The film “Girl Rising” will be shown in the AV Hall in the library of Kumamoto Gakuen University on Saturday, December 10th. Show times are 10:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00, and 19:00 (5 showings). Admission is free and open to the general public. The movie is in English with Japanese subtitles. It is rating 7.3 (quite high) on the IMDb (International Movie Database) website. Here’s the opening of a user review:

“I recently had the privilege of seeing Girl Rising, 10x10’s gripping documentary about nine girls from around the world, and why educating them—and every girl—is vitally important to our future. Each of these amazing, resilient girls comes from one of nine countries: Afghanistan, Cambodia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Haiti, India, Nepal, Peru and Sierra Leone. They all have incredible stories to tell, each with unimaginable hardships, but also with hope.”

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2444946/reviews?ref_=tt_ql_op_3

Here’s the address of the official website:

http://girlrising.com

And here’s the Japanese announcement about the showing at Gakuendai: http://www.lib.kumagaku.ac.jp/news/news1888.html

– Kirk