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Global Voices  Filmmakers Follow Stories from Behind the Burka

Watch I Was Worth 50 Sheep on WORLD - September 2, 2012 (check local listings) Details

 

Program: Global Voices

Episode: Filmmakers Follow Stories from Behind the Burka

In this video companion piece to the Global Voices documentary, I Was Worth 50 Sheep, director Nima Sarvestani and producer Maryam Ebrahimi explain what led them to follow the stories "behind the burka," from women who are not typically allowed to speak up about their experiences of abuse.

• Visit the Filmmakers Follow Stories from Behind the Burka webpage

Duration: (4:51)
Premiere Date: 09/02/2012
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: TV-PG


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