Bref by Christina Pitouli
Available from 06.02.2021 at Onassis Channel on YouTube
A documentary a practice that affects millions of women around the world, will premiere at Onassis Channel on YouTube, in the framework of International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation.
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Women and men from Africa now living in Spain speak openly about the practice of female genital mutilation. Their opposing views and experiences bring out the complexities of this divisive issue, where human rights are brought into conflict with cultural heritage and tradition. The documentary deals with the issue not as something removed from European reality, but rather as a matter of concern for people living right alongside us.
In French slang, “bref” means “enough”. The word acts as a brief pause in a conversation, before some new argument or point of view is introduced. This was also the aim of “Bref”, a documentary created to raise awareness among women from Africa living in Spain that went on to screen at more than 20 international film festivals, winning Best Documentary on Women’s Rights at the Málaga Film Festival, the second largest film festival in Spain. The film had its Greek premiere in competition at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, and also won Best Social Documentary at the AegeanDocs International Documentary Film Festival.
Direction: Christina Pitouli
Script: Christina Pitouli, Ana Pozo
Production Management: Christina Pitouli
Produced by: Μetges del Món Catalunya
Cinematography: Ana Pozo, Carlos M. Gomez Quintero
Sound: Christina Pitouli
Editing: Christina Pitouli, Ana Pozo
Country: Spain
Runtime: 30 minutes
Year: 2013
