HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH CINEMATOGRAPHY...HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH CINEMATOGRAPHY 5 The European Union was born out of WWII, which saw large-scale severe human rights violations among Europe-ans

HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH CINEMATOGRAPHY 15 November - 10 December 2016, Gujrat, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta

HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH CINEMATOGRAPHY

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Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day on which, in 1948, the United Na-tions General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 1950, the Assembly passed resolution 423 (V), inviting all States and interested organizations to observe 10 December of each year as Human Rights Day.This year, Human Rights Day calls on everyone to stand up for someone’s rights! Many of us are fearful about the way the world is heading. Disrespect for basic human rights continues to be wide-spread in all parts of the globe. Extremist move-ments subject people to horrific violence. Messages of intoler-ance and hatred prey on our fears. Humane values are under attack. We must reaffirm our common humanity. Wherever we are, we can make a real difference. In the street, in school, at work, in public transport; in the voting booth, on social media.The time for this is now. “We the peoples” can take a stand for rights. And together, we can take a stand for more humanity.It starts with each of us. Step forward and defend the rights of a refugee or migrant, a person with disabilities, an LGBT per-son, a woman, a child, indigenous peoples, a minority group, or anyone else at risk of discrimination or violence.

HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2016

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Building on the success of the 2015 experience, the second edition of the film festival Human Rights Through Cinematog-raphy will take place 15 November – 10 December 2016. The positive response the film festival received last year, encouraged us to increase the number of movies and of locations: twenty three movies and documentaries will be screened in Gujrat, Is-lamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta. The themes featured include migration, democracy, forced marriages, do-mestic violence, freedom of press, honor killings, decent work and women’s empowerment among others. The number of partners has also increased: in addition to the European Union, the Swiss Confederation and the International Film Festival of Human Rights (FIFDH), this year the Embassy of Argentina and the High Commissions of Australia and Canada have joined the organizing committee of the festival. Debates with specialists will follow the screenings while several movie directors will be available for Q&A sessions either in presence or via video link. The Human Rights Declaration in Urdu will be available at the venues of the festival to raise awareness and stimulate debates on human rights among Pakistani audiences.


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The European Union was born out of WWII, which saw large-scale severe human rights violations among Europe-ans. For that reason the European Union is strongly com-mitted to fostering human rights protection in Europe and around the world. While promoting human rights worldwide, the European Union and its Member States acknowledge that problems do still exist in Europe and that they must be tackled. The films selected to celebrate the 2016 Interna-tional Human Rights Day show that all around the world, people are still greatly suffering from violations of their basic rights. No country is exempt from doing its utmost to ensure that human rights are cultivated, protected and enforced at all levels and in all parts of the world. The EU supports Paki-stan’s efforts for protection of the human rights with special focus on gender equality, freedom of religion and belief, rule of law, access to justice and freedom of expression.

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15 November, 02:30 p.m.

OUTRO PAÍS Sérgio Tréfaut, Sweden, Portugal, 90’min, English subtitles

University of Punjab,

Lahore


NADIA’S JOURNEY Carmen Garcia Nadia Zouaoui, 2006, Algeria, Canada, 72’min, English subtitles

Islamabad Club,

Islamabad


EL RAYO Fran Araújo, Ernesto de Nova, 2013, 86’min, Spanish with English subtitles

University of Punjab,

Lahore


LEBANON WINS THE WORLD CUP Tony ElKhoury, Lebanon, 2015, 23, Lebanese with English subtitles

Swiss Embassy,

Islamabad


A GIRL IN THE RIVER Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, 2015, USA, Pakistan, 40’min, English subtitles

University of Management and Technology,

Lahore


KABUL CARDS Sadaf Fetrat, Sahar Fetrat,Nargis Azaryun, AndersSømme Hammer, ChristofferNæss, 2014, Kabul, Englishsubtitles

Swiss Embassy,

Islamabad

CALENDAR BY DATES

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REEL INJUN Neil Diamond, 2009, Canada, USA, 85’min, Canadian with English subtitles

UN Information Centre,

Islamabad

30 November, 11:00 a.m.


University of Peshawar,

Peshawar


CASABLANCA CALLING Rosa Rogers, France, 2014, Morocco, UK, 70’min, Arabic with English subtitles


Islamabad


A SYRIAN LOVESTORYSean McAllister, 2015, UK, France, Lebanon, Syria, 72’min, English subtitles

University of Central Punjab,

Lahore


CALL ME DAD Sophie Wiesner, 2015, Australia, 57’min, English subtitles


Islamabad




Islamabad

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1 December, 11:00 a.m.

