The feature-length documentary KOROMOUSSO: Big Sister, co-directed by Habibata Ouarme and Jim Donovan and produced by the NFB, will have its world premiere at the Toronto edition of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, held from March 8 to 19, 2023, and its international premiere at the festival's London edition, taking place March 16 to 26, 2023. The filmmakers will attend both screenings. Filled with candor, hope and courage, the film features a group of African-Canadian women who break cultural taboos surrounding female sexuality, support each other in overcoming the trauma of female genital mutilation, and take back ownership of their bodies.
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KOROMOUSSO: Big Sister by Habibata Ouarme and Jim Donovan (75 min) - PREMIERE
Produced by Denis McCready and Christine Aubé for the NFB's Quebec, Canadian Francophonie and Acadian Documentary Studio
