Sixteen Decisions
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The Boston/Cambridge Tab
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"...Gayle Ferraro's revealing and encouraging "Sixteen Decisions"...In telling Selina's story sensitively, Ferraro discovers how the oppressive condition of Bangladeshi women is changing through the Grameen bank's program." -- read full Los Angeles Times article | |||||||||
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"Watching a documentary about a bank doesn't sound like the most scintillating way to spend an hour, but the Grameen Bank is not your ordinary financial institution... first-time filmmaker Gayle Ferraro explores how Grameen founder Muhammad Yunus, typically lending money in amounts as low as $60, has powerfully affected the lives of his customers." -- read full Washington Post article | |||||||||
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"Inspiring." -- read full Boston Globe review |
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"There are parallels...to the lives of many American women even if the 'chains' are of a different caliber in the United States." -- read full Kennedy School Bulletin review |
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"Ferraro's film depicts a feminist revolution, albeit quite different from the bra-burning U.S. feminist revolution of a few decades." -- read full Boston Herald review |
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"'16 Decisions'" is a fascinating glimpse into the lives of the Bangladeshi poor." -- read full NewEnglandFilm.com review |
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"There were so many parts of the story where the audience (almost all non-South Asian) were moved by the tales that these women had to tell. ...It was a 'virtual' trip through Bangladesh and a rich visual experience." -- Dr. Abdul Shibli at EB2000 |
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"The film also takes a long hard look at the problems women in endure in a country that doesn't give much respect to women." -- Boston/Cambridge Tab |
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| NPR - "The Connection", featuring Dr. Yunus and Gayle Ferraro | ||||||||||