Dishonour is the cinematic version of a one-woman play that explores the terrifying practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) and its implications for an African family that are recent immigrants to the United Kingdom. A stellar performance by Mimi Ndiweni, who plays all six of the story’s characters, guides viewers through the complexity of an ancient tradition that survives to this day. We watch as five-year ‘Babe’ is caught in a struggle between her father’s wish to assimilate the family into Western culture and her great aunt’s desire to hold on to patriarchal gender roles including the practice of FGM.
Dishonour was nominated for best online theatrical production at the Edinburgh Fringe 2021
Dishonour was a 2019 Oscar consideration in the Live Action Short Film category.
Dishonour was produced by Calendar Films.
“Traditions can and should be changed when they are harmful. It’s that simple”
Edinburgh Fringe 2021
“Dishonour” is a Jarring Take on the Complexities of Female Genital Mutilation”
The Daily Utah Chronicle
Culture Clash
UVic Torch Alumni magazine
Law grad Terrence Turner brings the horrors of Female Genital Mutilation to light in his short feature film, Dishonour.
“Why Watching The Film Dishonour Is A Must” VITADAILY.Ca
An interview with Terrence Turner, Mimi Ndiweni and Hibo Wardare
Canadian filmmaker, Terrence Turner created ‘Dishonour’ to bring attention to the controversial practice of female genital mutilation (FGM).
RADIO INTERVIEW WITH WRITER/DIRECTOR, TERRENCE TURNER
Listen to Lynda Steele’s interview with Terrence Turner and Hibo Wardere, the Somali-born campaigner against female genital mutilation (FGM), public speaker and author of Cut: One Woman's Fight Against FGM in Britain Today,