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DESCRIPTION:Sisters in Law Kim Longinotto, Florence Ayisi (U.K./Cameroon, 2005)   Kim 
 Longinotto (The Day I Will Never Forget, Divorce Iranian Style), working 
 with codirector Florence Ayisi, brings a typically perceptive and 
 compassionate eye to this study of the legal system in Cameroon. Centered 
 around the courthouse in the small southwestern town of Kumba, the film 
 focuses on two women who dispense wit and wisdom in equal measure as they 
 go about their daily business of seeking justice for the women and children 
 who turn to them for help. (Some of the funniest scenes in the film catch 
 the defendants' quaking dread at being called up in front of this 
 formidable duo.) While the details of the cases included in the documentary 
 are often shocking—an abused child; a wife trying to divorce her violent 
 husband; a young woman daring to accuse a man of rape—the film's 
 positive, uplifting approach leaves little doubt that, in the right hands, 
 the law can be a potent force for social change.   —Sandra Hebron, London 
 Film Festival   • Written by Longinotto, Ayisi. Photographed by 
 Longinotto. (104 mins, In Hausa with English subtitles and English, Color, 
 35mm, From Women Make Movies) \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/01/31/86283.php
SUMMARY:African Film Festival: Sisters in Law
LOCATION:2575 Bancroft Way, @ Bowditc  UC Berkeley
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/01/31/86283.php
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