Film: Mrs. Goudno’s Daughter

Posted by on September 10, 2010

Please join us for a screening of “Mrs. Goundo’s Daughter”

A new documentary by Barbara Attie and Janet Goldwater about one mother’s fight for asylum in the U.S. to protect her daughter from female genital mutilation.

Shot in Philadelphia and Mali, this one-hour film explores the complex cultural and health issues involved, as well as the intricacies and frustrations of the legal process to gain asylum.

WHEN: September 22, 2010, at 6:30pm

WHERE: Nationalities Service Center
1216 Arch St. 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107

After the screening, stay for a Q&A session with the film director, associate producer, immigration law attorneys, and asylum law expert Professor Jaya Ramji-Nogales of Temple University School of Law.

For more information, please contact:

Nationalities Service Center
1216 Arch St., 4th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 893-8400, ext. 1542


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