Out of Competition


ASYLUM



Country of production: USA
Year: 2003
Language: English
Mins: 20

Director: Sandy McLeod
Cinematography: Ellen Kuras,
Kirsten Johnson
Editing: Kate Taverna
Producer: Gini Reticker, Deborah Shaffer, Natalie Reuss
Production company: Constant Communications, Make-Do Productions
Source: Andrea Traubner
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Baba never knew her father, but suddenly she unravels the mystery of his identity. She seeks his blessing on her pending marriage. Yet the elation of discovery quickly gives way to terror: her father insists she marry not the man she loves but an older man her father chooses, and that she undergo the horror of female genital mutilation. She is forced to flee her father's village, seeking asylum and refuge in the United States.

However, rather than being accepted into safety, she becomes enmeshed in the U.S. immigration system. The filmmakers meet her there, as Baba courageously continues to navigate through the traps the world has set for her.

Sandy McLeod is a twenty-five year veteran filmmaker. She has directed music videos for such artists as the Talking Heads, Bruce Springsteen, and Roy Orbison; acted in movies directed by Jonathan Demme; and worked as a script supervisor on films directed by John Sayles.

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ASYLUM (2003)


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