SARABAH follows Senegalese rapper Sister Fa's journey from female hip hop pioneer in Dakar to committed activist, focusing on her 2010 campaign to end FGC in her home village, Thionck Essyl. Along the way we see different sides of the issue: a radio caller says only cut women can be sexually satisfied, a city official describes horrific scenes of childbirth problems she witnessed as a midwife, and a young girl confides that her family defies the law to continue the practice. Despite fear of being rejected, Fatou dives into eloquent interactions with students and female elders. Her story is an inspiring example of grassroots activism based on respect and hope.

A film by Maria Luisa Gambale & Gloria Bremer,
Executive Produced by Steven Lawrence

US/Senegal, 2011, 60 minutes, Color, DVD, French/German/Diola/Wolof, Subtitled

CAST
Fatou Mandiang Diatta

Directed by
Maria Luisa Gambale and Gloria Bremer

Additional Music by Gary Meister and Nora Balaban

Produced by
Steven Lawrence and Maria Luisa Gambale

Production :
Link TV / Yerosha Productions

U.S. SALES
Women Make Movies (exclusive distributor in North America)

FOREIGN SALES
Steven Lawrence
Yerosha Productions, Inc.
225 Sterling Place, #6M
Brooklyn, NY 11226
646-325-7351
yerosha@earthlink.net

INDIVIDUAL SALES
NTSC DVD's are now available directly on our Women Make Movies sale page.
www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c811.shtml

PAL DVD's are available directly from the filmmakers. Please contact directly at info@sarabahdocumentary.com


BROADCAST PREMIERE:
Link TV
Sunday, January 15 at 8pm PST/11pm EST.
It will air again on Friday, January 27th at 6pm PST/9pm EST.
http://www.linktv.org/programs/sarabah

SARABAH was finished in March of 2011 in time to premiere at the renowned human rights festival Movies That Matter in The Hague, Netherlands. It premiered on Link TV in January 2012 and is currently playing at festivals throughout North America and Europe.
For information on upcoming opportunities to see the film, please check out our Facebook Events page.

FESTIVALS

2011
* MOVIES THAT MATTER FILM FESTIVAL in The Hague, Netherlands
* 1001 BELGESEL FILM FESTIVAL in Istanbul, Turkey
* CITIZEN JANE FILM FESTIVAL in Columbia, MO
* MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL in Mill Valley, CA
* FLAGSTAFF FILM FESTIVAL in Flagstaff, AZ
* HEARTLAND FILM FESTIVAL in Indiana
* HOT SPRINGS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL in Hot Springs, AR
* ONE WORLD FILM FESTIVAL in Ottawa
* ST. JOHN'S INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL in Newfoundland
* UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION in Monterey, CA
* MOVE IT! FILM FESTIVAL in Dresden, Germany
* SEMBENE FILM FESTIVAL in Pittsburgh, PA
* BRONZELENS FILM FESTIVAL in Atlanta, GA
* FLASHPOINT HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL in Mumbai, India

2012
* REFRAME PETERBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL in Ontario
* FLASHPOINT HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL in Delhi, India
* SALEM FILM FESTIVAL in Salem, MA
* FRAUENFILMTAGE in Vienna, Austria