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7 11December2011,MoresbyArtsTheatre

Official Programme

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ThePNGHumanRightsFilmFestivalpromotesgreaterrespect,protectionandfulfilmentofhuman

rightsforall.Itcreatesaforumfordebatetoempowertheaudiencewiththeunderstandingthat

personalcommitmentcanmakeadifferencetoenddiscrimination.Thefestivalbringstolifehuman

rightsstories.Itchallengeseachindividualtoempathizewiththemostvulnerableanddiscriminated

againstinoursocieties,especiallyvictimsofhumanrightsviolations,andsupportsjusticeforall

people.

ThePNGHumanRightsFilmFestivalisamemberofthe

Festivalexhibitionsandworkshops

UniversalDeclarationofHumanRightsphotoexhibit. PreventTorture:TheUNSpecialRapporteurontortureandothercruelandinhuman

treatmentorpunishmentvisitedPNGinMay2010 seehisfindingsandrecommendations.

MigrationisaboutRights:IOM60thanniversarypicturedisplay. Refugees:DrawingsandpicturesdepictingtheconditionsofrefugeesinPNG. YumiPiksavideoandphotonarrativeworkshopsopentoall.

Festivalinformation

Where?AllfilmsandactivitiesattheMoresbyArtsTheatre(MAT),behindtheNational

ParliamentandnextdoortotheNewZealandHighCommission.

When?711December.Doorsopenat9.45am. Admissionfee:Adults1kina.Children(under18yrs)free. Refreshmentsavailableforpurchase:MATCafewillbeopen(noalcoholduringthefestival). Noairconditioning onlyfansinauditorium.

FREEHumanRightsFilmFestivalBus 711December2011 BuseswillrunhourlytoandfromMoresbyArtsTheatrealongtheroutesbelowcommencing

eachdayat9.00amandcanbeidentifiedbyafestivalposterinthewindow.

BusesareonlyforpeopletravellingtoandfromtheHumanRightsFilmFestivalattheMoresbyArtsTheatreandarefreeofcharge.

Thelastpickupwillbearound6.00pmandthebuseswillremainattheMoresbyArtsTheatreuntilthefestivalprogramendsataround8.00pmandbuseswilldodropoffsalong

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Wednesday 7 December

DoorsOpen:9.45

10.0012.00OpeningofPNGHumanRightsFilmFestival2011

10.0010.20Policeband

10.3010.35Welcome

10.35 10.40VideoStatementUNHighCommissionerforHumanRights[OHCHR,2011,

401]2011hasbeenanextraordinaryyearforhumanrights.

10.4010.45VoicesoftheyouthfromfourdifferentcountriesspeakabouttheArabSpring,

theroleofsocialmediaanddefendingHumanRights[OHCHR,2011,357].

10.4511.15Keynoteandremarksbyspecialinvitedguests (GovernorofNCD,DeputyPoliceCommissioner(Operations),SecretaryoftheConstitutionalLawReformCommission,UNResidentCoordinator,DirectorSavetheChildren,AmbassadoroftheEuropeanUnionandAmbassadorofFrance)11.2011.25HumanRightsViolationsinYemen[OHCHR,2011,436]AUNHumanRights

teamvisitedthecountryinJune2011toconductanassessmentmissionfollowingviolence

duringdemonstrations.

11.25 11.30HumanRightsDefenders[OHCHR,2010,756]humanrightsdefendersfrom

differentcountriesallworkingtoovercomediscriminationofvariouskinds.

11.3012.00Nestperformers traditionaldancegroup.

12.30 16.15Screening&Discussiontheme:TorturePrevention

12.3013.50

The

Green

Wave

by

Ali

Samadi

Ahadi

[2010,

80',

English

and

Persian

with

Eng.

subtitles]. OntheeveoftheJune2009presidentialelections,anewgenerationof

Iranianswanttobelievethatchangeispossible.Carriedforwardbyanimmensesurgeof

dissentandfreedom,atidalwavethefamousGreenRevolutionsweepsacrossIran,

itsgoalbeingtooverturnthestatusquoandremovethegoverningregimefrompower.

GreenWavetakesanotherlookatthefraudulentelectionthattrippedupMirHossein

Moussavi,thecandidateonwhomtherevolutionshopeswerepinned,andattheprotest

demonstrationsandhowtheywereviolentlyputdown.AliSamadiAhadioffersusapowerfuland

extremelywellconstructedfilminthesameveinasWaltzwithBachir.Mixedwithinterviews,

amateurvideofootageandotherelectronicmediaproducts,thecartoonrevealstheprotagonists

humanity,thusaddingtoouremotionaswewitnessthepainfuleventsthatdashedthehopesofa

wholepeople.

