David Boies, one of the high-profile lawyers who filed the suit, discusses California's Proposition 8 federal trial. Referring to the history of marriage precedents, Boies says the U.S. Constitution's equal...
India is known for its sexual innovation, having introduced the world to the wonders of the Kama Sutra. In this steamy DOC-DEBUT, director "Q" explores the the meaning of love...
In this BBC documentary, Saira Khan investigates the dramatic stories of British Asians taken to Pakistan by their parents and forced to marry against their will.
33-year-old Londoner Rajesh Thind is under pressure from his Punjab-born parents to find a bride. He decides to get help from the UK?s longest-established marriage bureau - and confronts his...
(Global Pulse: August 21, 2009) Afghan women can now vote and run for office, but they are still second-class citizens. Domestic violence is entrenched in society, the majority of women...
Having a love life in Uganda is not easy. Teenagers face expulsion if they admit to being in a relationship, and teachers often find themselves at opposite ends of the...
(Global Pulse: March 19, 2009) As the waves of the financial meltdown pound banks and governments, the human cost is easily lost in the background. From layoffs to shattered...
(Global Pulse: December 23, 2008) Gay sex in Iran can mean a government-paid sex change. Yes Ahmadinejad, you have homosexuals too. In Asia's gay capital, tolerance is okay, but equality?...
A talented artist and animator, Mediha Sandhu charmed viewers and the judging panel with her personal experiences and observations on arranged marriages. Relying on animation to tell her story, she...
Winner - Animation/Music
Directed by Mediha Sandhu
This is funny/immature look on a young girls view of a traditional arranged marriage. It's something most teens growing up here go through. I state...
In this insightful interview with Flavia Fontes, the director of "Forbidden Wedding," she talks about what led her to make this film, as well as her thoughts about how the...
Barely out of childhood, Mahani Amadou got married when she was twelve years old. She became pregnant at thirteen. But Mahani is not alone. Culturally, this is normal for thousands...