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Keep ReadingLessons of Love (Poland, 74 min.) Dir. Malgorzata Goliszewska, Kasia Mateja Program: The Changing Face of Europe For 45 years, Jola did exactly what was expected of her. She married and raised
Keep ReadingBreaking the Silence (Columbia/Bolivia, 83 min.) Dir. Priscilla Padilla Program: Persister Women resisting the brutal practice of genital mutilation in an indigenous community in Bogota is the centerpiece of this moving meditation
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