On March 12, 2023, people all over the world watched as the film Women Talking won the Academy Award for best screenplay. Based on a book written by Steinbach’s own Miriam Toews, Women Talking retells the true story of a Mennonite colony in Bolivia where a series of assaults occurred against women. The women have a choice: forgive the offenders and remain in their community, or depart their homes and lose everything.