Oscar for Period. End of Sentence: Here is how an elated India reacted
Period. End of Sentence, a film on the taboos around menstruation bagged the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject this year.
SNS | February 25, 2019 5:35 pm
Period. End of Sentence, a film on the taboos around menstruation that features the real ‘Pad Man’, Arunachalam Muruganantham, bagged the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject this year. The film, set in India, was principally shot in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh.
Directed by award winning Iranian-Amercian filmmaker Rayka Zehtabchi, and co-produced by Indian film producer Gunmeet Monga’s Sikhya Entertainment, the film is being proudly flaunted by Indians across the globe as a major win.
From Akshay Kumar- the ‘ reel Pad Man’ and Priyanka Chopra, to Uttar Pradesh’s CM Yogi Adityanath, this is how all of them responded to the film’s victory.
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Congratulations to @guneetm and the entire team of #PeriodEndOfSentence for winning big at the #Oscars! Much needed topic of discussion and well deserved win 👏👏
One of the most special moments of the evening…a film based on the taboos around menstruation wins BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT! Congratulations to the entire #Periodendofsentence team, and my fearless friend @guneetm!! #Oscars2019
Against all odds Hapur’s pad women Sneha and her friends managed to break the stereotype about menstruation and inspired the world with their efforts. Heartiest congratulations to Guneet Monga and team for the Oscars. Its about health, awareness and Periods : end of sentence.
Amazing news coming in! #PeriodEndOfSentence, a film on menstruation shot in India, has won the OSCARS in the Documentary Short Subject category. Produced by Ms. @Guneetm, the film talks about how “a period should end a sentence, not a girl’s education”.https://t.co/iIy1rJUjFa
The 26 minute film is part of The Pad Project, an organisation established by a group of school students and their teacher, Melissa Berton, from Los Angeles. It follows the journey of women in Hapur and their experience in setting up a sanitary pad vending machine in the village.
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