14.0015.00MyBrother'sKeeper,byJorgenFlindtPedersen[2008,55,TeamProductionsDK]"My

Brother'sKeeper,"isadocumentaryportrayingthetravelsandworkoftheformerUN

SpecialRapporteuronTorture,ManfredNowak.Onhismissionstocountriesaround

theglobehealltoooftenfindsclearevidencethattortureiscommonplaceintoday'sworld.

Nowak'sjobisfraughtwithobstacles.Hemustconfrontrepresentativesofsomeoftheworld'smost

powerfulgovernmentsandstruggleswithaUNsystemwithseveralmemberstatesthatarevery

criticalofhiswork.InthefilmsurvivorsfromChina,ZimbabweandMoldovatelltheirstoriesabout


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tortureusedtocreatefearandobtainconfessionstrueorfalse.AndaformerUSinterrogation

officertalksabouthowhetorturedadetaineeinFallujahinIraq,therebydestroyingthevaluesfrom

hisownupbringing,namelytobe"mybrother'skeeper."

15.0016.00Paneldiscussion: TheSpecialRapporteuronTorturevisitedPapuaNewGuineain

May2010onofficialmissionandmaderecommendationstopreventtortureandimprove

conditionsof

detention

in

the

country;

what

has

been

done

to

prevent

torture

since

the

Special

Rapporteursmissionandwhatotheractionisneeded?

16.30 20.00Screening&Discussiontheme:RighttoHealth&EndingDiscrimination

ontheBasisofSexualOrientationandGenderIdentity

16.3016.47TuMaiTakatapui byRobynPatersonforNZAIDSFoundation[2010,18] Tautoko

(respect)andaroha(love)playakeyroleinyoungpeopleslives. TuMaiTakatapuihas

beendesignedtohelpwhanau(family)understandandsupporttheirlovedoneswhoare

comingtotermswiththeirsexualityorgenderidentity. Thevideohighlightsthestrengths

ofsupportnetworksavailabletotakatapui(theMaoriculturalidentitytermfortransgenderedand/

orgayindividuals)andprovidesinformationoncomingoutandkeepingourpeoplesafe

16.50 18.25TransamericabyDuncanTucker[2005,103]. Apreoperativemaletofemale

transsexualtakesanunexpectedjourneywhenshelearnsthatshefatheredason,nowa

teenagerunawayhustlingonthestreetsofNewYork.

18.30 19.00PacificVoicesbyA.DragonProductions[24]Sexualminoritiesaresomeofthe

communitiesmostatriskofHIVandareoftenthesilentvoicesinthePacific. Research

showsthatthedevelopmentofinclusive,strongandsupportivecommunitiesand

organizationsisessentialforbuildinganHIVresilientcommunityandhelpingmarginalizedpeople

accesshealthcareresources. Peopleneedtodiscusshowwecanhighlighttheissuesofsexual

minoritiestothewidercommunitysotheirvoicesandconcernscanbeheardandaddressed.

19.05

19.10

Videomessage

by

the

UN

High

Commissioner

for

Human

Rights

End

discrimination

on

thebasisofsexualorientation.

19.10 20.10 Paneldiscussion:Whatcanbedonetoenddiscriminationonthebasisofsexual

orientationandgenderidentityinPapuaNewGuineaandensureallofuscanequallyenjoy

fundamentalhumanrightsliketherighttohealth?

Closing:20.15

Thursday 8 December

DoorsOpen:9.45

10.0012.00Filmsonavarietyofhumanrightsthemes

10.0010.13PathtoJusticebyPenalReformInternational[2004,13].PathtoJusticefollowsthe

workdaysoffourparalegalsfromtheParalegalAdvisoryServiceinMalawi.Anoverwhelming

majorityofAfricanprisonersdonothaveaccesstoalawyer.Butpeopleatthebeginningofthe

criminaljusticeprocessdonotnecessarilyneedaccesstoone.Trainedparalegals,likeparamedics,

canprovidefirstlegalaidthatisbothappropriateandeffective.Thefilmshowshowtheyareableto

providelegaleducation,adviceandassistanceonthefrontlineforcriminaljustice.


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10.20 11.25WhokilledNatacha?byMylneSauloy[2011,65]Grozny.July2009.ThebodyofjournalistandhumanrightsdefenderNatashaEstemirovaisdiscoveredbythesideofthe

road.Likeherfriend,AnnaPolitkovskaya, Estemirovasoughttopublicisewhatwas

happeninginChechnyna.LikePolitkovskaya,shereceivedseveraldeaththreatsfrom

ChechenpresidentRamzanKadyrov.Inthisinvestigation,weexaminethesilencingofvoicesof

dissentin

Russia.

