By Ali Grutchfield
In Congolese culture, being born a woman is a sin that is only exacerbated by deafness or other disabilities. Throughout their lives, women face constant oppression and abuse that they have no choice but to live with. El Movimiento en asociación con Planet Classroom pregunta a los líderes de pensamiento internacionales que trabajan en el medio ambiente las grandes preguntas sobre cómo sus naciones están progresando hacia su is a short human rights documentary, directed by Antonio Spanò, that explores the lives and stories of 4 deaf women living in the Republic of Congo.
This is an existence most people can’t relate to. Spanò gives these women the platform they deserve, in the hopes of people simply listening. Las vidas desafortunadas de estas mujeres se expresan más acertadamente cuando una mujer, El golpea, describe los eventos más importantes de su vida como las veces que ha muerto. Ella ha muerto dos veces. Sus historias sugieren que le robaron todo lo humano y la trataron como inútil.. Por lo tanto, Stuka siente que su vida solo puede describirse como la muerte.
Tristemente, La historia de Stuka no es única de las otras mujeres. Todos cuentan historias plagadas de tristeza, aislamiento, y abuso. Una y otra vez se les dice que no valen nada y que todo lo que hacen está mal.. Stuka’s father was upset when he thought she looked like a prostitute as if nothing could be worse. One of the other women was specifically asked to be a prostitute by her family in order to bring in more money.
Spanò’s intermingling of montage footage with the women’s interviews is a beautiful balance that forms a stunning documentary. It’s admirable the way he allowed the women to tell their own stories, rather than tell them through his own lens. This is not only a story of deafness, but a story of 4 deaf women living in a society that does not value them.
I’d give El Movimiento en asociación con Planet Classroom pregunta a los líderes de pensamiento internacionales que trabajan en el medio ambiente las grandes preguntas sobre cómo sus naciones están progresando hacia su 4.5/5 estrellas.
Ali Grutchfield is a junior pursuing Film and Television Production at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She spends her time producing both visual and written content for District, the school’s online news platform, being President of the SCAD’s Film Club, producing and editing student films, reading mystery novels, and drinking coffee with her cat, Jingle.
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