We're used to saying that women in other cultures are oppressed, but the question that I had when making the film was: Isn't the objectification of a woman's body that we often see in Western culture another kind of oppression? — Maimouna Doucoure Copy Share Image
Puberty is such a confusing time. You are still a child, with all that wonderful naivete and innocence, but your body is changing, and you're self-conscious and curious about its impact on others all at the same time. — Maimouna Doucoure Copy Share Image
For me, what counts the most is my film. I can express myself and therefore take care of myself through my art. Cinema not… — Maimouna Doucoure Copy Share Image
We ask these young girls to grow up too fast. In the society where they grow up, they are asked to grow up too… — Maimouna Doucoure Copy Share Image
When young girls can get 400,000 likes by doing a sexy selfie... we have to offer them another way of being. To dream of… — Maimouna Doucoure Copy Share Image
When I was 10 and 11, my dream was to be a boy. I saw that there were so many injustices that women had… — Maimouna Doucoure Copy Share Image
I met over a hundred preteens who told me their stories. I asked them how they felt about their femininity in today's society. I… — Maimouna Doucoure Copy Share Image
Streamers are a great way to get my stories out and share my messages with more people. — Maimouna Doucoure Copy Share Image
I was at a community event in Paris a few years ago when a group of young girls came on the stage dressed and… — Maimouna Doucoure Copy Share Image
We're used to saying that women in other cultures are oppressed, but the question that I had when making the film was: Isn't the… — Maimouna Doucoure Copy Share Image
When I was young, I also saw a lot of injustices around me lived by women. — Maimouna Doucoure Copy Share Image
Today you have that exposition of your body on social media and you also have this big competition of finding 'likes' and followers and… — Maimouna Doucoure Copy Share Image