11.4512.00CelebratingAchievementsRwandaWomenbyEricKabera[15]Afterthe1994

genocideinRwanda,thewomenofRwandacelebratetheirachievements.Themostimportant

achievementiscertainlyandundisputedlytheconstitutionsprovisionswithregardtogender.

12.3016.15Screening&Discussiontheme:Sorceryrelatedkillingsandimpunity

12.3014.35BackyardbyCarlosCarrera[2009,122]Anastonishingfictionalaccountofthe

unendingseriesofmurdersofyoungwomeninCiudadJuarez,Mexico,which

beganin1996.Mostofthevictimsarelowpaidlaborerswhohavebeen

drawn

to

the

town

by

the

possibility

of

work

at

American

owned

factories.

In

thefilmMexicanpoliceofficerBlancaBravoissenttoCuidadJuareztoinvestigateand

comestolearnrealitiesofthesewomen'slives,aswellasthetruthaboutapoliceforceandlocal

powerstructureembodiedbyentrepreneurMickeySantosthathasceasedtocare.

14.45 15.10KillingthewitchesPapuaNewGuineabyJourneymanPicturesltd.[2005,16.57]

AccusationsofwitchcraftarepromptingaseriesofbrutalmurdersinPNG.Thevictimsareusually

oldladies,beatentodeathwiththeapprovaloftheirneighbours."Oncetheyeliminatethesorcerer

theyfeelsafe,"explainspoliceofficerTamgoNimne.Localsbelievethatallmisfortunehappensfora

reasonandsosorceryoffersanexplanationfortheseeminglyinexplicable.Thosesuspectedof

castingspellsareoftentorturedbyothervillagersuntiltheyconfesstotheircrimesornameother

sorcerers.

15.15 16.15 Paneldiscussion: Concernshavebeenexpressedaboutthephenomenonofsorcery

relatedkillingsinPapuaNewGuineaandthelackofprotectionforvictimsandwitnesses.Whatis

thesituation?Whatmorecanbedonetocombatimpunityforthesecrimesandtoprotecthuman

rightsdefenderswhoareworkingtosupportvictimsseekjusticeandmedicalcare?

16.30 20.00Screening&Discussiontheme:SexualViolenceagainstWomen

16.30 17.46TheGreatestSilence:RapeintheCongobyLisaF.Jackson[2007,76,French,Swahili,

Lingala,Mashi,subtitled].Thisextraordinaryfilmwasshotinthewarzonesofthe

DemocraticRepublicofCongo(DRC).Itshattersthesilencethatsurroundstheuseof

sexualviolenceasaweaponofconflict.Manytensofthousandsofwomenandgirls

havebeen

systematically

kidnapped,

raped,

mutilated

and

tortured

by

soldiers

from

bothforeignmilitiasandtheCongolesearmy.Asurvivorofgangrapeherself,EmmyAward

winningfilmmakerLisaF.JacksontravelsthroughtheDRCtounderstandwhatishappeningand

why.

17.5018.50TheChildrenWeSacrificebyGracePoore[2000,61].ShotinIndia,SriLanka,Canada

andtheUnitedStates,thisevocative,visuallypowerfuldocumentaryisaboutincestuous

sexualabuseoftheSouthAsiangirlchild.Byinterweavingsurvivors'narratives,including


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theproducer'sownstory,withinterviewswithSouthAsianmentalhealthprofessionals,andwith

statisticalinformation,aswellaspoetryandart,TheChildrenWeSacrificethemanylayersofa

subjecttraditionallyshroudedinsecrecy.Insightsintothefarreachingpsychological,socialand

culturalconsequencesofincestareaccompaniedbythoughtfulassessmentsofstrategiesthathave

helpedadultwomencopewithchildhoodtrauma.Thevideoalsoanalysessocialandcultural

resistanceinSouthAsiaandtheDiasporatodealingwithincest'scausesanditseffectsonitsvictims.

Thispersonal

and

collective

letter

from

South

Asian

incest

survivors

and

their

advocates

is

both

avalidationoftheirstruggleandacompellingchargetoprotectfuturegenerationsofchildrenbetter.

18.55 19.00PortMoresby:Asafercityforwomenandgirls[UNW,2011,6]Asnapshotofthe

situationofviolence,insecurityandsexualharassmentinthemarketsandotherpublicspacesof

PortMoresby.

