directed by: Rayka Zehtabchi, year: 2018
actors: Group of women in rural India

Period. End of Sentence. is a 2018 American short documentary directed by Rayka Zehtabchi. It follows a group of women in rural India who learn to manufacture low-cost sanitary pads, launching a local pad-making cooperative with a donated machine. As they confront stigma around menstruation, the women gain financial independence and dignity, challenging cultural myths and sparking a broader conversation about menstrual health and gender equality. The film ends on a hopeful, empowering note.

Feminist, Documentary Short, Social Issue, Menstruation, Period Poverty, Women's Health, India, Empowerment, Gender Equality