Period. End of Sentence.

(2018)

★ 7.8 IMDb · 256 votes

Genres: Documentary

Year: 2018

Runtime: 26 мин

Country: India

Director: Rayka Zehtabchi

Cast: Arunachalam Muruganatham, Ajeya, Anita, Gouri Choudari, Shabana Khan, Preeti, Rekha, Roksana, Shashi, Shushma

Plot

In an effort to improve feminine hygiene, a machine that creates low-cost biodegradable sanitary pads is installed in a rural village in Northern India. Using the machine, a group of local women is employed to produce and sell pads, offering them newfound independence and helping to destigmatize menstruation for all.

In a rural village outside Delhi, India, women lead a quiet revolution. They fight against the deeply rooted stigma of menstruation. "Period. End of Sentence." -- a documentary short directed by Rayka Zehtabchi -- tells their story. For generations, these women didn't have access to pads, which lead to health problems and girls missing school or dropping out entirely. But when a sanitary pad machine is installed in the village, the women learn to manufacture and market their own pads, empowering the women of their community. They name their brand "FLY," because they want women "to soar." Their flight is, in part, enabled by the work of high school girls half a world away, in California, who raised the initial money for the machine and began a non-profit called "The Pad Project."