This fall The Rhema Project will be hosting several premier showings of the documentary film, “It’s a Girl.” The release date is early September 2012 and we are in the process of securing a venue for the premier showing the 3rd week of September. Once we know the dates and times we will post a link but if you would like to reserve your tickets just drop us a line.
Here is a brief synopsis of the film.
In India, China and many other parts of the world today, girls are killed, aborted and abandoned simply because they are girls. The United Nations estimates as many as 200 million girls(1) are missing in the world today because of this so-called “gendercide”.
Girls who survive infancy are often subject to neglect, and many grow up to face extreme violence and even death at the hands of their own husbands or other family members.
The war against girls is rooted in centuries-old tradition and sustained by deeply ingrained cultural dynamics which, in combination with government policies, accelerate the elimination of girls.
Shot on location in India and China, It’s a Girl explores the issue. It asks why this is happening, and why so little is being done to save girls and women.
The film tells the stories of abandoned and trafficked girls, of women who suffer extreme dowry-related violence, of brave mothers fighting to save their daughters’ lives, and of other mothers who would kill for a son. Global experts and grassroots activists put the stories in context and advocate different paths towards change, while collectively lamenting the lack of any truly effective action against this injustice.
We know how to stop the gendercide of millions of girl babies each year. It is our hope that this film will be the catalyst to move us from spectators to champions for those whom have no voice.
