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'Period. End of Sentence.' is a 2018 documentary short film directed by Rayka Zehtabchi about Indian women leading a quiet sexual revolution. The film stars Arunachalam Muruganantham, Shabana Khan, Gouri Choudari, Ajeya, and Anita. The documentary short follows a group of local women in Hapur, India, as they learn how to operate a machine that makes low-cost, biodegradable sanitary pads, which they sell to other women at affordable prices. This not only helps to improve feminine hygiene by providing access to basic products [https://oscar.go.com/nominees/documentary-short/period-end-of-sentence Period. End of Sentence.:Documentary Short-Oscar Nominees 2019] but also supports and empowers the women to shed the taboos in India surrounding menstruation all while contributing to the economic future of their community. The film is inspired by the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham, a social activist from Coimbatore, India.[https://www.documentary.org/online-feature/period-end-sentence-transforming-taboo-cause 'Period. End of Sentence'.: Transforming a Taboo into a Cause|International Documentary Association]
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*Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) 91st Academy Awards[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wap5W4v_B_g "Period. End of Sentence." wins Best Documentary Short Film-Oscars on YouTube]*Winner of the Academy Award qualifying festivals for Best Short Doc at the Cleveland International Film Festival, the Traverse City Film Festival as well as many others including AFIFest, and Savannah.
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