Co-presented by the Goethe-Institut
Toronto Premiere
IN SEARCH... (Germany, Kenya 2018, 90 min) written and directed by Beryl Magoko (THE CUT) starring Gati Magoko, Jule Katinka Cramer, Beryl Magoko.
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Awards & Festivals:
DOK Leipzig 2018, Winner: Filmpreis Leipziger Ring
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 2018, Winner: Best Student Documentary
Director
Beryl Magoko underwent Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as a child. Unlike many of her peers, she wasn’t forced into it. Feeling pressured by societal expectations, Beryl went through FGM behind her mother’s back. Nobody told her about the pain, guilt and trauma that would follow her into adulthood. Years later, Beryl learns that her FGM can be reversed with the help of reconstructive surgery. But after everything she has been through, she’s hesitant to make a decision. “Will I be making another terrible mistake?” In her documentary account, Beryl is searching for an answer. She asks other women who survived FGM about their experiences and thoughts on reconstructive surgery. By frontlining these stories, Beryl processes her trauma and exposes the extreme misogynist ideologies behind FGM.
Screening with:
THIS RIVER (Canada, 2016, 19 min) written and directed by Erika MacPherson, Katherena Vermette.
Kyle Kematch and award-winning writer Katherena Vermette offer an Indigenous perspective on the devastating experience of searching for loved ones who have disappeared. Born out of the need to do something, their stories ignite a relationship between resilience and activism.
#GETMAD: JOIN THE CONVERSATION, Q&A with Beryl Magoko
Following the screening of IN SEARCH…, join the filmmaker (who is also the subject of the documentary) Beryl Magoko as she discusses working on the film which recounts her journey with reconstructive surgery after surviving Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as a child.
About Rendezvous with Madness Festival @ Workman Arts:
Workman Arts is the longest-running multidisciplinary arts and mental health organization in Canada. Its annual festival Rendezvous with Madness (RWM) is the first and largest annual mental health festival in the world, soon taking place for the 27th time. The festival features visual art, performance, music, theatre and dance in addition to its core emphasis on media arts, panel discussions and in-conversation events.
Opening on World Mental Health Day, the Festival runs October 10 – 20, 2019 and showcases 14 feature films from around the globe, 4 live performance pieces, a visual and media arts exhibition, and the addition of a new event, Laughter vs. The Universe – a one night only comedy showcase designed to remind us that sometimes laughter truly is the best medicine.
Part of the Goethe-Institut focus on German Film.
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