UofL psychiatry resident debuts a new film in Louisville
June 24, 2019Urooj Yazdani, MD, MEd, a resident in the Department of Psychiatry, brings her research on the socioeconomic circumstances that prevent women from attaining higher education in the developing world to a new film, A Destruction.
Yazdani is the director and producer of the movie which tells the story of an 11-year-old girl, Humera, from a remote village off the coast of Karachi, Pakistan, who hopes to become a doctor against all odds. When the only school in her community comes under threat of closure, Humera faces intense pressure to forego her education in exchange for an arranged marriage. A Destruction follows the girl’s life and the critical juncture of a difficult decision.
Developed as part of the Tribeca Film Institute, the film will be shown July 23 at 8p.m. at the Speed Cinema, followed by Q&A with Yazdani and cinematographer Omar Nabulsi.
Julie oversees digital content for the Office of Communications and Marketing. She began her UofL career on the Health Sciences Center campus. Prior to this, Julie was a journalist with WFPL (Louisville Public Media), and occasionally filed reports for National Public Radio.
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