Film - Tampon, our Closest Enemy, with Free Period
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N.Y. PREMIERE
Tampon, Our Closest Enemy
Audrey Gloaguen
France | 2017 | 52 min
In the presence of filmmaker Audrey Gloaguen
This is an International investigation about dangers of the tampons. Cases of menstrual toxic shocks are increasing around the world and woman that have been close to death are witnessing. Thanks to independent studies and tests, we know now that tampons contain dioxinS, toxic components, among 10 the most dangerous chemicals classified by the WHO. However, a real taboo surrounds this product, while women use an average of 11K tampons in their lives. We travel to the US, Netherlands, France, Belgium to meet scientists and victims.
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Trailer: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6ea9nh
Preceded by:
U.S PREMIERE
Free Period
Alison Piper
United Kingdom | 2017 | 6 min 7 s
When schoolgirl Leanne can’t afford a sanitary pad she lines her underwear with toilet paper and ends up bleeding in front of her class. Leanne overcomes this humiliation with a shocking act of rebellion - against a bully, a teacher, and against the stigma which acts as a barrier to her needs.
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Trailer: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6eae8k
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Organizer SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival New York
Organizer of Film - Tampon, our Closest Enemy, with Free Period
SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival focuses on socially relevant human interest stories and raises awareness for social problems by addressing positive solutions through the powerful medium of cinema.
SR believes that through raised awareness, expanded knowledge about diverse cultures, and the human condition as a whole, it is possible to create a better world free of violence, hate, and crime.
SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival New York shines the spotlight on filmmakers who tell compelling, socially relevant narratives across a broad range of social issues without resorting to gratuitous violence and violent forms of movie making.
The Mission of the SR Film Festival is to shine the spotlight on filmmakers who tell compelling, socially relevant™, human interest stories, across a broad range of social issues. The festival was created as a response to the proliferation of violence and violent forms of storytelling in media and entertainment. SR™ believes in the power of cinema in raising awareness towards social issues and promoting positive social change. During its first four years, of existence, the festival has showcased 207 films from 35 countries. Submissions are received from six continents in many languages. SR Films enlighten, uplift and entertain while being artistically appealing.
