Filmmaker Nandita Ahmed Attending
Imagine this unique scenario: A multifaceted force of Bangladeshi women are recruited and sent 14,000 miles away to assist peacekeeping in the wake of Haiti’s devastating 2010 earthquake. Directors Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Geeta Gandbhir document this extraordinary slice-of-globalization program by focusing on five women who take the difficult challenge of not only breaking worldwide cultural stereotypes but also leaving the comfort of your home and family to face an unknown mission. Following them through the entire experience, A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers offers a rare portrait of women who are often left out of the headlines.
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