NICE PEOPLE Anders Helgeson, Karin af Klintberg, 2015, Sweden, 95’min, English subtitles

University of Gujrat,

Gujrat

2 December, 05:30 p.m.

LAMPEDUSA IN WINTER Jakob Brossmann, 2015, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, 93’min, English subtitles

Austrian Embassy,

Islamabad


A WALNUT TREE Ammar Aziz, 2015, 81’min, Pashto with English subtitles

French Embassy,

Islamabad


SONITA Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami, 2015, Iran, Switzerland, Germany, 90’min, English subtitles

University of Baluchistan,

Quetta


KRIGEN (A WAR) Tobias Lindholm, 2015, Denmark, 120’min, Danish with English subtitles


Islamabad


D-HUMAN (D-HUMANOS) Mariana Arruti, Lucia Rey, Rodrigo Paz, Carmen Guarini, Andrés Habegger, Pablo Nisenson, Miguel Pereira, Ulises Rosell, Andrea Schellemberg, Javier De Silvio, 2011, 93’min, English subtitles

Quaid-e-Azam University,

Islamabad

CALENDAR BY DATES

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FRAME BY FRAME Alexandia Bombach, Mo Scarpelli, 2015, Afghanistan, 85’min, Dari with English subtitles

Centre for Excellence in Journalism,

Karachi


THE LAND OF THE ENLIGHTENED Pieter-Jan De Pue, 2016, Belgium, Ireland, Netherland, Germany, Afghanistan, 127’min, English subtitles

Belgium Embassy,

Islamabad



Institute of Business Administration,

Karachi



Centre for Excellence in Journalism,

Karachi



Fatima Jinnah Women University,

Rawalpindi


THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING Avil Lewis, 2015, US, Canada, 90’min, English subtitles

Arid Agriculture University,

Rawalpindi

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PAKISTAN: NO PLACE LIKE HOME Syed Owais Ali, 2016, Pakistan, Dubai, 25’min, Urdu with English subtitles

Quaid-e-Azam University,

Islamabad


KUMU HINA Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson,2014, USA, Fiji, 77’min, Englishsubtitles


Islamabad


THE TRUE COST Andrew Morgan, 2015, Bangladesh, China, Cambodia, Denmark, France, Italy, UK, Uganda, India, Haiti USA, 90’min, English subtitles

German Embassy,

Islamabad




Islamabad


THE TRUE COST Andrew Morgan, 2015, Bangladesh, China, Cambodia, Denmark, France, Italy, UK, Uganda, India, Haiti USA, 90’min, English subtitles

Institute of Business Management,

Karachi


NON ASSISTANCE Frédéric Choffat, 2016, Switzerland, France, Italy, Malta, Spain, 52’min, French with English subtitles


Islamabad

CALENDAR BY DATES

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Swiss Embassy,

Islamabad



COMSATS Institute of Information and Technology,

Islamabad

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CALENDAR BY CITIES

GUJRAT

Nice People 1 December, 11:00 a.m.

ISLAMABAD

Nadia’s journey 26 November, 02:00 p.m.

Lebanon wins the World Cup 26 November, 05:00 p.m.

Kabul cards 26 November, 05:30 p.m.

Reel Injun27 November, 05:00 p.m.

Casablanca calling 28 November, 06:00 p.m.

Call me dad29 November, 06:00 p.m.

El rayo 30 November, 06:00 p.m.

A walnut tree1 December, 02:30 p.m.

Krigen (A war) 1 December, 06:00 p.m.

Lampedusa in winter 2 December, 05:30 p.m.

D-Human 5 December, 11:00 a.m.

The land of the enlightened6 December, 05:30 p.m.

Pakistan: no place like home 7 December, 01:00 p.m. 8 December, 06:00 p.m.

The true cost 7 December, 06:30 p.m.

Kumu Hina 8 December, 02:00 p.m.

Non assistance 8 December, 06:30 p.m.

Sonita 9 December, 05:30 p.m.

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A girl in the river 10 December, 02:30 p.m.

