UPenn Student Claire Sliney's Film Wins Oscar For Best Documentary Short Subject

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - It was a big moment at the Oscars for University of Pennsylvania sophomore, Claire Sliney.

Sliney's film, "Period. End of sentence." won for best documentary short subject.

Sliney was a producer on the film and started working on the human rights project when she was a freshman in high school.

The film aims to take away the stigma of periods for girls in developing countries.