African Women: A Walk to Beautiful

A Walk to Beautiful (2007)
Director: Mary Olive Smith
Genre: Documentary
Rating: Restricted (Some footages can be shocking)
Runtime: 52:38

* Awards & Nominations (From www.walktobeautiful.com):

* Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form
2009 Emmy Awards, September 2009
* Feature Documentary Winner
IDA Awards, December 2007
* "People's Choice" Award for Best Documentary
Denver International Film Festival, November 2007
* Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary and
Interfaith Award for Best Documentary
St. Louis International Film Festival, November 2007
* Human Rights Award
Docúpolis, International Documentary Festival of Barcelona, October 2007
* Witness Award Nominee
AFI/Silverdocs Film Festival, June 2007
* Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature
San Francisco International Film Festival, May 2007

Past Festivals

* Sedona International Film Festival, Sedona
February 27 - March 2, 2008
* Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Missoula
February 14 - 20, 2008
* Pan African Film Festival, Los Angeles
February 7 - 18, 2008
* Santa Barbara International Film Festival
January 30 - 31, 2008
* IDA Awards, Los Angeles, CA
December 2007
* Australia's Human Rights Arts and Film Festival, Melbourne
November 29 - December 2, 2007
Opening-night film and festival centerpiece
* Denver International Film Festival, Denver, CO
November 8 - 18 2007
* St. Louis International Film Festival, St. Louis, MO
November 8 - 18 2007
* Regent Park Film Festival, Toronto, Canada
November 8 - 12, 2007
* Two River Film Festival, West Long Branch, NJ
November 2 - 4, 2007
* Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival,
Colorado Springs, CO
November 1 - 4, 2007
* Docúpolis, International Documentary Festival of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
October 3 - 7, 2007
* Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
September 20 - October 4, 2007
* The Roxbury Film Festival, Boston, MA
August 4, 2007
* Provincetown Film Festival, Providence, RI
June 16 - 17, 2007
* AFI/Silverdocs Film Festival, Silver Spring, MD
June 12 - 17, 2007
* San Francisco International Film Festival, San Francsico, CA
April 26 - May 10, 2007


* Plot :

A Walk to Beautiful tells the story of five women in Ethiopia suffering from devastating childbirth injuries. Rejected by their husbands and ostracized by their communities, these women are left to spend the rest of their lives in loneliness and shame.


The documentary follow each of these women on their journey to a special hospital in Addis Ababa where they find solace for the first time in years, and the viewers share with them those moments as their lives begin to change.


Through the intimate experiences all five share, we are no longer in the heart of Africa - we are in the hearts of these women. The trials they endure and their attempts to rebuild their lives tell a universal story of hope, courage, and transformation.