For the first few days after she awoke from her coma, Dani Burt didn't know her right leg, from just above the knee down, was gone. When the doctors finally told her the full extent of her injuries, Burt, an active, hungry-for-life person, wasn't sure if she could go on. But she found the courage to continue through surfing, which led her on a path to becoming the first-ever women's World Adaptive Surfing champion.

Dani Burt

Confronted with a dark reality as a new amputee, Dani Burt finds freedom and inner peace when she’s introduced to the sport of surfing.

Mother Daughter Filmmaker Comment

Mother, Daughter, Sister exposes the Burmese military’s practice of using rape as a weapon of war. The film brings light to Kachin and Rohingya women activists’ efforts to enact justice for Burma’s crimes. The film revolves around the stories of four women: Shamima, a volunteer counselor working with survivors of military rape in the Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, Dil Kayas, a teenage survivor, and San Lung and Lu Ra, sister and mother of two Kachin school teachers brutally raped and killed in 2015, allegedly by the Burmese military. Powerful testimonies from survivors, witnesses, and activists explore the far-reaching impact of sexual violence and trauma upon these communities, and together, the women call for justice and an end to the army’s impunity. Mother, Daughter, Sister has garnered six awards for Best Short Documentary at film festivals in the US. The film was screened at the United Nations in 2018 at an event hosted by the American Jewish World Service.

Mother, Daughter, Sister (Amae, Thamee, Ama)

Mother, Daughter, Sister exposes the Burmese military’s practice of using rape as a weapon of war and women’s calls for justice.

Zanah was homeschooled until she was 14 years old, then started college. Being raised in a religious household, and being thrown into an adult environment was terrifying for her. Her first experience sharing her body with someone was through sexual assault, and it took her years to identify that the trauma from this experience, and several subsequent experiences carried through her adult life. Ten years later, at age 24, Zanah took the leap into sexual trauma therapy. This documentary captures her six month journey, coupled with round table interviews from trauma therapists, advocates, and sex educators.

Unlearning Sex

Unlearning Sex is a documentary film that follows a survivor’s six month journey through sexual trauma therapy and recovery.

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