photo by Eugene Hernandez (November 11, 2008)
The inspiring story of women seizing control of a situation where they felt powerless is at the heart of
Gini Reticker's "
Pray the Devil Back to Hell." At
MoMA on Sunday night for a special screening, Liberian peace activist and subject of the new doc
Leymah Gbowee (left) was extremely grateful to those who came to watch the film and learn more about her successful actions to advocate for peace in Liberia, along with many other inspired women. "Thank you for being here on a weekend when you could be celebrating in another way," she quipped. Later, alongside Reticker (center) and producer
Abigail Disney (right) -- at a
Peggy Siegal dinner hosted by
Gloria Steinem -- Gbowee spoke of women being empowered and encouraged that sometimes "constructive interference is required" to achieve goals.
