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Jaha's Promise (2017)
Director: Kate O'Callaghan
Cast: Jaha Dukureh, Fanta Bai Secka, Halimatou Ceesay, Taina Bien Amie
Runtime80 min
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A documentary about the life and activism of Jaha Dukureh, a Gambian anti-female genital mutilation campaigner who returns to her country of birth to confront the harmful tradition that she and 200 million women and girls have undergone globally.
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Jaha's Promise, the 2017 documentary directed by Kate O'Callaghan, offers a powerful and intimate look at the life and activism of Jaha Dukureh, a Gambian woman who bravely confronts the harmful tradition of female genital mutilation in her home country. Fans of thought-provoking documentaries that shed light on critical global issues will find this film deeply compelling.
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Jaha's Promise, is a 2017 American-Gambian documentary drama film co-directed and co-produced by Patrick Farrelly and Kate O'Callaghan. The film revolves around the life and activism of Jaha Dukureh, a Gambian anti-female genital mutilation campaigner against the most extreme form of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), called infibulation or Type 3 FGM prevail in Gambian society.
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