IF YOU LOVED A WOMAN

MOTHER ~ DAUGHTER ~ SISTER~FRIEND

SEE THIS FILM!

Tapestry Of Hope Film

Me Too Chronicles and AMMA Productions presents a virtual screening of “Tapestries of Hope” Produced by award-winning filmmaker and director, Michealene Cristini Risley will be held monthly. Please see the showtimes below.  

IF YOU’VE LOVED A WOMAN, MOTHER, DAUGHTER, SISTER OR FRIEND, 
YOU MUST SEE THIS FILM!

Tapestries of Hope is a powerful film that exposes the ongoing rape of young women in Zimbabwe by men infected with AIDS, and profiles an organization working to protect and empower abused young girls in the country.

It is a common myth promoted by traditional healers in Zimbabwe that a man infected with HIV/AIDS can cure himself by having sex with a virgin. Some victims are very young – even baby girls. Director Michealene Cristini Risley traveled to Zimbabwe to explore the rape and AIDS crisis in the country, to uncover its impact on young girls, and to highlight the work of The Girl Child Network (GCN).

Founded by Zimbabwean human rights activist and child abuse survivor Betty Makoni, GCN rescues and helps heal abused girls. Part of the healing process is speaking out about the crimes committed against them, not an easy task in a country that ostracizes these young female victims. The documentary interweaves the girls’ heart-breaking stories with the true confession of a dying man who raped young women believing it would cure his AIDS.

During filming, Risley and her assistant were arrested and deported by Zimbabwean authorities. Their footage was seized by the Zimbabwean Intelligence Office (C.I.O), though the team managed to later retrieve the footage.

Tapestries of Hope is a portrait of hope and resilience in the face of overwhelming odds, and a vibrant call to action to stop the rape and abuse of women in Zimbabwe, and wherever it may occur around the globe.

A Film by Michealene Cristini Risley
 
56 minutes
Grades 11 – Adult

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SHOWTIMES

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Reviews

"Highly recommended. Michealene Cristini Risley's powerful documentary is shocking, chilling, yet heartening by turns, showing the difference that Betty Makoni is making and how her work with the Girl Child Network is trying to counter the horrible sexual violence against women in Zimbabwe, generated by the promotion of a superstitious fallacy." - Educational Media Reviews Online
-Educational Media Reviews Online

Awards and Screenings

Best Documentary Women in Film & Television Best Director Women in Film & Television Aloha Accolade Award Honolulu Int'l Film Festival Award of Merit Accolade Film Awards Best Documentary Louisville Int'l Festival of Film Award of Excellence The Indie Fest

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