SHAME

This stunning documentary tells the true story of international human rights icon Mukhtaran Mai, a Pakistani peasant who was gang-raped and publicly shamed in her village, but used her trauma to spark a legal revolution that exposed centuries of brutal tribal conflict and government mismanagement.

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Showtime and CBS/Paramount Television

2009
• Development in Literacy Honouree
2008
• Television Academy Honor, The Academy Of Television Arts and Sciences
• Best Documentary, San Diego Asian Film Festival
2007
• Amnesty International Award, Durban International Film Festival
• Women in Leadership Award, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
• Development in Literacy Honouree
• Human Rights Award, Chicago Documentary Festival
• Special Jury Prize, EBS Documentary Festival Korea
• Official Selection, Tribeca Film Festival
2006
• Official Selection, Toronto International Film Festival
• Selected Participant, AFI Project 20:20
2005
• Pusan Promotional Plan Candidate, Pusan Film Festival
2004
• Selected Participant, Berlin International Film Festival

Director: Mohammed Naqvi
Producers: Mohammed Naqvi, Jill Schneider
Executive Producer: John Moser
Writer: Mohammed Naqvi
Cinematography: Ahmed Bashir, Sajjad Naqvi
Film Editing: Niharika Desai
Original Music: Janek Duszynski

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