Asylum

Asylum (2003)

Baba, a young Ghanaian woman, goes in search of her father for his blessing on her impending marriage. This turns to a nightmare as he insists she a different man, and that she undergo female genital mutilation as is the custom in his tribe. She is forced to flee her father's village, seeking refugee status in the U.S. Instead she becomes enmeshed in the U.S. immigration system.

Date of release
2003-03-09
Runtime
20m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Sandy McLeod

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 1. Including: Sundance Honorable Mention Short Filmmaking

Asylum is a 2003 American short documentary film directed by Sandy McLeod. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

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