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{{short description|2018 film by Rayka Zehtabchi}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Period. End of Sentence.
| native_name =
| image = Period. End of Sentence. poster.png
| caption = Film poster
| director = Rayka Zehtabchi
| producer = {{plainlist|
*Rayka Zehtabchi
*Guneet Monga
*Melissa Berton
*Garrett Schiff
*Lisa Taback}}
| writer =
| based_on =
| starring = [[Arunachalam Muruganantham]]
| music = Giosuè Greco, [[Dan Romer]], Osei Essed
| cinematography = Sam Davis
| editing = Sam Davis
| studio =
| distributor = [[Netflix]]
| released = {{filmdate|2018|4|5|[[Cleveland International Film Festival]]|2019|2|19|United States}}
| runtime = 25 minutes
| country = United States<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clevelandfilm.org/films/2018/period-end-of-sentence|title=Period. End of Sentence.|publisher=[[Cleveland International Film Festival]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://afifest.afi.com/2018/sections/period-end-of-sentence|title=PERIOD. END OF SENTENCE.|publisher=[[American Film Institute|AFI]] FEST}}</ref>
| language = Hindi
| budget =
}}

'''''Period. End of Sentence.''''' is a 2018 documentary short film directed by [[Rayka Zehtabchi]] about [[India]]n women leading a quiet sexual revolution. The film stars [[Arunachalam Muruganantham]], Shabana Khan, Gouri Choudari, Ajeya, and Anita.<ref name="peoplesworld">{{cite web|url=https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/period-end-of-sentence-short-documentary-about-menstruation-and-sanitary-pads/|title=‘Period. End of Sentence.’ Short documentary about menstruation and sanitary pads|website=People's World|access-date=2019-01-24}}</ref><ref name="afi">{{cite web|url=http://blog.afi.com/the-afi-docs-interview-period-end-of-sentence-director-rayka-zehtabchi/|website=blog.afi.com|title=The AFI DOCS Interview: "Period. End of Sentence." Director Rayka Zehtabchi |access-date=2019-01-24}}</ref> The documentary short follows a group of local women in [[Hapur]], India, as they learn how to operate a machine that makes low-cost, biodegradable [[sanitary napkin|sanitary pads]], which they sell to other women at affordable prices. This not only helps to improve feminine hygiene by providing access to basic products <ref>[https://oscar.go.com/nominees/documentary-short/period-end-of-sentence Period. End of Sentence.:Documentary Short-Oscar Nominees 2019]</ref> but also supports and empowers the women to shed the [[taboo]]s in India surrounding [[menstruation]] {{ndash}} all while contributing to the economic future of their community.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/movies/2019/01/14/period-end-of-sentence-documentary-short/|title='Period. End of Sentence.' tackles the taboo of menstruation in rural India|website=EW.com|language=en|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref> The film is inspired by the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham, a social activist from [[Tamil Nadu]], India.<ref>[https://www.documentary.org/online-feature/period-end-sentence-transforming-taboo-cause 'Period. End of Sentence'.: Transforming a Taboo into a Cause|International Documentary Association]</ref>

==Reception==
===Critical response===
''Period. End of Sentence'' has an approval rating of 86% on [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], based on seven reviews, and an average rating of 6.33/10.<ref>[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/period_end_of_sentence Rotten Tomatoes]</ref>

===Accolades===
*Winner of the [[Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)]] {{ndash}} [[91st Academy Awards]]<ref name="Alltechnotricks.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.alltechnotricks.com/Blog/oscar_winners_full_list_2019.html|website=Alltechnotricks.com|title=The list of nominees for the 91st Academy Awards|Entertainment|Alltechnotricks.com|access-date=2019-01-24}}</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wap5W4v_B_g "Period. End of Sentence." wins Best Documentary Short Film-Oscars on YouTube]</ref>
*Winner of the Academy Award qualifying festivals for Best Short Doc at the [[Cleveland International Film Festival]], the Traverse City Film Festival as well as many others including AFIFest, and Savannah.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thepadproject.org/|title=thepadproject|website=thepadproject|language=en|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
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* {{Cite web |last1=Feinberg |first1=Scott |title=Oscars: Awards Strategist Lisa Taback Has a Very Personal Stake in This Year's Race |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2019-01-11 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/oscars-strategist-lisa-taback-has-personal-stake-years-race-1170817 |language=en |access-date=2019-02-25 |df=mdy-all }}

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==External links==
*{{Netflix title}}
*{{imdbtitle|6939026}}
*[https://www.thepadproject.org The Padproject]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KocJP8dG1OA Trailer]

== See also ==

* ''[[Pad Man (film)|Pad Man]]''
* ''[[Phullu]]''
* ''[[Shinaakht]]''
* [[Culture and menstruation#See_also|Culture and Menstruation]]
* [[Menstrual Hygiene Management]]
* [[Human Right to Water and Sanitation]]
* [[WASH|WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene)]]
*[[Menstrual suppression|Menstrual Suppression]]

{{Academy Award Best Documentary Short}}

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[[Category:2018 short films]]
[[Category:2010s short documentary films]]
[[Category:American short documentary films]]
[[Category:Best Documentary Short Subject Academy Award winners]]
[[Category:Documentary films about women in India]]
[[Category:Feminine hygiene]]
[[Category:Films about sexuality]]
[[Category:Films set in India]]
[[Category:Kickstarter-funded documentaries]]
[[Category:Netflix original documentary films]]
[[Category:Menstrual cycle]]
[[Category:American films]]
[[Category:2018 documentary films]]

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