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Synopsis

A young mother named Banoo is trying to protect her 5 -year-old daughter Rana from the circumcision tradition of her tribe. She tries to intervene in various ways such as getting legal help, but in the end she is forced to escape from her tribe and village

Authors biography & Resume

Kimia Kianoush

Issuance: Yazd

Born on 1998 / 3 / 22

Field of study: cinema directing

Education: Bachelor

Artistic resume:

-A student of the Iranian Cinema Association in 2018

-Graduated from Pars University of Art and Architecture with a degree in cinematography.

-Have written and directed several short films, including "Elevator," "Poverty or Life," "The Smell of Bread," "Hallucination," and "Fresh Water."

-The author of two books: "The Legend of the Self-Satisfied Mahrokh" and "Dark Talisman."

-Received a provincial award for writing in 2013, followed by two more awards in 2014 and 2015.

-Participated in the Kharazmi competitions in the field of writing, representing five countries.

My film "Poverty or Life" was featured in the three-minute short film festival with sports in 2015 and "Hallucination" was entered into the Simorgh International Festival in 2019. "The Smell of Bread" was showcased at the Yazd Short Film Festival in 2019.

My work has also been exhibited in various art exhibitions, including the Pars Art Exhibition in Tehran in 2019 and the Ashura photo exhibition of the Yazd Province Cinema Association in 2019. In addition to my writing and directing work, I have experience acting in stage theaters, short films, long documentaries, and promotional teasers.

Statement

While I was reading about Female genital mutilation, I came up with the idea of being a mother who despite most others is against the FGM tradition and will stand against her family and her tribe and put up with the risk of rejection to save her daughter from this irreparable damage.
The story takes place on two consecutive days throughout which we are witnessing the mother’s nightmares as a psychological consequence of undergoing FGM.
The location is the southern region of Iran where FGM has been practiced.
The title begins with a close-up of clothes, face, and bloody feet of a woman and her daughter. Lullaby playing from the beginning makes it clear to us that the story is about the mother and the child. Banoo’s worried and fearful face, and she constantly looks her back shows that she is escaping from something. It will make the audience curious about the rest of the story and the reason behind the woman’s actions and her bloody feet.
In all the movie’s sequences negative emotions like fear of being against this tradition and distrust toward family, friends, and strangers are induced in the audience which will build suspense in the final sequences, will Banoo trust the truck driver? What if he is also one of her husband’s friends? will she and her daughter be survived? At the happy ending of the plot, the audience will be happy for the survival of the child but will ponder why do people still have these kind of thoughts in their minds.

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Creative Fish Tank

Female genital mutilation (FGM)

comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.

The exact origins of FGM are unknown, but it is known to be practiced from the 5th century BC in Egypt to Ancient Rome, the Arab world, the Tsardom of Russia, and Ethiopia.

Female circumcision is seen in more than 30 African countries, especially in Sub-Saharan regions, some Asian countries, and among immigrants living in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

FGM is done without scientific or medical reasons and is rooted in tribal rituals related to sacrifice. It is against human rights and can cause serious medical complications for its victims. Despite the actions of the World Health Organization and women’s rights activists it still remained a global health concern.

Human history is full of violence, slavery, and blood. In the meanwhile, because of masculism and patriarchy, different forms of violence were more against women than men. The violence that has been supported by religions or social norms.
After millenniums and centuries, as we came closer to the present day, there have been efforts to lower the amount of this violence against women. but still, in many underdeveloped regions across the world, there are bizarre and primitive forms of violence, shocking to everyone who believes in rationality and liberty.
FGM cause pain, bleeding, and infection. It can increase infertility and infant mortality. One of the main purposes of the procedure is to suppress women sexually, and reduce betrayal chance because women who have undergone the procedure will not enjoy sexual activity and may experience pain.
In developed countries, the practice is legally prohibited and includes criminal punishment. while in some countries and among some ethnicities is considered an old tradition and many are seeking to legalize it.
The WHO estimated that 10–20 babies die per 1,000 deliveries as a result of FGM. 140 million girls and women worldwide are living with the consequences of the practice and approximately 3.3 million girls are at risk of FGM each year. every 10 seconds one girl is circumcised.
Superstitious reasons for FGM:
The main reason is to prepare girls for marriage. It is believed that FGM can decrease girls’ sexual needs so they can stay virgins before marriage.
It is also believed that FGM can help girl’s health, will purify their soul, increase their beauty, reduce their sexual desire before marriage, and will increase men’s sexual pleasure because there is this belief that evil spirits live in this part of female genitalia and therefore it must be removed. also, some believe that the procedure will ease childbirth and is a necessity for keeping traditions alive.
FGM is done in three major types:
Type I Clitoridectomy: partial or total removal of the clitoris (a small, sensitive, and erectile part of the female genitals) and/or in very rare cases only, the prepuce (the fold of skin surrounding the clitoris).
Type II (excision) is the complete or partial removal of the inner labia, with or without removal of the clitoral glans and outer labia.
Type III or pharaonic circumcision: The clitoris and labia minora are removed, and an incision of the labia majora is performed to create raw tissue; then the edges of the remaining labia majora are stitched together, leaving only a small hole that allows for the passage of urine and menstrual bleeding.
this type has higher health risks than the other two. because In ancient Egypt Pharaohs forced it on Jewish people living there, it is called pharaonic circumcision.

Consequences of female genital mutilation:
different articles and research in the world categorize the consequences into four major groups:

Physical consequences:

In women with type I and type II FGM, long-term complications like dyspareunia, vaginal and vulvar pain, and abnormal scarring problems like cheloids and fibrosis are higher. also, FGM is associated with infection or abscess formation, septicemia, tetanus, and acute retention of urine.

Psychological consequences:

Studies show that of females who have been circumcised, 80% continued to have flashbacks to the FGM event; 58% had a psychiatric disorder (affective disorder); 38% had other anxiety disorders, and 30% had post-traumatic stress disorder. women also reported chronic irritability and nightmares.

Sexual consequences

Circumcised women are at higher risks of pain and dyspareunia, reduced sexual desire, and sexual satisfaction. It seems FGM can increase HIV infection and consequently AIDS. A meta-analysis conducted by the Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services (NOKC) included and summarized results from 17 comparative studies with a total of 12,755 participants from communities where FGM is practiced. All studies compared women with FGM to women without FGM. results show that women with FGM experience pain and a reduction in sexual satisfaction and desire compared to women without it.

Labor consequences:

There is a positive association between such women and prolonged labor, cesarean section, post-partum hemorrhage, and early neonatal death.

An interesting point about FGM is it is a womanly practice. women force FGM on their daughters and elderly uneducated women do the actual procedure; other women party. It is the women who insist on dismembering their daughters to make the men satisfied.

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