DIRECTOR  Paula Heredia  

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS  Taina Bien-Aimé  Faiza Jama Mohamed  Jessica Neuwirth

Narrator  Efua Dorkenoo  

principal photography Paula Heredia  Susan Muska  Greta Olafsdottir

2009, 62 minutes, Color;  English, French, Somali, Swahili;  English Subtitles

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Africa Rising is a powerful documentary portraying the indomitable grassroots movement to end female genital mutilation. Traveling through remote villages in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mali, Somalia and Tanzania, Africa Rising celebrates the resilience and determination of the human spirit to change destiny against all odds.