KARACHI

Frame by frame 5 December, 06:00 p.m.

Outro País 6 December, 12:50 p.m.

Sonita6 December, 06:00 p.m.

The true cost 8 December, 12:30 p.m.

LAHORE

Outro País15 November, 02:30 p.m.

El rayo21 November, 02:30 p.m.

A girl in the river 22 November, 03:00 p.m.

A Syrian love story30 November, 12:00 p.m.

PESHAWAR

Nadia’s journey 30 November, 11:00 a.m.

QUETTA

Sonita 5 December, 11:00 a.m.

RAWALPINDI

A girl in the river 6 December, 11:00 a.m.

This changes every thing7 December, 11:00 a.m.

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PROGRAM

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Outro País looks at the Portuguese revolution of 1974 that brought down a totalitarian regime that ran for nearly 50 years not through the eyes of the locals who lived through it - as most documenta-ries tend to do - but through the lenses of foreign photographers and filmmakers who came to cov-er it for international media.

Hosted byEmbassy of Portugal, University of Punjab, Lahore

How to participate Please contact: islamabad.mne.pt

15 NOVEMBER


WHERE02:30 p.m. Al Razi Hall, New Campus, University of Punjab Lahore

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After thirteen years in Spain, Has-san is jobless and decides to go back home to Morocco. He in-vests all his savings in a second hand tractor to earn a living in his country and takes on to the road. At the end of the road awaits his family and a new life in his village. A real journey played by a real man who travels, town to town, meet-ing with unforgettable characters and overcoming obstacles mak-ing this journey a real odyssey.

Hosted byEmbassy of Spain, University of Punjab, Lahore

How to participate RSVP by Sunday 20 November at [email protected]


21 NOVEMBER WHERE02:30 p.m. University of Punjab, Lahore

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A woman in Pakistan sentenced to death for falling in love be-comes a rare survivor of the coun-try’s harsh judicial system.

Hosted byUniversity of Management and Technology, UN Information Centre

How to participate RSVP by Monday 21 November at [email protected] Tel: (042)35211058

22 NOVEMBER


WHERE03:00 p.m. University of Management and Technology School of Law

and Policy, Lahore

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This feature documentary tells the story of Nadia Zouaoui, a woman who was forced by her parents into an arranged marriage with an Algerian living in Montreal when she was 19 years old. The man, who was twice her age, chose Nadia from a photograph. After 18 years away, Nadia goes back

to Kabylia, Algeria, to see if things have changed in her native land. There, she travels behind the tour-ist facade and into the complex reality of women held captive in their own homes from puberty on-wards, a tragic custom many men feel powerless to change.

Hosted byEuropean Union

How to participate RSVP by Friday 25 November at


26 NOVEMBER WHERE02:00 p.m. Islamabad Club, Islamabad

[email protected]

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On the eve of the 2014 Fifa World Cup, two former enemies from the Lebanese civil war prepare to support their favourite team Brazil. Can the tournament unite them despite everything that’s gone wrong?

Hosted byEmbassy of Switzerland

How to participate RSVP by Tuesday 22 November at [email protected]

Please note that: car’s details and driver’s name are mandatory to access the Diplomatic Enclave; for security reasons only regis-tered participants will have access to the event; seating is limited.

26 NOVEMBER

LEBANON WINS THE WORLD CUP Tony ElKhoury, 2015, Lebanon, 23’min, Lebanese with English subtitles

WHERE05:00 p.m. Swiss Embassy, Diplomatic Enclave, Islamabad

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Kabul Cards came to existence af-ter over three years of filming and production. It shows the everyday lives of three young Afghan wom-en who live in Kabul and are active members of the civil society. The film reflects the many challenges faced by these three women in their daily life and how they to-gether with their friends and net-works work for and contribute to changes in their societies. Despite the hardness of and the many dif-ficulties encountered in their daily life as women, these three young women still have big hopes re-garding the future of their country and are keeping working hard to-wards a better Afghanistan. The

objective of this movie is to show another face of Afghanistan, be-side its numerous attacks and ex-plosions, by capturing the daily life of afghan people.

Hosted byEmbassy of Switzerland, Islamabad,


Please note that: car’s details and driver’s name are mandatory to access the Diplomatic Enclave; for security reasons only registered participants will have access to the event; seating is limited.

