This is the New England Film Movement's (Beanywood's) Core Team Official Blog http://www.beanywood.com Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:58:25 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.beanywood.com/component/option,com_myblog/show,beyond-belief-at-the-newburyport-doc-fest.html/Itemid,99999999/ <p><br />In July 2000 I was teaching a journalism class at American University Paris and brought my students to Amnesty International for a conversation about genocide.&nbsp; As we were wrapping up, the Amnesty representative ushered us into a room and over to a large cardboard box with a bright blue fabric peeking out.&nbsp; Have you ever worn a burqa before? she asked.&nbsp; As I pulled the tent-like garment over my head and imagined being forced to wear it, I thought about what it would be li [...] Lindsay Shah Newburyport Documentary Film Festival documentary Beyond Belief