{"id":59,"date":"2020-07-10T22:05:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T22:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ayila\/2020\/07\/10\/doctors-take-inspiration-from-online-dating-to-build-organ-transplant-ai\/"},"modified":"2020-10-19T12:40:30","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T12:40:30","slug":"sema-le-film-qui-cri-contre-les-violences-sexuelles-au-congo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/en\/news\/sema-le-film-qui-cri-contre-les-violences-sexuelles-au-congo\/","title":{"rendered":"Sema, the film that cries out against sexual violence in Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>The new film by Congolese Macherie Ekwa tackles the highly sensitive subject of sexual violence in Congo.<\/em><\/h3>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\"><span lang=\"en\"><strong>Macherie Ekwa<\/strong>&#8216;s film opens with a plaque that reveals that the actresses in the film are actually women who have survived rape and other sexual violence. Just after this first punch, begins the speech of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mukwegefoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege<\/a>, Congolese gynecologist who has dedicated his life to caring for women victims of sexual violence due to the endless conflicts ravaging this central African country. A strong opening that sets the tone and points the finger at the main people responsible for the horrible environment in which the film&#8217;s plot unfolds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/prHyALts56Y\" width=\"720\" height=\"438\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"tw-target-text-container\" class=\"tw-ta-container hide-focus-ring tw-nfl\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\"><span lang=\"en\"><em>Sema<\/em> which means in Swahili language &#8220;Speaks&#8221; is a committed film written collectively by the <strong><em>Survivors Movement<\/em><\/strong>, an NGO based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which fights for the rights of women against aggression sexual acts committed on women. The film, which lasts 46 minutes, is a means of raising awareness of communities where rape is particularly present, but also, the film is intended for Western countries. Because according to <strong>Maud-Salom\u00e9 Ekila<\/strong>, production manager of the film, &#8220;It is the conflicts over minerals financed by the multinationals that have brought rape as a weapon of war to the Congo. The fact of showing the film in these countries makes it possible to make a advocacy directly at the source of the problem &#8220;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\"><span lang=\"en\">The film takes us into the daily life of two survivors of sexual violence, played by <strong>Sandra Bonve<\/strong> and <strong>Armande Mahabi<\/strong>. Both women face rejection from their respective communities. <\/span><span lang=\"en\">According to Mach\u00e9rie Ekwa, director of this film, and to whom we owe the film <strong>Maki&#8217;la<\/strong>, the film constituted a real therapy for the participants in this project. They were able to break the silence, express their pain and give hope to other women victims of this abuse. The film was shot in Swahili with French subtitles.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can discover the film here on Youtube: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uAZDJHXiGcU\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sema<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Rostand Wandja<\/strong><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new film by Congolese Macherie Ekwa tackles the highly sensitive subject of sexual violence in Congo. Macherie Ekwa&#8216;s film opens with a plaque that reveals that the actresses in the film are actually women who have survived rape and other sexual violence. 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