Esaro
Best Short Documentary at Toronto Women IFF
I color graded this amazing documentary from Tanzania.
Magda Wolnik’s documentary, Esaro, has been awarded Best Short Documentary at the Toronto Women Film Festival! This festival is dedicated to recognizing, supporting, and amplifying women’s voices in cinema. It honors outstanding films from talented female filmmakers across the globe.
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This recognition is well deserved—not only for the film’s high artistic and narrative quality, but also for the years of dedication and courage Magda has poured into her films. Esaro addresses the painful and often silenced issue of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a reality still affecting many communities in Africa.
TITLE • Esaro
DIR • Magdalena Wolnik-Mierzwa
DoP • @lukasz.grudysz
Editing • Bartek Żytkowiak
Sound design • Andrzej Kowal
Colorist • @wildlion_postproduction
Produced by • @jonasvsoto
Production assistant • @igor.wrzesinski
