Documentary
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Feature

Heroic Bodies

2023 MENA Canada Filmmaking Grant-winning film. Screened at MENA 5 as a work in progress preview.
Synopsis:

Sudanese women were robbed of the rights to their own bodies throughout the modern ages enduring brutal and unfathomable forms of oppression, abuse, and violations.  “Heroic Bodies” explore the various forms of the Sudanese Women’s struggle and resistance to take back their bodies utilizing Body Politics in Political Resistance, persistent pursuit of the right to Education, pioneering in Public Health, and breaking all social norms, as well as embracing a Matriarchal Religion “Zar cult".

Year: 
2022
Language: 
Arabic
Runtime: 
95
 mins
Co-presented with:
Sunday, January 28, 2024
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5:30 pm
VIFF Centre - Vancity Theatre
19+
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
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6:00 pm
VIFF Centre - Studio Theatre
19+
Screening as part of the 
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Bundle Runtime:
 Mins
19+
Screening as part of the 
 Bundle
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Bundle Runtime:
 Mins
19+
Jan 27
 - 
Feb 11, 2024
Streaming Online
19+
Jan 27
 - 
Feb 11, 2024
Streaming Online
19+
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