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Tapestries of Hope is a feature-length documentary that exposes the virgin cleansing myth that if a man rapes a virgin he will be cured of HIV/AIDS. The film focuses on the work human rights activist Betty Makoni has done to protect and re-empower girls who have been victimized through sexual abuse. Tapestries of Hope aims to bring awareness to the widespread abuse of women and girls as well as the efforts of the Girl Child Network and its founder, Betty Makoni.[1][2]
The film is directed by Michealene Cristini Risley, written by Susan Black and Michealene Cristini Risley, and produced by Michealene Cristini Risley, Susan Black, Christopher Bankston, Anand Chandrasekaran, and Ray Arthur Wang. Tapestries of Hope was theatrically released September 28, 2010 in over 100 theaters across the U.S.[3][4]
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