UNCUT
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UNCUT is a web-documentary on female genital mutilations (FGM), with a data journalism survey through Africa and Europe. It narrates stories of women in Kenya, Somaliland, Ethiopia, where FGM has been fought hard—and successfully.
- €18,550 Budget in Euros
- 2015 Final release date
- 5 Round winner
- 3 Locations
- 4 Durations in months
A project by Emanuela Zuccalà, co-produced by ActionAid NGO, curated by Zona
UNCUT is a multimedia journalism project on female genital mutilations (FGM) and an ongoing campaign for the end of this traditional harmful practice. According to Unicef and the World Health Organization, more than 200 million women in the world have undergone a type of FGM: it causes women’s subordination, early forced marriage, school dropout, and exclusion from the social and economic life.
An obligatory ritual in certain societies, it is believed to “purify” women from their own femininity, sentencing them to undergo excruciating pain to make them virgins for life, resistant to sexual pleasure, and therefore – the main aim – make them devoted and faithful wives. According to the available data, the victims are concentrated in 30 countries, of which 27 are in Africa. The European Parliament estimates that in the EU around 500,000 immigrant women are affected by a wound that comprises severe health consequences and complex integration paths.
UNCUT is an immersive and data-driven web-documentary that, through a strong interaction of text, photography and video, explains the spread of FGM and showcases engaging stories of women who have formed coalitions to eradicate this practice in three African countries: Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somaliland. An interactive map of Africa, coming from a a data-journalism survey, presents the statistics of the continent and an in-depth analysis of each involved country, while a map of Europe provides the most recent estimates on the prevalence of FGM in the European Union, Norway and Switzerland.
The web-documentary UNCUT was launched on February 6, 2016, on the International Day for Zero Tolerance of FGM, by 3 European media (Corriere della Sera, El Pais, Worldcrunch), as the conclusion of an awareness campaign that opened on November 25, 2015, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
UNCUT is also a series of articles (see the links below), a photo exhibition, two short documentaries.
- Emanuela Zuccalà: author, research and data, video
- Simona Ghizzoni: photography in Somaliland, Kenya, Ethiopia and France; video
- Valeria Scrilatti: photography in Liberia
- Alessandro d’Alfonso: graphic design, maps, web development
- Valeria De Berardinis: data research, director of production
- Paolo Turla, Aline Hervé: video editing
- Giulia Tornari for ZONA: executive producer
Our special thanks to Renata Ferri and to Barbara Antonelli.
The project has the support of the NGOs ActionAid Italy and No Peace Without Justice.
Cover video: the trailer of the short movie Uncut, launched on October 8, 2016, at A Window on the World, Images from Reality International Documentary Festival (Milan, Italy).
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Project links
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Publications
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Sony World Photography Award
- The photo series from West Pokot, Kenya, shortlisted at the Sony World Photography Award (UK).
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Verdensmagasinet X
- Det åpne såret. Verdensmagasinet X (Norway), print version, April 2016.
- NOR
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Verdensmagasinet X
- Det åpne såret. Verdensmagasinet X (Norway), 26 April 2016.
- NOR
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Capodarco L'Altro Festival
- UNCUT wins as best web-documentary at Capodarco L'Altro Festival (Italy), 25 June 2016.
- IT
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Mostra internazionale d'arte cinematografica di Venezia
- UNCUT awarded as finalist by the Doc/It Women Award at the Cinema Festival in Venice, 3 September 2016.
- IT
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Journalism award Gruppo dello Zuccherificio
- UNCUT wins 2nd prize at the Italian journalism award “Gruppo dello Zuccherificio per il giornalismo d’inchiesta”, 18 September 2016.
- IT
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Festival Visioni dal mondo
- The short movie UNCUT wins two special mentions at the festival "Visioni dal mondo" in Milano, Italy, 9 October 2016.
