufacturing sanitary pads

Filmmakers bio: Rayka Zehtabchi is an Iranian-American film director based in Los Angeles. Her directorial debut, Madaran, is an Iranian language short film that has screened worldwide at established film festivals, winning jury awards at Hollyshorts, Urbanworld, and Cleveland International. Madaran qualified for the 89th Academy Awards in 2016.

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