Waves
Women • 4m 35s
Waves follows three young girls growing up in one of South Africa's most violent communities. The film looks at the effects that high levels of violence, rape and femicide have on the psyche of young girls growing up amongst it, and how they learn to cope.
Director: Jessie Ayles
4 min | South Africa
Languages: English
Subtitles: English
FILMMAKER Q&A:
https://simaacademy.com/filmmaker-qa/waves/
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