From 9th June - 19th June the Human Rights Film Series Committee would like to present the Human Rights Film Season at Broadway:
Unsilenced: Confronting Violence Against Women
Cairo 678 (2010), Mohamed Diab, Egyptian, 100mins
Sunday 9th June, 5pm
This startling enquiry into sexual harassment, based on real life events, fearlessly uncovers the dangers of living day-to-day life as a woman in Cairo, Egypt. The film follows three women in their plight against sexual humiliation and brutality after their experience with harassment on streets and buses.
The Price of Sex (2011), Mimi Chakarova, US, 73mins
Wednesday 12th June, 5.45pm
Mimi Chakarova’s investigative journey into the underworld of sex trafficking exposes how poverty, corruption and lack of access to justice prompt one of the most flourishing and profitable businesses in the world. The feature-length documentary gives voice to women - survivors of sexual slavery - who were supposed to be silenced by shame, fear and violence. Winner of Nestor Almendros Award for Courage in Filmmaking, Human Rights Watch Film Festival.
Q&A: Denise Marshall, Chief Executive at Eaves
War Witch (2012) Kim Nguyen, Canadian, 90mins
Sunday 16th June, 8pm
War Witch is Kim Nguyen’s harrowing depiction of Komono, a young girl in the Democratic Republic of Congo, abducted at the age of twelve by the rebels. Through Komono’s narration of her life to her unborn child, the film poignantly addresses the human rights issue of child soldiers. Beaten, starved, and raped: Komono’s story is heartbreakingly transformative and raises important questions of the treatment of women in war.
Q&A: Olympia Bekou, Associate Professor and Head of the International Criminal Justice Unit of the University of Nottingham Human Rights Law Centre
Short Film Series - Leaving (2008), Kim (2010), Daddy's Little Bit of Dresden China (1988)
Wednesday 19th June, 5.45pm
Leaving (2008), Richard Penfold & Sam Hearn, UK, 22mins
A short-film that superbly unveils the complexity of domestic violence and breaks with the misconceptions surrounding it. The drama depicts how Helen (Kierston Wareing) struggles to overcome fear and leave her abusive husband Jim (Johnny Harris).
Kim (2010), UK, 30 mins
This short film, created in partnership with young people, confronts the issue of living in situations of domestic violence. Kim is in a volatile relationship with boyfriend Lawrence, but their relationship not only impacts on her, but her family as well.
Daddy’s Little Bit of Dresden China (1988), Karen Watson, UK, 8 mins
Q&A: Representatives of Nottingham Domestic Violence Forum
Discounted tickets are available at the University of Nottingham Online Store - all proceeds will go to the following local charities: