Female Genital Mutilation

FGM Documentary Collection: These videos, created by anthropologists, filmmakers, and advocacy organizations, present unique visual records of female genital mutilation practices across various African cultures. Available to OddAfrica members only. Contact info@oddafrica.com for access.

Alfredo&Angelo Castiglioni

  • Country: Sudan Congo(DRC) Ethiopia Niger Chad Benin
  • Purpose: Anthropology
  • Duration Of All Films (minutes): 420
  • Date Recorded: 1958-1986
  • FGM Type (i-iv): Type i Type ii Type iii Type iv
  • Rating: Extremely Graphic
  • Restrictions: Public Educational Banned

Jean Rouch

  • Country: Niger Mali Ivory Coast Ghana Burkina Faso Togo Benin Senegal Nigeria
  • Purpose: Ethnography
  • Duration Of All Films (minutes): 375
  • Date Recorded: 1952-1995
  • FGM Type (i-iv): Type i Type ii Type iii Type iv
  • Rating: Extremely Graphic
  • Restrictions: Public Educational Banned

AIDOS

  • Country: Kenya
  • Purpose: Advocacy
  • Duration Of All Films (minutes): 40
  • Date Recorded: 2019
  • FGM Type (i-iv): Type i
  • Rating: Mildly Graphic
  • Restrictions: Public

Heike Behrend

  • Country: Kenya Uganda Tanzania Sudan DRC
  • Purpose: Visual Ethnography
  • Duration Of All Films (minutes): 630
  • Date Recorded: 1982-2001
  • FGM Type (i-iv): Type i Type ii Type iii
  • Rating: Extremely Graphic
  • Restrictions: Educational Banned

Audrey Richards

  • Country: Zambia Uganda Tanzania South Africa
  • Purpose: Anthropology
  • Duration Of All Films (minutes): 470
  • Date Recorded: 1936-1969
  • FGM Type (i-iv): Type i Type ii Type iii
  • Rating: Extremely Graphic
  • Restrictions: Educational Banned

Safi Faye

  • Country: Senegal Mali
  • Purpose: Advocacy
  • Duration Of All Films (minutes): 80
  • Date Recorded: 1975-2004
  • FGM Type (i-iv): Type i Type ii
  • Rating: Moderately Graphic
  • Restrictions: Public

David & Judith MacDougall

  • Country: Kenya Uganda
  • Purpose: Visual Anthropology
  • Duration Of All Films (minutes): 70
  • Date Recorded: 1962-1984
  • FGM Type (i-iv): Type i Type ii
  • Rating: Moderately Graphic
  • Restrictions: Public

Melissa Llewelyn-Davies

  • Country: Kenya Tanzania
  • Purpose: Anthropology Ethnography
  • Duration Of All Films (minutes): 250
  • Date Recorded: 1970-1996
  • FGM Type (i-iv): Type iii
  • Rating: Extremely Graphic
  • Restrictions: Educational Banned

Jean-Marie Teno

  • Country: Cameroon Namibia Tanzania Togo South Africa Burkina Faso
  • Purpose: Advocacy Journalism
  • Duration Of All Films (minutes): 160
  • Date Recorded: 1994-2008
  • FGM Type (i-iv): Type i Type ii
  • Rating: Mildly Graphic
  • Restrictions: Public

Florence Ayisi

  • Country: Cameroon Tanzania(Zanzibar)
  • Purpose: Journalism Advocacy
  • Duration Of All Films (minutes): 90
  • Date Recorded: 2006-2015
  • FGM Type (i-iv): Type i Type ii
  • Rating: Mildly Graphic
  • Restrictions: Public

Kim Longinotto

  • Country: Kenya Cameroon South Africa
  • Purpose: Journalism Advocacy
  • Duration Of All Films (minutes): 110
  • Date Recorded: 1981-2009
  • FGM Type (i-iv): Type i Type ii Type iii
  • Rating: Mildly Graphic
  • Restrictions: Public

Monica Hunter Wilson

  • Country: South Africa Tanzania Zambia
  • Purpose: Anthropology Ethnography
  • Duration Of All Films (minutes): 135
  • Date Recorded: 1933-1978
  • FGM Type (i-iv): Type i Type ii Type iii Type iv
  • Rating: Extremely Graphic
  • Restrictions: Educational Private

Anonymous Sources

  • Country: Somalia Guinea Djibouti Mali Sudan Gambia Burkina Faso Mauritania Nigeria
  • Purpose: Whistle blowing Sensationalism
  • Duration Of All Films (minutes): 1250
  • Date Recorded: 2010-2025
  • FGM Type (i-iv): Type i Type ii Type iii Type iv
  • Rating: Extremely Graphic
  • Restrictions: Public Private
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