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GIRL CHILD TRAUMA

Girl Child Trauma, this short film was inspired by a true story which happened in Bomet county (Kenya) where by a teacher allegedly embarrassed and humiliated a teenage girl who stained her school uniform from menstruation.
Being the first experience in her life, she suffers emotional and physical maltreatment from the school. This forced the girl to end her life because she cound'nt endure the shame.

This short film shot to expose the challenges a girl child face during menstruation in rural area of Sub-saharan Africa.
Stella having experienced her first menstrual flow and stains her clothes she faces stigmatization and emotional maltreatment from her peers, teacher whom she considered her role model and her mother who turn out to be a victimizer though appearing supportive at first.
Feeling imprisoned by the misunderstanding, Stella ended up committing suicide as way of letting out her feelings. Her story was tragic one ended up in tears.
The short film is a classic tale of reality that happens in the society.

  • ShadracK Katuit
    Director
  • Bernice Katuit
    Writer
  • ShadracK Katuit
    Producer
  • Mercy Jesang
    Key Cast
    "Stella "
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 46 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 31, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    20 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Kenya
  • Country of Filming:
    Kenya
  • Language:
    English, Swahili
  • Shooting Format:
    Mp 4
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Kenya Film School
Director Biography - ShadracK Katuit

Shadrack Katuit is a young film student at The Kenya Film School. During this Covid - 19 pandemic, he took the advantage of the free time and worked on several productions. The short film GIRL CHILD TRAUMA is his first informative and educative film inspired by a true story and it was nominated for BORESHA AFYA, JENGA JAMII AUDIO VISUAL festival by Health Promotion. Other projects he has worked on is music videos like WAZZDAT by Trippy, ONGEZA GAS by Yomond and TUSHAI by 495gang.
He is very passionate about telling and sharing to the world a Kenyan story through motion pictures.

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Director Statement

I came up with this idea after seeing many girls in Sub-saharan Africa suffer emotional maltreatment from the society.
In Kenya, many teenage girls don't get enough of menstrual products because of poverty and lack of understanding from the society.
I would like to raise awareness to the society to help the girl child from this emotional maltreatment millions of them undergo.