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Movie screenings to be held in Islamabad, Lahore, Faisalabad, Karachi
To celebrate Human Rights Day 2015, a number of movies focused on topics related to human rights will be screened in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Faisalabad. Migration, women’s and children rights, health and corruption are among the topics of the movies selected for the screenings.
The movies are part of celebration of Human Rights Day 2015 by United Nations Information Centre Islamabad.
The geographic scope ranges from Europe to South America and South Asia. Movies will be introduced by experts in the field and, a few of them, also by the film-makers.
Human Rights through Cinematography is organized jointly by Alliance Française, European Union, Goethe Institut, International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights Geneva, Quaid-e-Azam University, Swiss Confederation.
Migration, women’s and children’s rights, health, and corruption are among the key themes of the movies selected for the screenings. The geographic scope ranges from Europe to South America and South Asia. Movies like Sabogal, Ho Yaqeen, Something Better to Come, The Shelter, Akiyaya, Journey of Hope, Journey to Portugal, My sweet Pepper Land, Welcome, and Bajrangi Bhaijaan will be screened across different locations in Pakistan to varied audiences.
Schedule of Movies:
5 December – SABOGAL
Director, Year and Country: Juan José Lozano, 2015 Sergio Mejía Forero, (Colombia)
Language: Spanish with English subtitles
Venue: Islamabad
6 December – HO YAQEEN
Directors and Country: Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, 2014, Pakistan
Language: Urdu with English subtitles
Venue: Islamabad
9 December – THE SHELTER
Director, Year and Country: Fernand Melgar, 2014, Switzerland
Language: French/ Spanish with English subtitles
Venue: Islamabad
8 December – SOMETHING BETTER TO COME
Director, Year and Country: Hanna Polak, 2014, Denmark/Poland
Language: Russian with English subtitles
Venue: Islamabad
10 December – AKIYAYA
Director, Year and Country: Fernando Casado, 2010, Spain
Language: Spanish with English subtitles University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
Venue: University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
10 December – THE SHELTER
Director, Year and Country: Fernand Melgar, 2014, Switzerland
Language: French/ Spanish with English subtitles
Venue: University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
10 December – JOURNEY OF HOPE
Director, Year and Country: Xavier Koller, 1990, Switzerland/Turkey
Language: Turkish, German, Swiss German, Italian with English subtitles
Venue: Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
10 December – WELCOME
Director, Year and Country: Philippe Lioret, 2009, France
Language: English
Venue: Lahore
10 December – JOURNEY TO PORTUGAL
Director, Year and Country: Sergio Trefaut, 2011, Portugal
Language: Portuguese with English subtitles
Venue: Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
13 December – BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN
Director, Year and Country: Kabir Khan, 2015, India
Langauge: Hindi, with English subtitles
Venue: Islamabad
10 December – MY SWEET PEPPER LAND
Director, Year and Country: Hiner Saloom, 2014 France/ Germany
Language: Kurdish with English subtitles
Venue: Karachi
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