THE DAY I WILL NEVER FORGET

The Day I Will Never Forget is a gripping feature documentary by acclaimed filmmaker Kim Longinotto that examines the practice of Female Genital Mutilation in Kenya and the pioneering African women who are bravely reversing the tradition. In this epic work, Longinotto provides women the opportunity to speak candidly about the practice and explain its cultural significance within Kenyan society. From gripping testimonials by young women who share the painful aftermath of their trauma to interviews with elderly matriarchs who stubbornly stand behind the practice, Longinotto paints a complex portrait of the current polemics and conflicts that have allowed this procedure to exist well into modern times.

This film takes you into different Kenyan communities and explores the tradition of circumcision and also love, marriage, families, rebellion and change. The Day I Will Never Forget shows ancient traditions beginning to be questioned by a new generation that doesnt want to live as their mothers have done. (Kim Longinotto)