In this stirring documentary, hip-hop artist Sister Fa fights to stop the practice of female genital cutting (FGC) in her home country of Senegal. From her early days as an unpolished music phenom through a career-reinvention in Berlin, Sister Fa has continually smashed barriers in the male-dominated hip-hop world. But as this intimate film reveals, her strength of character was forged in a journey of hardship and transformation. Now, with the support of her husband and child, Sister Fa is ready to speak out about her own experience as a survivor of FGC. Sister Fa and her band travel to rural Senegal, where she launches a music-packed education campaign that culminates in an emotional visit to her home village.

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, continues to play at festivals throughout North America and Europe, and has also been seen on television in France and Sweden. For information on upcoming opportunities to see the film, please check out our Facebook Events page.

AWARDS

* CINE GOLDEN EAGLE for Independent Documentary Feature, 2012
* GOLDEN BUTTERFLY for Best Documentary at the Movies That Matter Film Festival, 2011
* JURY PRIZE at the Festival du Film Humanitaire in Paris, 2013
* BEST MID-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY at the Montreal International Black Film Festival, 2012

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
* WOMEN OF COLOR ARTS & FILM FESTIVAL in Atlanta, GA
* NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL in Nashville, TN
* REYKJAVIK SHORTS & DOCS in Reykjavik, Iceland
* UNDERHILL FEST in Montenegro
* BRAVE FILM FESTIVAL in Wrocław, Poland
* MICHIGAN WOMYN’S FILM FESTIVAL in Walhalla, MI
* 7th FESTIVAL CINEMAS D’AFRIQUE in Lausanne, Switzerland
* LADIES AND THE CITY, Special WMM Program in Monaco
* 여성인권영화제 FILM FESTIVAL FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS in Seoul, Korea
* INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL in Brussels, Belgium
* Montreal International Black Film Festival in Canada
* WOMEX in Thessaloniki, Greece
* AFRICA IN MOTION in Edinburgh, Scotland

2013
* OXFORD HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL in England
* WOMEN’S FREEDOM CENTER FILM FESTIVAL in Windham County, VT
* HELSINKI AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL in Helsinki, Finland
* JUSTICE FILM FESTIVAL in Calgary, Canada
* FESTIVAL DU FILM HUMANITAIRE in Paris, France