Mother, Daughter, Sister exposes the Burmese military’s practice of
using rape as a weapon of war. The film brings light to Kachin and
Rohingya women activists' efforts to enact justice for Burma's crimes.
The
film revolves around the stories of four women: Shamima, a volunteer
counselor working with survivors of military rape in the Rohingya
refugee camp in Bangladesh, Dil Kayas, a teenage survivor, and San Lung
and Lu Ra, sister and mother of two Kachin school teachers brutally
raped and killed in 2015, allegedly by the Burmese military.
Powerful
testimonies from survivors, witnesses, and activists explore the
far-reaching impact of sexual violence and trauma upon these
communities, and together, the women call for justice and an end to the
army's impunity.
“The events and experiences that are depicted in this film are deeply traumatic and violate the personhood of the survivors; the strength and resilience of each woman portrayed in the film is clear." - Rachel Dreyer, Head of Research Services for Special Collections, Pennsylvania State University
SELECTED SCREENING & AWARDS
Vanya Exerjian Empowering Women & Girls Award, Socially Relevant Film Festival, NYC, 2020
Documentary Short Honorable Mention, Oneota Film Festival, 2020
Best Short Documentary, UN Women Global Voices Film Festival, 2019
Best Short Documentary, Freedom Film Festival, Malaysia, 2019
Best Short Documentary, North Dakota Human Rights and Arts Festival, 2019
Best Short Documentary, Woodpecker Int'l Film Festival, India, 2019
Outgaze Film Festival, 2020
9th Annual Social Justice Film Festival, 2020
Our Time: Celebrating Women Festival, St. Augustine, FL, 2020
Asian Film Festival of Dallas, 2019
Indigo Moon Film Festival, 2019
Tryon International Film Festival, 2019
St. Louis International Film Festival, 2019
International Short and Independent Film Festival, Dhaka, 2019