Novelist Maaza Mengiste Writes Script for ‘Girl Rising’ FilmMaaza Mengiste (Photo courtesy of the 10 x 10 project)Tadias MagazineBy Tseday AlehegnUpdated: Thursday, January 10, 2013New York (TADIAS) – Last week we highlighted an upcoming documentary entitled Girl Rising, which is scheduled for release in Spring 2013. In preparation for the documentary, Maaza spent time with a young girl from a village outside of Bahir Dar. Maaza Mengiste: I was living in Rome when Richard Robbins, the director of the film, contacted me about the project. Each of the 10 segments in the 10×10 film highlights a country and the biggest obstacles preventing girls from getting their education. Maaza: It was heartbreaking to see how hard young girls were trying to go to school and get their education.