''Asylum'' is a 2003 American short
documentary film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in te ...
directed by
Sandy McLeod. It was nominated for an
Academy Award
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment in ...
for
Best Documentary Short.
Overview
A young Ghanaian woman seeks refugee status in the U.S. when her father attempts to force her to
marry against her will, and undergo
female genital mutilation
Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female genital cutting, female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and female circumcision, is the ritual cutting or removal of some or all of the external female genitalia. The practice is found ...
.
References
External links
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''Asylum''at Culture Unplugged
2003 films
2000s short documentary films
2000s English-language films
2003 independent films
American short documentary films
American independent films
Documentaries about weddings
Documentary films about refugees
Documentary films about immigration to the United States
Documentary films about violence against women
Works about female genital mutilation
Violence against women in Ghana
Forced marriage
Human rights in Ghana
2000s American films
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