خلاصه داستان : این مستند اولین کلاس دانشجویان زن در یک ناحیه خطرناک در جمهوری کنگو را به تصویر میکشد. زنانی که یک جنگ طولانی مدت امید و اشتیاق به زندگی را از آنها گرفته. یک گروه از فعالان حقوق بشر سعی دارند مجددا معنی و شور زندگی را به آنها بچشانند چون این زنان جامعه هستند که...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has endured 20 years of devastating violence. Rape has been used as a weapon of war to destroy community and access precious minerals. Congo is often referred to as “the worst place in the world to be a woman.” "City of Joy" tells a different story of the region. The film focuses on Jane, a student at a center where women who have suffered unimaginable abuse join together to become leaders. We also meet the founders of the center: a devout Congolese Doctor, a Congolese activist, and a radical N.Y. playwright. The film weaves between joy and pain as these individuals band together to demand hope in a place so often deemed hopeless.