Feature Documentary Film Screening
WOMEN LIKE US captures dedicated heroines showcasing the positive results that occur when you take the first step in making a difference, It will be playing at Celebration Cinema in Benton Harbor, Michigan, on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Special event screening tickets are available now at https://gathr.us/screening/22026. (Tickets need to be purchased online before Dec 29.)
This screening of WOMEN LIKE US is being hosted by Global Village Ministries and The Olmalaika Home in Kenya, East Africa.
WOMEN LIKE US is a film that lifts and motivates the spirit. This story follows three women on a moving journey of exploration, adversity and evolution, in addition to witnessing the unimaginable social injustices women face around the globe.
Director Sally Colon-Petree, award-winning journalist Catt Sadler and activist/author Linda Rendleman travel the U.S. and Kenya to engage in conversations with over 14 astounding women tackling unimaginable social injustices such as female genital mutilation, childhood marriage, human trafficking, teen suicide, education and more. Join these women as they learn from powerful role models changing lives both locally and globally such as; Caroline Barnett, co-founder of the Los Angeles Dream Center; Kim DeWitt, founder of the Olmalaika Home; Nancy Noel, artist/philanthropist, and more.
These dedicated heroines showcase the positive results that occur when you take the first step in making a difference. You can be a voice for girls around the world who have endured or face female genital mutilation and childhood marriage. Join Kim, who will be traveling back from Kenya to be here on this special evening and be a voice for the approximately 8,000 girls that endure female genital mutilation DAILY worldwide. www.theolmalaikahome.org
This powerful documentary is a call to action for women everywhere to join together, and use their innate skills of compassion, courage and communication to confront social injustices, promote equality and education for all humanity.
WOMEN LIKE US (2017, United States, Unrated, 92 min.) Directed by Sally Colon-Petree. Featuring Catt Sadler, Moby, Sherri Shepherd. A Gathr Films Release.
