Guneet Monga’s Period. End Of Sentence Wins Best Documentary Short Subject At Oscars 2019

Guneet Moga’s Period. End Of Sentence Wins Best Documentary Short Subject At Oscars 2019

India-set, Period. End Of Sentence won the Best Documentary Short Subject at the 91st Academy Awards, which was held in Los Angeles. The film talks about the stigma attached with menstruation and features the real life Padman, Arunachalam Muruganantham.

After winning the award, Guneet Monga, who has co-produced the movie, said, “Thank you to the Academy for the highest honour and for recognising the efforts of the young girls from Oakwood school in LA to Kathikera in UP in helping us shatter the glass ceiling. Periods are normal and in no way do they stops us from achieving anything. This has been more than 10 years of work of Action India run by Gauri Chaudhary on educating reproductive rights on the ground in many villages. Feminist Majority Movement and Girls learn International have been pushing this cause in US. Every girl in India or anywhere around the world needs to know this and hear this loud and clear. Period is an end of a sentence but not a girl’s education.”.

“I am honoured and absolutely humbled to partner with Melissa and Rayka in making our short documentary happen. Mandakini Kakar from Sikhya was on the floor working with the film and is the voice of the film too. And thank you Stacey Sher and Lisa Taback for supporting this massive dream. And thank you NETFLIX truly putting us on the MAP !Here is to more girl power... I really want every girl to know that each one of them is a goddess. Now, that we have an Oscar, Let’s go change the world,” she further added.

Directed by award-winning Iranian-American filmmaker, Rakya Zehtabchi, the movie beat Black Sheep, End Game, Lifeboat and A Night At The Garden to win the Oscar.