In-the-Works

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DocuClub is proud to present the In-the-Works at Full Frame for the seventh year running. In Transit is a film that documents the lives of rape survivors in war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo as they work with medical staff and counselors to regain their health and dignity. Since the war broke out in 1998, Mama Jeanne Banyere, a women’s health counselor, has made regular trips into rebel-held Masisi Territory. Her mission is to locate women in need of care for rape-inflicted injuries and convince them to seek treatment. She takes them to DOCS hospital, a refuge from the war and the only facility in the region capable of treating their conditions. There are over one hundred women at the DOCS facility undergoing treatment. In Transit brings this story to the forefront as it spotlights the life of one young Congolese woman, Lumoo, and the group of women who work to heal her.

Directors

Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Nelson Walker III, Louis Abelman

Festival Year

2006