Rites of Passage: Four Stories of Survival

Synopsis

The stories of four teenage girls coming of age and the personal cost of this transition. A Nicaraguan girl is addicted to glue sniffing and is slipping into a life of prostitution; an Indian girl has been taken out of school and is waiting to be married off; a 14-year-old Jamaican girl is seven months pregnant; a Burkina Faso girl faces the prospect of female genital mutilation - a tradition the local women see as essential if women are to enter into married life.

Language

English

Country

Nicaragua

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 24 min.

Year of production

1995

Availability

Sale; 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) (UK education)

Notes

Paired with SCIENCE FOR SURVIVAL.

Subjects

Development studies; Women’s studies

Keywords

adolescents; Burkina Faso; female genital mutilation; India; Jamaica; Nicaragua; women

Credits

Director

Diane Best

Distributor

Name

TVE

Email

General email: tve@tve.org.uk.Sales and outreach: distribution@tve.org.uk

Web

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Phone

+ 91 (11) 26 410 684

Address

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Notes

TVE works with partners globally to produce films on environment and development issues, as well as health and human rights. Most of the 600 films are available for sale on DVD for educational use. Previously known as Television Trust for the Environment.