19.0020.00Paneldiscussion:WhatisthesituationofsexualviolenceinPNGandhowdoesthis

impactthewomen,men,girlsandboysofournation?

Closing:20.15

Friday 9 December

DoorsOpen:9.45

10.0016.30 Screening&Discussiontheme:Refugees&Migrants

10.0010.35RefugeesRightsareHumanRights[UNHCR,8]Thisdocumentarydepictsthe

conditionsthatrefugeeshavetogothroughintheirowncountriesaswellasthe

hardshiptheyhavetofaceintryingtoestablishthemselvesinanothercountry.Tomost

people,HumanRightsisanabstractconceptbecausewedonotreallyknowwhatitis

liketobereducedtojustclothesonourbackswithnorightsandprotectionsome

refugeesaroundtheworldtelladifferentstory.Unfortunatelythisistheirdailylife.

AyearofChallenges[UNHCR,12].NarratedbyAngelinaJolie.Thisfilmprovidesan

overviewof

external

and

internal

displacements

and

refugee

situations

around

the

globetofindingdurablesolutionsforrefugees.FocusonPakistani,Kyrgyzstan,

Somalia,SriLanka,Sudan,DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo,Liberia,Tunisiaand

Libya.Thisreallifeshortdocumentarygivesaclearpictureofchallengesrefugeesand

InternallyDisplacedPersonsgothroughandhowUNHCRhelprefugeesandthoseinternallyand

externallydisplacedpersons.

Carly[UNHCR,1999/2000,7].Ananimatedfantasyfilm,whichtellsthestoryofachildseekingrefugeandacceptance.Carlyisforcedtofleeherhomeandexperiences

insecurityandrejectionbeforefindingwarmth,protectionandaffectioninamost

unlikelynewhome.Carlyisaneducationaltoolforchildren58yearsoldbutitisalsogoodforanyonetoseebecauseitisdesignedtotacklethemessuchascultural

differences

and

exile.

10.3512.25WelcomebyPhilippeLioret[2009,110,FrenchwithEngl.Subtitles].Bilalis

17yearsold,aKurdishboyfromIraq.Hesetsoffonanadventurefilledjourneyacross

Europe.HewantstogettoEnglandtoseehislovewholivesthere.Bilalfinallyreaches

Calais,buthowdoyoucover32kilometresoftheEnglishChannelwhenyoucan'tswim?

Theboysoondiscoversthathistripwon'tbeaseasyasheimagined...Thecommunityof

strugglingillegalaliensinCalaisiscapturedwithauthenticity,fromthepointofviewofpeoplewho


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arrivedthereknowingnothingaboutFrance.Thisimmigrantdrama,withwonderfulperformances

bytheactors,isastrongstorywhichusesdocumentaryausterityandminimaliststyletocreatea

greatemotionalimpact.

12.3013.20ThePacificSolutionbyJamesFrankham[2005,50].Theremarkablestory

oftheTampaboys,youngAfghanirefugeeswhowererescuedoffthecoastofAustralia

bythe

MV

Tampa,

the

new

home

they

found

in

New

Zealand,

and

the

remarkable

quest

oftheirfamiliestojointhem.Throughtheprismoftheirjourney,thisintimate

documentaryexaminesthepoliticalcontext,andtheloomingrefugeecrisisfacingour

world.PacificSolutionfollowsthelivesofanumberofAfghaniboys,nowlivinginNewZealand,who

arereunitedwithfamilymembersfromtheirhomeland.Theboys,travellingaloneandescapingthe

brutalityoftheTaliban,hadbeenrescuedfromanovercrowdedsinkingboatbytheTampa,a

Norwegianfrieighter.

13.2513.55ThePacificSchoolofMedicineCubanhealthcooperationinAsiaPacificbyTim

Anderson[2009,20].A'Pacificschool'intheCaribbean!Cubaisaworldleaderin

healthtraining.Thereisaglobalshortageofhealthworkers;privatizedsystems

alwaysdeprivepoorandruralcommunitiesofdoctors.In2008the700Timor

Leste

and

Kiribati

students

studying

medicine

in

Cuba

were

joined

by

students

from

all

over

the

SouthWestPacific Vanuatu,SolomonIslands,NauruandTuvalu.TheircollegeinwesternCubahas

beencalled'ThePacificSchoolofMedicine'.

