Tue 10 Sept
|St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral
Film & Talk for World Suicide Prevention Day: Her Name Was Sita
Content Warning (16+)*. A screening on World Suicide Prevention Day of 'Her Name Was Sita', a short documentary film exploring the concept of a virtuous woman and how shame and honour can lead to self-harm and suicide in Nepal. Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker, Heshani Sothiraj Eddleston.
Time & Location
10 Sept 2024, 19:00 – 20:30
St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Palmerston Pl, Edinburgh EH12 5AW, UK
About
*Content Warning: Not suitable for under-16s. This event will discuss suicide and self-harm that some people may find upsetting. If you have questions on self-harm or feel suicidal, find an international helpline here: www.findahelpline.com. Anyone, no matter your faith or background, is also welcome to speak confidentially to any of the cathedral's priests; contact details are here.
Join us for a screening on World Suicide Prevention Day of Her Name Was Sita, a short documentary film exploring the concept of a virtuous woman and how shame and honour can lead to self-harm and suicide in Nepal. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker, Heshani Sothiraj Eddleston.
Tickets include refreshments.
About the film
Watch the trailer here. Who is a good woman? A young Nepali woman asks this question to herself, school children, university students, sociologists, anthropologists and medical doctors. Her exploration leads her to understand that…
Tickets
Concession Ticket
Concession ticket including refreshments for students, under-26s, and those on reduced incomes.
£5.00
+£0.13 ticket service fee
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Companion ticket including refreshments. For those accompanying and caring for a person with additional needs.
£0.00
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