Woman see lot of things is an experimental documentary about three female ex-child combatants who were participants in the Liberian and Sierra Leonean civil wars of the 1990s.
During these decade-long civil wars, numerous girls were abducted, raped and forcibly recruited. Others volunteered in order to find protection. They were used as fighters, sex-slaves and labourers by all parties to the conflicts. In addition to combat duties, many were subject to constant sexual abuse; some taken as ‘wives’ by rebel commanders, impregnated and forced to brutalize others.
Three woman were asked to share her experiences through various modes of performance. For this purpose, a whole schedule of activities was set. Recounting a certain experience, talking in different languages (all the women are multi-lingual), acting out scenes from their past, pointing out key-locations on maps, singing and dancing – all of these were used in order to give the women every opportunity and means to share their past and present realities.
other prizes
GE - Tbilisi Grand prix Batumi
AM - Yerevan International Film Festival Golden Apricot
