The Documentary Award |
Tapestries of Hope (2009) *** 1/2 (out of 4) Sickening, depressing and outright shocking documentary by Michealene Cristini Risley about the work of Betty Makoni and her Girl Child Network, which started off in Zimbabwe where it was believed that raping female virgins would cure HIV and AIDS. The idea of men going around raping children thinking that it was going to cure their disease is about as disturbing as you can get and while it's clear that this isn't a documentary you really want to recommend due to its graphic nature you at the same time want to bring attention to the subject.
