August 20, 2014 - Montreal, Quebec - National Film Board of Canada
This October, the NFB will launch Little Big Girls, the latest hard-hitting documentary from seasoned director Hélène Choquette. Little Big Girls sheds light on the phenomenon of early-onset puberty, which is affecting girls at increasingly young ages. Drawing together accounts from experts and interviews with young girls and their family members, the filmmaker shows how the phenomenon is fast becoming a worldwide public health concern. While the causes may still be misunderstood, the physical, psychological and psychosocial repercussions on young girls going through this change so early are all too visible.
Multiple-award-winning documentary filmmaker Hélène Choquette casts an unflinching yet empathetic gaze on situations and people that would otherwise remain hidden from public view. Her works include Refugees of the Blue Planet (2006), Avenue Zero (2009) and Fists of Pride (2012).
Little Big Girls will be broadcast on specialty news channel RDI on October 9 at 8 p.m. as part of Les grands reportages, and will be available on DVD as well as in download and streaming formats in the NFB Digital Boutique as of October 17.
NFB's dvd store: nfb.ca/store
NFB's digital store: nfb.ca/digital-boutique/
Online screening room: NFB.ca
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Judith Dubeau, for the NFB
Tel.: 514-495-8176
Cell: 514-983-6286
E-mail: judith.dubeau@ixioncommunications.com
Lily Robert
Director, Corporate Communications and Corporate Affairs
Tel.: 514-283-3838
Cell: 514-296-8261
E-mail: l.robert@nfb.ca
Beginning May 2, 2014, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) marks 75 years of innovation and leadership in social-issue documentaries, auteur animation, and most recently, groundbreaking interactive works. The NFB has produced over 13,000 productions and won over 5,000 awards, including 10 Webbys, 9 Canadian Screen Awards, 12 Oscars and more than 90 Genies. To access acclaimed NFB content, visit NFB.ca or download its apps for smartphones, tablets and connected TV.
