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Suleiman Mountain – Join a Bunch of Outcasts on the Road

Suleiman Mountain Film Difficulty Ranking: 3

Ever wondered what life would be like growing up in the back of a converted East German truck with an alcoholic con man for a father, a practicing witch doctor for a mum, and your father’s second wife who’s probably young enough to be your sister. Well, here’s your chance to experience it. Join the crazy road trip in Suleiman Mountain.

From: Kyrgyzstan, Asia
Watch: Trailer, Amazon
Next: Shoplifters, Little Miss Sunshine, The Wounded Angel

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Scheherazade, Tell Me A Story – Down With the Patriarchy

Scheherazade, Tell Me A Story Film Difficulty Ranking: 2

Why Watch Scheherazade, Tell Me A Story?

If you like ‘real’ stories and storytelling
To see how entrenched the patriarchy can be (and is)
It’s an entertaining watch, because of it’s brilliant use of melodrama

From: Egypt, Africa
Watch: Trailer, Mubi, Prime Video, JustWatch
Next: After the Battle, The Insult, Saudi Runaway

Flesh Out – Eat More to Become More Beautiful

fLESH oUT Film Difficulty Ranking: 3

Verida is getting married, and in Mauritania, that means she has to fatten up before the wedding to make sure she’s as beautiful as possible. You’ll get eat all the bowls of cous cous and meat with her on her journey to becoming a big beautiful woman. Flesh Out is a well made portrait of a woman caught in a culture that clashes with modernisation.

From: Mauritania, Africa 
Watch: TBC - IMDb Page
Next: Mustang, Sand Storm, Supersize Me

Jamilia – Hear from the Women of Kyrgyzstan

Jamilia Film Difficulty Ranking: 3

Jamilia is for all women living in patriarchal societies (therefore pretty much all societies) around the world. You’ll get to hear from a number of Kyrgyz women, young and old, married and single, that are hoping for a freer future.

From: Kyrgyzstan, Asia
Watch: Trailer, Rent on Amazon
Next: Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania, Liyana, Freedom Fields

Made in Bangladesh – Standing Up to Factory Owners

Made in Bangladesh Film Difficulty Ranking: 2

Why Watch Made in Bangladesh?

See Dhaka full of life
Fight for worker’s rights against exploitation
Choose marriage or work – either way the Patriarchy is unavoidable

From: Bangladesh, Asia
Watch: Trailer, Vimeo, IMDb
Next: American Factory, Salt of the Earth, I, Daniel Blake