Period. End of Sentence (2018)

This is the last of the short documentaries that were nominated this year for best short documentary, and it is a really nice one.  Some of the documentaries can be a bit grim, but this one, while depicting the lives of rural women in India as being limited by their circumstances, the film is about changing that for them.
The fact that in the 21st century menstruation can limit a young woman's potential is in some ways quite shocking, but is none the less true.  This year there have been protests because men have barred women of menstruating age from temple because they are felt to be unclean.  There are consequently few menstrual supplies of any quality available most places, and girls drop out of school as a result.  In steps a man who makes a machine that makes a highly effective pad, and he teaches them how to make it.  It makes a huge difference.  The woman have jobs, they sell the pads, they offer girls and women something they desperately need, and it is a win all around.  Women are the key to a nation's success and this will help India.