A documentary about periods won a 2019 Oscar—and the filmmakers made the best acceptance speech
A documentary about menstruation just won an Oscar. Period. End of Sentence took home the win for Best Documentary – Short at the 91st annual Academy Awards on February 24th, and director Rayka Zehtabchi and producer Melissa Berton deserve a separate Oscar for their acceptance speeches alone. “I’m not crying because I’m on my period or anything,” an emotional Zehtabchi told the crowd. “I can’t believe a film about menstruation just won an Oscar.”
Berton then chimed in with an inspiring tidbit, saying, “A period should end a sentence, not a girl’s education.”
Watch their inspiring speeches in full below.
'Period. End of Sentence' wins Best Documentary Short: "You are empowering women from all over the world to fight for menstrual equality" https://t.co/cd43lbssdk #Oscars pic.twitter.com/R0xrgdNS8u
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 25, 2019
Period. End of Sentence, a Netflix original, explores the stigma surrounding menstruation in a rural village outside of Delhi, India. The documentary follows a group of Indian women who learn to manufacture sanitary pads to fight the stigma.
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The 2019 Oscars aired on February 24th on ABC. Period. End of Sentence is available to stream on Netflix.