14.0015.20Oncetherewasanisland.TehenuaennohobyBrianMarch[2010,80].Whatifyour

communityhadtodecidewhethertoleavetheirhomelandforeverandtherewasno

helpavailable? ThisistherealityfortheculturallyuniquePolynesiancommunityof

Takuu,atinylowlyingatollintheSouthWesternPacific.Asaterrifyingtidalfloodrips

throughtheiralreadydamagedhome,theTakuucommunityexperiencesthedevastatingeffectsof

climatechangefirsthand.Takuuatollislocatedabout250kmNorthEastofBougainvilleandispart

oftheAutonomousRegionofBougainvillewhichisinturnpartofPapuaNewGuinea.Takuuismade

upofastringofisletsonareefaroundacentrallagoon.ThepeopleliveonanisletcalledNukutoa

which

has

two

points,

known

locally

as

Taloki

and

Sialevu.

The

largest

island

in

the

atoll

is

just

next

door,andisknownasTakuu.Thisiswherethegardensare.

15.3016.30Paneldiscussion:Fleeingpersecution,conflict,disasters,climatechange,seeking

urbanopportunities,learning,working,makingaliving,returningpeoplemoveformanyreasons.

Oftentheyarecompelledtodoso.WhatisthesituationinPapuaNewGuinea?Arewereadyfor

migration?

17.00 19.30Screening&Discussiontheme:RightsofPersonswithDisabilities

17.00 18.25BendaBilili!byRenaudBarretandFlorentdelaTullaye(2010,85]

Summer2009:Fiveparaplegicsandayoungablebodiedteenagerlightupthestage

infrontofanentrancedaudienceof8000people."BendaBilili" inEnglish"See

Beyond",is

the

name

of

this

Kinshasa

band

which

has

acquired

aglobal

following.

Chancesofsuccesswereslimatfirstforthesehomelesshandicappedartistswho

struggledtosurviveonthestreetsoftheirdilapidatedcapital."BendaBilili"isnotamusicfilm;it's

thestoryofadreamthatbecamereality.AndaplungeintothestreetsofKinshasawithoutasafety

net.

18.28 18.29Undia,sudiabyVaniaYaelNunezVarela(2010,1)1minutemoviewinner,Unminute

porlosderechoshumanos,Mexico


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18.30 18.50TheVoiceofChangedocumentaryfilmbyNationalBoardofDisabledPersons,with

supportfromtheWesternHighlandsProvincialGovernmentandNiuginiFilmLtd.PNG(2011,20)

18.55 19.55Paneldiscussion:WhatisthesituationofpersonswithdisabilitiesinPapuaNew

Guinea?Whatcanbedonetoensurethatrightsofpersonswithdisabilitiesarerespected?

Closing:20.00

Saturday 10 December

DoorsOpen:9.45

10.00 10.35YumiPiksa:StoriesfromthePapuaNewGuineaHighlands.YumiPiksaisanew

workshopattheUniversityofGoroka,PapuaNewGuinea;throughwhich

studentslearnhowtomakefilmswithlocalHighlandcommunitiesinorderto

recordlocalstoriesandlocalknowledge.3shortdocumentariesbytheYumi

PiksaTeam:MamaBilongDownUnder(13),Nokondi'sMorningCall(9)LevekukaClay(13).

10.4015.45Screening&Discussiontheme:Business,Environment&HumanRights

10.40 12.02BloodinthemobilebyFrankPoulsen[2010,82].Thedocumentary

BloodintheMobileshowstheconnectionbetweenourphonesandthecivilwarintheCongo.DirectorFrankPoulsentravelstoDRCongotoseetheillegalmine

industrywithhisowneyes.HegetsaccesstoCongoslargesttinmine,whichis

beingcontrolledbydifferentarmedgroups,andwherechildrenworkfordaysinnarrowmine

tunnelstodigoutthemineralsthatendupinourphones.BloodinMobileisafilmaboutourresponsibilityfortheconflictintheCongoandaboutcorporatesocialresponsibility.

12.10 12.20DefendingMelanesianLandbyTimAndersonforAid/Watchand

MILDA[2009,10].In2009MelanesianactivistsmetinMadang,PNG,todiscuss

thedefenceofindigenousland.AtthatmeetingtheycreatedtheMelanesian

IndigenousLandDefenceAlliance.

12.2512.36GoldsCostlyDividend.ThePorgeraJointVenturebyBrentStirton

forHumanRightsWatch(2011,11). ManyofPapuaNewGuineasmost

intractableproblemsareinextricablyboundupwiththecountrysmostpromising

sourcesofwealth.Mining,gas,timberandotherextractiveindustriesarethe

mostproductivesectorsofPapuaNewGuineasotherwiseailingeconomy.Butexploitationofthese

resourceshasalsoledtoviolence,humanrightsabuse,corruptionandenvironmentaldamage.

