SYNOPSIS
Shame, a riveting Emmy–winning documentary, tells the story of international human rights icon Mukhtaran Mai. She is a Pakistani peasant who was gang-raped and shamed as a teenager in her village, but then used her trauma to spark a legal revolution that exposed centuries of tribal conflict and government mismanagement.
SCREENING INFORMATION
Saturday, August 25, 2018
1:30 pm
Town Hall Theater
CREDITS
Director: Mohammed Naqvi (will attend the festival)
Writer: Mohammed Naqvi
Producers: Mohammed Naqvi, Jill Schneider
FILM INFORMATION
Genre: Documentary Feature
Length: 95 min
Location: Pakistan, USA
Language: English, Urdu