- IT
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Amilcare Ponchielli Photo Award
- The photos of UNCUT win a special mention at the Amilcare Ponchielli Photo Award. Milano, Italy, 26 October 2016.
- IT
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Semplicemente Donna Harmony Award
- UNCUT wins the "Semplicemente Donna Harmony Award". Cortona, Italy, 18 November 2016.
- IT
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Festival Internacional de Cine y Derechos Humanos
- The short documentary UNCUT has been officially shortlisted at Festival Internacional de Cine y Derechos Humanos, Valencia, Spain, 18 February 2017.
- ES
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Courrier International
- Écorchées vives. Le Courrier International (France), print and online editions, 9 February 2017.
- FR
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Journalism Award Sabrina Sganga
- The web-documentary UNCUT wins the Mention of Honour at the Journalism Award "Sabrina Sganga" (Florence, Italy), May 2017
- IT
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Premio de Periodismo Colombine
- UNCUT is finalist at VI Premio Internacional de Periodismo “Colombine” (Almeria, Spain) June 2017.
- ES
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Premio de Periodismo María Luz Morales
- UNCUT is finalist at II Premio de Periodismo “María Luz Morales” (Barcelona, Spain), June 2017.
- ES
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Festival of Migrant Film
- The short documentary UNCUT screened at Festival of Migrant Film (Ljubljana, Slovenia), June 2017.
- EN
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Cronograf Film Festival
- The short documentary UNCUT screened at Cronograf Film Festival (Chisinau, Moldova), June 2017.
- EN
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Sedicicorto Film Festival
- The short documentary UNCUT screened at Sedicicorto International Film Festival (Forlì, Italy), October 2017.
- IT
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Terra di Tutti Film Festival
- The short documentary UNCUT screened at Terra di Tutti Film Festival (Bologna, Italy), October 2017.
- IT
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XIV Human Rights Film Festival
- UNCUT wins as the best short documentary at the XIV Human Rights Film Festival (Barcelona, Spain), November 2017.
- ES
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Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs
- The photo exhibition from UNCUT at the Conference on International Cooperation of the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (Rome, Italy), 24-25 January 2018.
- IT
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Women Make Waves Film Festival
- The short documentary UNCUT goes to Taiwan for its Asian premiere, at the Women Make Waves Film Festival (Taipei, Taiwan, October 2018).
- EN / CH
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Photo Exhibition
- The photo exhibition from UNCUT opens in Rome, Italy, 12-18 October 2018.
- IT
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OneWorld
- The short documentary UNCUT released in The Netherlands.
- NL / EN
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Women Deliver Conference
- The short movie UNCUT is finalist at Women Deliver Film Festival. Vancouver, Canada, 4 June 2019.
- EN
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D - la Repubblica delle Donne
- The chapter of UNCUT about FGM in France released in the Italian magazine D.
- IT
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The photo exhibition in Paris
- L'exposition photographique UNCUT contre les mutilations génitales féminines arrive à Paris. Paris, France, 6-24 février 2020.
- FR
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Sedicicorto International Film Festival
- The movie "The Bush School" officially selected at Sedicicorto International Film Festival. Forlì, Italy, 2-11 October 2020.
- IT
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Terra di Tutti Film Festival
- The movie "The Bush School" officially selected at Terra di Tutti Film Festival. Bologna, Italy, 6-12 October 2020.
- IT
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Vanity Fair
- The movie "The Bush School" on Vanity Fair.
- IT
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Il Sole 24 Ore
- The movie "The Bush School" on the Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore.
- IT
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Osservatorio Diritti
- The movie "The Bush School" on the Italian magazine Osservatorio Diritti.
- IT
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Africa Film for Impact Festival
- The movie "The Bush School" is finalist at Africa Film for Impact Festival. Abuja, Nigeria, 2-7 November 2020.
- EN
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Women of the Lens Film Festival
- The movie "The Bush School" officially selected at Women of the Lens Film Festival. London, UK, 16-30 November 2020.
- EN