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SAPANA - Light and Shadow

Documentary on Women’s Rights in Nepal

| Status: In Pre-Production I Director: Annika Rothe & Jil Lea Wende I Research-Travel funded by Filmwerkstatt Kiel

What Happens to the Dreams of Married Girls? 

This documentary follows young girls from an indigenous minority in Nepal who are forced into early marriage due to their families’ financial hardship. Despite a legal ban since 1963, Girls Not Brides estimates that 40 percent of children under 18 are still married.

Sapana and Jil, Second Research Travel in Nepal

Annika and Jil, First Research Travel in Nepal