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Panorama - The State of the World

Koromousso - Grande soeur Habibata Ouarme, Jim Donovan

Koromousso - Grande soeur

Despite female genital mutilation being illegal in Canada and elsewhere, it is still difficult to access regenerative surgery. Yet, more than 200 million women around the world have been subject to genital mutilation and, at the current rate, over 60 million more will be in the next twelve years. In this documentary, which brings together interviews with experts, historical facts, and unsettling statistics, a group of Canadian women of African origin share their own stories of female circumcision and advocate for their rights. Koromousso – Grande sœur seeks to raise awareness in the face of the taboos around female genital mutilation and women’s sexuality, underscoring that this practice is far from being an exclusively cultural issue. (AJL)

Presented in collaboration with the Montreal International Black Film Festival

Koromousso - Grande soeur

  • Country : Canada (Quebec)
  • Year : 2023
  • V.O : French, English
  • Subtitles : French or English
  • Duration : 75 MIN
  • Cinematography : Vanessa Abadhir
  • Cinematography : Jim Donovan
  • Cinematography : Habibata Ouarme
  • Cinematography : Denis McCready
  • Editing : François Normandin
  • Production : Denis McCready
  • Production : Christine Aubé
  • Music : Jenny Salgado
  • Music : André Courcy
  • Sound Design : Catherine Van Der Donckt
Filmography of Habibata Ouarme :

First film

Filmography of Jim Donovan :

3 saisons (2009)
She Said Lenny (2010)
Me, the Bees and Cancer (2012)
B Dock (2014)
Mancation (2020)

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