2006 Film Index Back to Main Site		Back SISTERS IN LAW Florence Ayisi & Kim Longinotto (Cameroon/UK, 2005, 104 min) Feature Documentary, World Sunday, Oct 8, 6:00pm, Grand Meridian Cinema Winner of the Prix Art et Essai at the Cannes Film Festival and screened to acclaim at more than 90 festivals around the world, Sisters in Law is the latest documentary from internationally renowned director Kim Longinotto, co-directed by Florence Ayisi. In the town of Kumba, Cameroon, there have been no convictions in spousal abuse cases for 17 years. But two women determined to change their community are making progress that could change the world. This fascinating, often hilarious Cannes winner follows the work of State Prosecutor Vera Ngassa and Court President Beatrice Ntuba as they help women fight often difficult cases of abuse, despite pressures from family and their community to remain silent. The two feisty and compassionate women dispense wisdom, wisecracks and justice in fair measure, handing down stiff sentences to those convicted. A cross between Judge Judy and The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, Sisters in Law has audiences cheering when justice is served. Festivals: Cannes Film Festival (Prix Art et Essai), Toronto Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, British Independent Film Awards (Best Doc Nominee), Munich Documentary Film Festival (Special Documentary Prize), Tel-Aviv Int’l Documentary Film Festival (Best Int’l Film), Belfast Film Festival (1st Maysles Award), Al-Jazeera TV Festival (Silver Award), Royal Anthropological Institute Film Festival (Audience Award), Vancouver Int’l Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Festival. Web: www.advitamdistribution.com/fiche.php?film_id=66