The Women's Museum of California present the Women's Film Festival of 2016. He Named Me Malala, a 2015 documentary directed by Davis Guggenheim will be shown.
The film is an intimate portrait of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was targeted by the Taliban and severely wounded by a gunshot when returning home on her school bus in Pakistan?s Swat Valley. The then 15-year-old was singled out, along with her father, for advocating for girls? education, and the attack on her sparked an outcry from supporters around the world. She miraculously survived and is now a leading campaigner for girls? education globally as co-founder of the Malala Fund.
Admission/Cost:
Wednesday, March 9 - 6:00 PM
For more information, please visit: www.womensmuseumca.org
The film is an intimate portrait of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was targeted by the Taliban and severely wounded by a gunshot when returning home on her school bus in Pakistan?s Swat Valley. The then 15-year-old was singled out, along with her father, for advocating for girls? education, and the attack on her sparked an outcry from supporters around the world. She miraculously survived and is now a leading campaigner for girls? education globally as co-founder of the Malala Fund.
Admission/Cost:
Wednesday, March 9 - 6:00 PM
For more information, please visit: www.womensmuseumca.org
