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1/06/2006 |
guess what, film IBU was featured in Mini Women's Right Film Festival in Thailand, last October. Here's a sneak preview of the other films: Thursday, October 27 at 21:30 New visions, unsung heroes: Short documentaries (Ballroom 3)Six groundbreaking documentaries by women and girls from around the world reflect on the struggle for equality, freedom from oppression, sexual autonomy and social justice. Featuring: 1. Speak Out! Girls, Creative Vision and GlobalisationBreakthrough 5 min Documentary English Canada, South Africa, USA The result of a collaborative video project in which girls from three countries made short videos to reflect on topics important to them, including the "F" word (feminism), sexual violence, influence of media on their lives, racism, and the struggle for a better world. 2. Clean Shit/Alice Lives HereDir. Ong Ju Lin 23 min English/Malay Philippines Ong Ju Lin's Clean Shit which has since been renamed as Alice Lives Here is a Reel Power Production and Ju Lin's maiden foray into film-making and film activism. It documents the response of residents in Broga, Malaysia when they find out that the largest waste incinerator of its kind in Asia is going to be built near their village. Winner of the amateur category at the Freedom Film Festival it profiles the unsung heroism of Alice, a clerk in a furniture factory, and her role in her community's tenacious struggle for justice. 3. In Women's HandsGlobal Campaign for Microbicides 11 min Documentary English USA In Women's Hands focuses mostly on the personal stories of people whose lives speak to the need for microbicides. It is an important tool for creating discussion and awareness around the HIV/STI epidemic among women, how microbicides could make a difference and the importance of advocacy for microbicides. 4. Out of SilenceDir. Jane Munene 23 min Documentary English Kenya Out of Silence is a short documentary produced by Jane Munene, a local Kenyan filmmaker, as part of International Labor Rights Fund (ILRF)'s Rights for Working Women's Campaign. It documents the personal experiences of women workers who face sexual harassment and abuse while working in Kenya's coffee, tea, flower and textile export industries. The film challenges us to examine the relationship between international economic policies and the rights of women workers. 5. IbuRenas Makki 5 min Fiction Indonesian/with English Subtitles Indonesia This short tells a simple but powerful story of one woman's struggle to support her family. 6. Feminism: Speak Up!Dir. Valentina Homem 2 min Documentary Spanish/English Brazil This short film features opinions/comments of diverse people (from different cultures, backgrounds, levels of engagement, and knowledge about the feminist movement) about feminism. More on the festival, click on the link provided. Meanwhile, film Kulihat Tamanku has managed to snatch the special jury award in the FFI 2005. Not bad... not bad. :) Unknown . 3:43 PM  |
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