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Helen, an Ethiopian immigrant living in Los Angeles, is pressed by her family and tradition to take a decision as the moment approaches for her daughter’s genital cutting.

What to Bring to America was one of 3 short films selected to be made in USC‘s Fall 2010 advanced graduate fiction narrative class, after a competitive pitching process by the crew. It has won several awards, screened at various festivals, and was broadcast on Italian television in the summer of 2012.

Festivals
Winner – Outstanding 1st Time Director, DC Shorts Film Festival, 2011
Winner – Special Mention, Monaco Charity Film Festival, 2011
Winner- DIVAU Award, Social World Film Festival, 2012

Official Selection / In Competition
Cleveland International Film Festival, 2012
Black Harvest Film Festival, 2012
Austin Film Festival, 2011
New Orleans Film Festival, 2011
Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival Curta Cinema, 2011
Pan-African Film Festival, 2012
Lady Filmmaker Film Festival, 2011
Artivist Film Festival, 2011
Filmforum Zadar, Croatia, 2011
Albuquerque Film Festival, 2011
San Sebastian Human Rights Film Festival, 2011

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