12.40 13.25 BikpelaBagarap(BigDamage)byDavidFedele[2011,43]BikpelaBagaraprevealsthe

humanfaceoflogginginPapuaNewGuinea.Filmedundercover,itisataleofexploitationand

brokenpromises,wherelocalpeoplearetreatedassecondratecitizensintheirowncountryby

Malaysianloggingcompaniesandcorruptpoliticians.Customarylandownersareforcedintosigning

documentstheydontunderstand,forthepromiseofdevelopmentfreshwater,healthandeducation,buttheseessentialservicesarerarelyprovided.Instead,theirtraditionalhuntinggrounds

aredestroyed,waterwayspolluted,andtheirwayofliferuinedforever.

13.3014.30Paneldiscussion:Extractiveindustriescanprovidejobsandrevenuesfor

development;buttheycanalsoexploitenvironmentsandpeoplesdoingirreparabledamages.

WhatsthecurrentsituationinPapuaNewGuinea?Isthebusinesssectorresponsibleenough?


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PapuaNewGuineaisknownworldwideforitsenvironment,theindigenousland,thedifferent

cultures?Whatsustainabilitycanweguarantee?

14.45 20.30Screening&Discussiontheme:Socialchange,Elections,andHuman

Rights

14.45

15.30Moresby

Modern

by

Brendan

Walsh

[2009,

52].

For

many

people,

the

mentionofPapuaNewGuineawillevokeimagessuchasremotehighlandscultures

andtribalwarriors;orperhapstropicalislandsandpalmfringedbeaches,oritmay

bringtominddarkerimagesofpoverty,corruptionandraskolviolence.ButinPNG's

capital,PortMoresby,thingsarestartingtolookalittledifferent.PNGisslowlyjoining

theglobalisedworld,andifyoulookcloselyatthissocietyintransitionyoucansee

signsofamodestmiddleclassontherise,andanewgenerationcomingofage.InMoresbyyoucan

findasmallbandofbusinesspeople,professionals,managers,andcreatives,allworkinghardto

buildabetterlifeforthemselvesandtheirfamilies.MoresbyModern,isthestoriesof7suchpeople,

astheyworkinthechallengingenvironmentofadevelopingcountry,learningtobalancethe

traditionalexpectationsoftheirculturewiththedemandsofmodernsociety.JoinusasEmmanuel,

Susile,Michael,Api,Rhoda,AllenandGazzelahsharewithustheirperspectivesontheirsociety,and

theirhopes

and

dreams

for

abetter

Papua

New

Guinea

15.40 15.45Teksi(Taxi)byRobertWeber(2011,5)Whenwasthelasttimeyoucaughtateksi?One

ofthebestpointsofviewofPapuaNewGuineacancomefromthehumbleteksidriver.Fromthe

LocalTouristtointernationaltraveller,theteksidriverwilleducateyou,amuseyou&adviseyou

abouteventsandattractionsthatPapuaNewGuineahastooffer.Sitback,relaxandenjoythemusic

fromthecassetteplayerastheteksidrivertakesusonajourneythroughthestreetsofPort

Moresby.

16.00 18.15InvictusbyClintEastwood[2009,134]WhatdoesNelsonMandeladoafterbecoming

presidentofSouthAfrica?Herejectsrevenge,forgivesoppressorswhojailedhim

27yearsforhisfightagainstapartheidandfindshopeofnationalunityinan

unlikelyplace:

the

rugby

field.

Clint

Eastwood

(named

2009s

Best

Director

by

the

NationalBoardofReview)directsanupliftingfilmaboutateamandapeople

inspiredtogreatness.MorganFreeman(NBRsBestActorAwardwinnerandOscarnomineeforthis

role)isMandela,whoasksthenationalrugbyteamcaptain(BestSupportingActorOscarnominee

MattDamon)andhissquadtodotheimpossibleandwintheWorldCup.

18.30 19.20TanimbyJamesFrankham&theFarawayteam(2002,51)TANIMtochange,to

turnisadocumentarytellingthestoryofthestruggleforindigenousPapuaNew

Guineanstoreconcilethetraditionsofthepastwithmoderndemocracy.Tanimis

aboutelectionsinthePNGHighlands.ItisthestoryofhowtheApulinpeople,the

rulingtribeofEngaprovince,arestrugglingtobalancethisalienelectoralsystem,

withallitsimplicitvaluesandpractices,withthesecurefamiliarityoftheirtraditionalapproachesto

rule,land

ownership,

and

systems

of

compensation.

