U.S. film highlights link between girls' education and poverty

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U.S. film highlights link between girls' education and poverty

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-film-highlights-between-girls-education-poverty-203501766.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/e.ngAPLDKoDti6k80G8mOg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-08T203501Z_1_CBRE9271L6M00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-GIRLRISING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Director Robbins poses at International Documentary Association's annual celebration of the Academy Awards Documentary nominees in Beverly Hills" align="left" title="Director Robbins poses at International Documentary Association's annual celebration of the Academy Awards Documentary nominees in Beverly Hills" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new feature film that debuted in U.S. theaters this week explores the link between improving education for girls in poor countries around the globe and the battle against poverty. &quot;Girl Rising&quot; blends documentary and narrative filmmaking to focus on the impact of education on the lives of nine girls from Cambodia, India, Afghanistan, Egypt, Ethiopia, Peru, Sierra Leone, Nepal and Haiti. &quot;In the film you have real girls essentially playing themselves in some fictionalized stories from their own lives,&quot; Richard E. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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