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FESTIVAL NEWS
September 18 & September 22: NATIONWIDE, POV on PBS; 10:00PM
Lumo, the feature length version of Media That Matters Film In Transit, will be broadcast nationwide on PBS' series POV on September 18th and September 22nd.The agonies of present-day Africa are deeply etched in the bodies of women. In eastern Congo on the Rwandan border, vying militias, armies and bandits use rape as a weapon of terror. Lumo Sinai was just over 20 when marauding soldiers attacked her. A fistula, a medical condition common among victims of violent rape, rendered Lumo incontinent and threatens her ability to bear children. Rejected by her fianc� and cast aside by her family, she awaits reconstructive surgery. "Lumo" is her story, tragic in its cruelties but also inspiring for the struggle she wages and the dignity she displays, with the help of an extraordinary African hospital, to overcome shame, fear and the affliction that robs her of a normal life.Check POV's Website for more information on local listings, channels and screening times.
Published on September 18, 2007
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