Change

has

come,

and

the

Apulins

must

now

turntheirsocietyinanewdirectioniftheyaretosurviveintheirancestrallands.

19.3020.30Paneldiscussion: Electionsgiveusmenandwomenthepowertochooseour

representatives.Anopenpoliticaldebate,information,freedomofexpression,securityandsame

opportunitiesarekeyrequirementstoreducedivisionsandensuretruepoliticalparticipation.

WhatisthesituationinPapuaNewGuinea?


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20.3021.30ReceptiontocelebrateInternationalHumanRightsDayClosing:21.30

Sunday 11 December

Open:9.45

10.0012.30Filmsonavarietyofhumanrightsthemes

10.0010.53 OneRefugeewithouthopeistoomany,[UNHCR,2011,53]Thisdrama issetatthe

WaiganiArtsTheatreandportraysthelifeofaRefugeeboynamedMichaelwhocomeshomefrom

school one afternoon to find his parents murdered and his life changed forever. It shows the

hardshiphehastoendureinhiscountryandthejourneytoPNGtobearefugeeandthedifficulties

heisfacedwithasarefugeeinPNG.

10.55 10.59TheprojectPacificBlackBox(PBB)collaborateswithPacificIslandcommunitiesto

producecommunitybaseddigitalresourcesincreativelearningenvironments.

Mmm..missingtaro[2008,3,26,Pidgin/English]Ashortpersonalstoryabouttheimpactsofsea

levelrisingonatinyatollinthePacific.

11.0011.25AhiddenjourneyacrossMexico.TheinvisiblesbyMarcSilver&GaelGarciaBernal

[2010,24',SpanishwithEng.subtitles]Everyyear,thousandsofSouthAmericanmigrants

risktheirlivestojourneycrossMexico.Toescapepovertyandinsecurity,theytravellong

distanceshopingtomakeittotheUSandabetterlife.Formany,thedreamofanEl

Doradoturnstoanightmareofrackets,kidnapping,torture,rape,exploitation,murder.

Nothingissparedthem.TheInvisiblestakesusonafourstagejourneyalongoneoftheworlds

mostdangerousimmigrationroutes.Inspiteofwhich,thenumberofmigrantskeepsongrowing,

destroyingthousandsofliveswhiletheworldturnsablindeye.SponsoredbyAmnestyInternational,

MexicanactorproducerGaelGarcaBernalgivestheseinvisiblepeopleafaceandavoice.He

denouncesnotonlythedeafeningsilencesurroundingthisshockingreality,butalsothelaxattitude

oftheMexicanauthorities.

11.40 12.55OurGenerationbySinemSaban&DamienCurtis[2011,73]OurGenerationisa

powerfulandupfrontdocumentaryontheAustralianAboriginalstrugglefortheir

land,cultureandfreedom.DrivenbytheremoteYolnguofNortheastArnhemLand,

oneofthelaststrongholdsoftraditionalAboriginalcultureinAustralia,aswellas

thevoicesofnationalindigenousleaders,historiansandhumanrightsactivists,the

filmexplorestheongoingclashofculturesthatisthreateningtowipeouttheoldestcontinuing

cultureintheworld.WithmusicbyJohnButlerTrio,YothuYindi,XavierRudd,Gurrumul,Archie

Roach,Goanna,SaltwaterBandandmore.

13.0016.00Screening&Discussiontheme:ChildRights

13.0014.30AliZaoua:PrinceoftheStreetsbyNabilAyouch[2000,99,Arabic,

FrenchwithEng.Subtitles,CinmathqueAfriquedel'InstitutFranais]Ali,Kwita,

OmarandBoubkerarestreetchildren. Theyareboundbyanundyingfriendship

despitethedifficultiesoftheirdailylives.Aliiskilledsuddenlyinafightbetweenrival

gangs.Histhreefriendsnowhaveonlyonegoal:togivehimthefuneralhedeserves.Theyare

helpedbyanadult,afishermanwhobefriendedAli.


11/12

14.35 14.45Kamambo(Butterfly)byVictoriaGoodyear[10]Inspiredbyatruestory,Kamamboisadramaabouta10yearoldWestPapuanasylumseekerstrugglingwith

selfacceptance.Hauntedbyviolentmemoriesofherhomeland,shelongsforasafe

haven,asfreedomcontinuestoremainelusive.

