Oscars 2019: Indian Film 'Period. End Of Sentence' Bags An Oscar Nomination
A film on menstruation, set in rural India, titled "Period. End of Sentence," has earned a nomination in the Documentary Short Subject category for the 91st Academy Awards.
A
film
on
menstruation,
set
in
rural
India,
titled
"Period.
End
of
Sentence,"
has
earned
a
nomination
in
the
Documentary
Short
Subject
category
for
the
91st
Academy
Awards.
Award-winning
filmmaker
Rayka
Zehtabchi
has
directed
the
short
film,
which
has
been
produced
by
Guneet
Monga's
Sikhya
Entertainment.
"We
all
made
it
happen!
@RAYning
@melissaberton
@lisataback
@StaceySher
@Garrettschiff
@douglasblush
@mesopystic
@samdavisdp
and
all
the
young
girls
who
saw
this
dream
from
Oakwood
school
!!
This
is
so
EPIC,"
Monga
posted
on
Twitter
following
the
Oscar
nominations
announcement
on
Tuesday.
The
film
came
to
being
as
a
part
of
The
Pad
Project,
started
by
students
at
the
Oakwood
School
in
Los
Angeles
and
their
teacher,
Melissa
Berton.
The
documentary
feature
is
set
in
Hapur
village
outside
Delhi,
where
women
lead
a
quiet
revolution
as
they
fight
against
the
deeply
rooted
stigma
of
menstruation.
For
generations,
these
women
did
not
have
access
to
sanitary
pads,
which
lead
to
health
issues
and
girls
dropping
out
from
schools.
When
a
sanitary
pad
vending
machine
is
installed
in
the
village,
the
women
learn
to
manufacture
and
market
their
own
pads,
empowering
their
community.
They
name
their
brand
"FLY".
Other
documentary
shorts
to
have
made
it
to
the
final
list
are
"Black
Sheep",
"End
Game",
"Lifeboat"
and
"A
Night
at
the
Garden".