Hello, on today’s episode we feature Rico Herre, a filmmaker from Berlin, Germany. He is working on a film talking about period shaming. You can find all the details about it here: Film Title: IMPURE Genre Drama/Coming of Age Length of Film 82 min. (Feature film) Language Kiswahili/English Logline: After experiencing her first menstruation while in school, a young kenyan girl struggles with the consequences of exclusion and unawareness. What is this Movie about? IMPURE is a Coming-of-Age-Story, dealing with the stigma of ‘Period-Shaming‘. It‘s inspired by a true incident of a young girl from Kabiangek in Kenya, who commited suicide after having her first menstruation in school and being ridiculed in front of her class by her teacher. This taboo leads to shameful experiences for so many girls and women. The consequences of being silent are often harmful and degrading. The story of IMPURE is centered in Kenya, but the way society deals with the issue of making a natural thing like menstruation a taboo is also a challenge in many other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, in muslim countries and in South East Asia, just to name a few. The goal of this movie is to raise awareness and to spread the message that speaks to all girls and women, which might have to deal with the same issues. Their voices haven‘t gone unheard. We have heard them. That‘s why this movie needs to be made to play a critical role towards changing the narrative that girls are IMPURE. Beyond the Movie With the educational character of this film there is a great opportunity to go into the public discourse, allowing young women and organizations to have a visual reference, to raise their voices and to support projects beyond the movie. The benefits of investing into the project: -Film Investor's Agreement -reimbursement of investment right after financial return -a percentage of the investor's share from the net profit (pro rata, pari passu) -Credit as Executive Producer in the movie and on any other platforms related to the movie (IMDB and elsewhere) -supporting the fight against the period stigma Cast: Eunice Ruwa, Catherine Nduku, Nura Mwangi, Millicent Mwanza, Talia Samuel, Kilawa Joseph Wambua Crew: Written & Directed by Rico Herre Produced by Rico Herre, Ignacio Hennigs Executive Producers: Petra Seewald, Mayuri Odedra-Straub Co-Produced by Khadija Abdulqadir Cinematography by Ignacio Hennigs Original Score by Ibrahim Sidede Casting by Godwin Wambua Courtesy of Common Light Pictures All rigts reserved © 2023 Contact: Rico Herre Producer/Director/Writer/Editor Berlin/Germany ricoherre@gmail.com +4915735690290