"Let me breathe with my dream": a young Bangladeshi film against child marriage
Novera Hasan Nikkon, a 20-year-old from Bangladesh, speaks out against child marriage in her country. Her short film won the Jury Award in the "Issues Illuminated" category.
The award was part of the 2018 competition Film Your Issue: Youth Speak Out, Leadership Listens.
In her film she says that child marriage is a strong social custom in Bangladesh. The country has the fourth-highest rate of child marriage in the world.