THE STEVE SINNOTT FOUNDATION - I AM BELMAYA + LIVE Q&A

Back by popular demand! Our first screening received such positive feedback and requests for a live Q&A, that we are delighted to be able to present this to you.

Please join us for an exclusive online screening of the new feature documentary I Am Belmaya, and afterwards for a live Q&A (on Zoom) with director Sue Carpenter and Ann Beatty, Chief Executive of The Steve Sinnott Foundation.

Your chance to see this beautiful, inspirational film, set in Nepal, before it is released to the public. A story 14 years in the making, I Am Belmaya follows an uneducated young Dalit woman’s transformational journey from subjugated wife to award-winning documentary filmmaker.

"I am hugely touched and impressed by this beautiful work. A daring and heartbreaking film, which fills one with hope and admiration. Its charm lies in its humour and sorrow, so deftly intermingled on the screen. Five shining stars from me” - Joanna Lumley

* UK Film Review's 5 star review of I Am Belmaya! *

Event Schedule:

7pm: Screening of I Am Belmaya (1hr 22 mins; you can view the film until 11pm)

8:20pm: Zoom waiting room opens

8:25pm - 9:10pm: Live Q&A with director Sue Carpenter and Ann Beatty, Chief Executive of The Steve Sinnott Foundation

You'll receive an email from Tideturner Films with your viewing links and password, approx 1 hour before the event starts.

If you have any technical difficulties or don't receive the links by 6:30pm, please contact Sue on sue@tideturner.co.uk or text 07710 169410.

Tickets and Donations

This is a charity/philanthropic event, with a minimum donation of £10 per person, but we would be most grateful for donations above this sum. When you click on the ticket link, you will find just one ticket option - an empty box for you to fill in your donation amount. Please enter a minimum of £10 per person + any extra donation = total amount.

All profits will be split equally between The Steve Sinnott Foundation (for their Positive Periods programme, a training programme that teaches girls and women how to make their own period pads), and Tideturner Films (to fund the film's outreach to amplify its important messages, with 20% of Tideturner's share going direct to Belmaya and her daughter).

NB We are listing this event with a 'Donation' only ticketing option, because this minimises Eventbrite admin and payment processing fees (2% fees will be calculated and added before your order is finalised) - meaning that 100% of your donation goes to support the charity, the film and Belmaya.

NB This event is for ticket holders only. Please do not share the film or Q&A links.

Sue Carpenter, Director/Producer

Sue has been involved in Nepal and women's rights for 20 years. A journalist and photographer, she moved into documentary filmmaking in 2013, and set up Tideturner Films, to make independent documentaries that spark social change. In 2006-07 she lived in Pokhara, running the My World, My View photo project, where she met Belmaya Nepali. Sue is a Founder Trustee of GlobalGirl Media UK, empowering young women through digital media training.

About The Steve Sinnott Foundation

The Steve Sinnott Foundation is working at a grass roots level to ensure education is accessible to every child across the globe. They do this by working in partnership with educators on the ground, who scope and manage each project locally, so it is fit for purpose and sustainable. They work with teachers to create independence not dependency.

The funds raised from this film screening will support their Positive Periods programme. Girls in many countries are missing 50 days a year just because they have their monthly period. We are investing in a training programme that teaches girls and women how to make their own period pads. Their aim is that every girl can manage her period with dignity and independence and be able to attend school every day.