Tessa Thompson and David Oyelowo tell the story of a Brave Girl Rising
Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9. All times are Eastern.
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Brave Girl Rising (GirlRising.org , Friday): We’re celebrating International Women’s Day here at The A.V. Club, and this 20-minute film— produced by the women’s education and empowerment non-profit behind the Emmy-nominated Girl Rising— seems the perfect way to close it out.
The short, a powerful fusion of both scripted scenes and documentary, is set to a screenplay by poet and Somalian refugee Warsan Shire, whose work notably featured in Beyoncé’s Lemonade film. Tessa Thompson and David Oyelowo lend their voices to Shire’s words to tell the true story of a 17-year-old Somalian refugee named Nasro who, inspired by the women around her, fights for her right to education. In the face of harsh conditions and threats of rape and sexual assault, school is Nasro’s lifeline, one she clings to in an inspiring show of resilience, hope, determination and, yes, bravery.