A walk to beautiful

Engel, Steven. (Producer). Smith, Mary Olive. (Producer, Director). Bucher, Amy. (Director). Engel Entertainment. (Added Author). WGBH Educational Foundation (Added Author). WGBH Video (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: A look at the lives of three Ethiopian women, rejected by their husbands and ostracized by their communities, who leave home in search of seeking treatment for obstetric fistula. The program follows them walking for hours on their journey to transportation to a special hospital in Addis Ababa where they find solace for the first time in years, and stays with them as their lives begin to change.

Item details

ISBN: 9781593758233
ISBN: 1593758235
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (56 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Boston, MA : WGBH Video, [2008]

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Originally broadcast on public television in 2008. Special features: Fistula worldwide : the hidden epidemic / producer, Heidi Burke ; Engel Entertainment (2008 : ca. 10 min.); DVD-ROM access to a discussion guide for educators and to the Nova website.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Editor, Andrew Ford ; directors of photography, Tony Hardmon, Mary Olive Smith, Jerry Risius ; music, David Schommer.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated: contains mature subject matter.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9, anamorphic) presentation; Dolby Digital, NTSC.
Language Note:	In English and Amharic dialogue with English subtitles; closed-captioned; described for the visually impaired.