14.45

15.05

One

minute

juniors

Papua

New

Guinea

by

UNICEF/Sandberg

Instituut/One

Minute

Foundation[2009,20]'Theoneminutesjr'isavideoinitiativehighlightingand

celebratingthediversityofyoutharoundtheworld. Workshopparticipantsproduce

videosof60secondsthatarepowerfulexamplesofthewayvisualartsworksasa

communicationtoolacrosscultural,geographicandnationalborders.ThePNGshort

videosaddressproblemsofdomesticviolence,violenceinschoolsintheformofteachertostudent

violence,bullying,sexualexploitation,labourexploitationofadoptedchildren.

15.1016.10Paneldiscussion:WhatisthesituationofchildrightsinPapuaNewGuinea?Whatis

yourorganisationdoingtoadvocateandprotectchildrights?Whatarethemajorchallengesand

canweexpectmorepositivethingstohappeninfuture?

16.10

17.00

Closing

Ceremony

of

PNG

Human

Rights

Film

Festival

2011

Getinvolvedinnextyearsevent

Thisisthe2nd

annualPNGHumanRightsFilmFestival,whichstartedin2010,andiscompletelyrun

byadedicatedandhardworkingcommitteeofvolunteers.

Ifyouwouldliketobeinvolvedintheorganizationofnextyearsfestivalorwouldliketosponsorthe

eventpleasecontactChristinaSaunderson(675)3212877oremailherat

[email protected].

Tokeepuptodatewithallfestivalnewspleasevisitthewebsitewww.hrff.org.pg.

PNGHuman

Rights

Film

Festival

2011

committee

WewouldliketosayaspecialthankstothePNGHumanRightsCommittee2011fortheir

commitmentandformakingthisyearsfestivalanoverwhelmingsuccess.

Wewouldalsoliketoextendaparticularthankyoutoallourpartnersinthefestival,including

thosewhotookpartaspanellistsandspeakersattheevent.


12/12

HumanRightsDay2011

Thisyear,thousandsofpeopledecidedthetimehadcometoclaimtheir

rights.Theytooktothestreetsanddemandedchange.Manyfoundtheir

voicesusingtheinternetandinstantmessagingtoinform,inspireand

mobilizesupporterstoseektheirbasichumanrights.Socialmediahelped

activistsorganizepeacefulprotestmovementsincitiesacrosstheglobe

Tunis,Cairo,

Madrid,

New

York

at

times

in

the

face

of

violent

repression.

Ithasbeenayearlikenootherforhumanrights.Humanrightsactivismhasneverbeenmoretopical

ormorevital.Throughthetransformingpowerofsocialmedia,ordinarypeoplehavebecome

humanrightsactivists.

Humanrightsbelongtoeachofusandbindustogetherasaglobalcommunitywiththesameideals

andvalues.Asaglobalcommunityweallshareadayincommon:HumanRightsDayon10

December,whenwerememberthecreation63yearsagooftheUniversalDeclarationofHuman

Rights.

OnHumanRightsDay2011wepaytributetoallhumanrightsdefendersandaskyoutogetinvolved

inthe

global

human

rights

movement.

Actnow!

LearnmoreaboutyourHumanRights,guaranteedintheConstitutionofPapuaNewGuineaandInternationalHumanRightsLaw.

TellyourfriendsandfamilyaboutHumanRights. VolunteerforanorganizationthatdefendsHumanRights. Advocate,andsignthepetition,fortheestablishmentofaNationalHumanRights

CommissioninPNG.

ReportviolationsofHumanRightsandassistvictimstoreceiveredressthroughtheHumanRightsRulesoftheNationalCourtofJusticeforenforcementofHumanRightsguaranteedby

theConstitution.

BesensitiveandresponsivetotheHumanRightsofothers,especiallythepoorestandmostvulnerablepeopleinsociety.DefendtherightsofALLpeoplewithoutdiscrimination.

Writereports shareyouranalysisandrecommendationswithGovernmenttoassistittoimplementitsHumanRightsobligations.

Formoreinformationcontact:

TheNationalCourt(HumanRightsTrack),P.O.Box7018,Boroko,NCD,Tel.3245829,Fax.3257732,[email protected],[email protected],

[email protected].

TheOmbudsmanCommission(AntiDiscriminationandHumanRightsUnit),DeloitteTower,P.O.Box1831,PortMoresby,NCD,Tel.3082614,Fax.323267,

[email protected].

TheOfficeoftheHighCommissionerforHumanRights(OHCHR),UnitedNationsHouse,DeloitteTowerLevel14,P.O.Box1041,PortMoresby,NCD,Tel.3212877,Fax3211224,

[email protected],www.ohchr.org.

Download - Official Programme PNG Human Rights Film Festival 2011

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