Kate Henshaw, the famous Nollywood diva will bring her star
power to the Nigerian premiere of groundbreaking CNN film Girl Rising, on
Friday October 11, 2013, to celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child
at the Silverbird Cinemas, Silverbird Galleria on Victoria Island, Lagos.
Kate Henshaw will co-host the premiere of "Girl Rising"
featuring Hollywood stars Freida Pinto, Anne Hathaway, Selena Gomez, Alicia
Keys, Meryl Streep, Salma Hyak, Cate Blanchett, Kerry Washington, Priyanka
Chopra, Chloe Moretz, and Liam Neeson who narrated this must see film.
The Nigerian premiere has attracted both local and
international partners and supporters, including Zonta International, United
Nations Information Center, Nigerians Report Online, Kiddies and Brands
Company, Dobox TV and others.
“No one is more vulnerable than an uneducated girl,” said
Freida Pinto.
"And this film is a wake-up call to world that it’s
time to educate girls".
“Right now, 66 million girls are not in school, 14 million
girls fewer than 18 will be married this year, that’s 38,000 girls married
today, and 13 girls married in the last 30 seconds.”
Actress Freida Pinto
attending a Vanity Fair and L’Oréal Paris-presented event in support of
10x10 and “Girl Rising” Feb. 19, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Getty Images).
Many who have watched the film in the U.S. got tears
from the nine survival stories of girls in developing nations. Wadley in Haiti who seeks an education after the powerful
earthquake, Ruksana who lives on the side of the street in India, and women in Afghanistan who get married at 11
years old. Each girl was paired with a renowned writer from her native country,
and the stories show how education can change lives forever.
Directed by Academy Award-Nominee Director Richard E Robbins
with original music is by Academy Award winner Rachel Portman in collaboration
with Hans Zimmer, and other notable women supporting "Girl Rising".
“We had a woman DP behind the camera, we had a woman
composer writing music, we had women designers doing visual effects, we had a
woman editor, a woman producer – we really went out of our way as much as
possible to practice what we preach and say let’s put women in power positions
in all aspects of this project. With the exception of me, and a couple of other
men, we were definitely a powered by women brigade,” said Richard.
The "Girl Rising" produced by 10x10 is more than a film as it
is part of a global campaign to educate and empower girls.
“Our vision is to connect every person on earth so when you
think about that, with millions of girls who don’t have access to education, we
can’t achieve our vision. Even beyond that piece, it just really began to
bother us that girls were being left behind, which meant their families were
being left behind, their communities were being left behind and we are a global
company of global citizens – and what happens to a girl in Peru, in Haiti
impacts girls here in the United States," said Rosalind Hudnell, Chief
Diversity Officer, Global Director of Education & External Relations at
Intel Corporation, one of the co-sponsors of "Girl Rising".
“Girl Rising” has sold over 125,000 tickets in the U.S alone.
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