2005 Film Index Back to Main Site		Back Tahara USA / Egypt / 10 minutes Directed and Written by Sara Rashad Cinematography by Mark Gutterud Original Score Composed by Tamer Karawan Official Selection Cucalorus, Brooklyn Int'l Film Festival Tahara explores the controversy, horror, and cultural struggle surrounding the issue of female genital mutilation (FGM) through the eye's of Amina, an Egyptian housewife living in Los Angeles, who struggles with the decision of whether to circumcise her own daughter in the name of “tradition.” Sara Rashad's confident direction makes this short film at once beautiful, unsettling, and thought-provoking.