A Hole in the Sky

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Synopsis:
A poetic essay narrated by a girl mentally preparing for her looming “purification” ceremony, in which her genitals are to go under the knife. “A Hole in the Sky” (“Godka Cirka”) is not a pedantic declamation against female genital mutilation but a personal, touching, and delicately rendered evocation of a girl’s fears and fatalism.

2013
10 minutes
Documentary short
Directed by: Àlex Lora, Antonio Tibaldi
Language: Somali
Country: Spain/France/USA/Somalia
Website | Trailer

Festivals and Awards:
-Sundance Film Festival: nominated for Short Film Grand Jury Prize
-Brooklyn International Film Festival: nominated for Best Short Film
-Festival Internazionale del Cinema Povero: Plaque award for best documentary film

Filmmaker bio (from film website):

ANTONIO TIBALDI
Antonio Tibaldi was born in Australia, raised in Europe and lives in NYC. Credits include On My Own (2006), Claudine’s Return (1998), and Little Boy Blue (1997) and screenings at major festivals including Sundance, Berlin, San Sebastian, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Montreal, and Hamptons. He is also an active documentarian. His work with UNTV (United Nations TV) has taken him to throughout the world covering underreported stories.

ALEX LORA
Barcelona-born Alex Lora received an MFA in Media Arts production from City College New York as a Fulbright scholar and went on to work internationally as an editor, cinematographer, writer, and director. Lora’s short films have been in the official selection of Sundance, Berlinale Talent Campus, and Cannes Short Film Corner. He has been nominated once for the Oscars Student Academy Awards and twice for the Catalan Academy Awards (Gaudi Award).