KABUL CARDS Sadaf Fetrat, Sahar Fetrat, Nargis Azaryun, Anders Sømme Hammer, Christoffer Næss,

2014, Kabul, English subtitles

26 NOVEMBER WHERE05:30 p.m. Swiss Embassy, Diplomatic Enclave, Islamabad

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In this feature-length documen-tary, Cree filmmaker Neil Dia-mond takes an entertaining and insightful look at the portrayal of North American Indigenous peo-ple throughout a century of cine-ma. Featuring hundreds of clips from old classics as well as recent releases, the film traces the evo-lution of the “Hollywood Indian.” Diamond guides the audience on a journey across America to some of cinema’s most iconic land-scapes and conducts candid in-terviews with celebrities like Clint Eastwood, Robbie Robertson and Jim Jarmusch. The film is a loving look at cinema through the eyes

of the people who appeared in its very first flickering images and have survived to tell their stories in their own way.

Hosted byHigh Commission of Canada, UN Information Centre

How to participate RSVP by Saturday 26 November at [email protected]

Please note that: for security rea-sons only registered participants will have access to the event.

27 NOVEMBER

REEL INJUN Neil Diamond, 2009, Canada, USA, 85’min, Canadian with English subtitles

WHERE05:00 p.m. UN Information Centre, ILO Building, G-5/2, Islamabad

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Casablanca Calling is the sto-ry of a quiet social revolution in Morocco. In a country where 60% of women have never been to school, a new generation of women have started work as offi-cial Muslim leaders or Morchidat. The Morchidat work in some of the poorest communities in Mo-rocco to separate the true teach-ings of Islam from prejudice and misunderstanding; support girls’ education; campaign against early marriage; and encourage young people to build better Mo-rocco, rather than dreaming of life in the West. Casablanca Call-ing is an intimate portrait of three Morchidat, and the story of a so-

ciety in transition and a mission to educate a nation.

Hosted byEmbassy of the Netherlands, UN Information Centre

How to participate RSVP by Sunday 27 November at [email protected]


CASABLANCA CALLING Rosa Rogers, France, 2014, Morocco, UK, 70’min, Arabic with English subtitles

28 NOVEMBER WHERE06:00 p.m. UN Information Centre, ILO Building, G-5/2, Islamabad

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In the midst of a silent yet devas-tating epidemic of fatherlessness, CALL ME DAD is a film about fa-thers with broken families whose children are gone. Now, through a men’s program, they each have the chance to regain what’s lost, to transform himself and earn an-other shot at the title, ‘Dad’.

Hosted byHigh Commission of Australia, UN Information Centre

How to participate RSVP by Monday 28 November at [email protected]


29 NOVEMBER

CALL ME DAD Sophie Wiesner, 2015, Australia, 57’min, English subtitles


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This feature documentary tells the story of Nadia Zouaoui, a woman who was forced by her parents into an arranged mar-riage with an Algerian living in Montreal when she was 19 years old. The man, who was twice her age, chose Nadia from a photo-graph. After 18 years away, Na-dia goes back to Kabylia, Algeria, to see if things have changed in her native land. There, she trav-els behind the tourist facade and into the complex reality of women held captive in their own homes from puberty onwards, a tragic custom many men feel powerless to change.

Hosted byHigh Commission of Canada, University of Peshawar

How to participate RSVP by Tuesday 29 November at [email protected] Tel: 0333-9851600


30 NOVEMBER WHERE11:00 a.m. Agha Khan Auditorium, University of Peshawar, Peshawar

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Sean McAllister’s documentary about a family of Syrian refugees in Europe would be compelling at any time. This is about love, but it could as well be called A Syrian Rage Story or A Syrian Despair Story. It is the tragic portrait of a disintegrating marriage; the sto-ry of two people whose love has been hammered by fate, histo-ry and each other. Raghda and Amer, who met in a Syrian prison cell, find their love challenged by circumstance.

Hosted byEuropean Union, University of Central Punjab, Lahore

How to participate Please Contact: [email protected] Tel: 0333-4349936

30 NOVEMBER

A SYRIAN LOVE STORY Sean McAllister, 2015, UK, France, Lebanon, Syria, 72’min, English subtitles

WHERE12:00 p.m. Main Auditorium, University of Central Punjab, Lahore

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After thirteen years in Spain, Hassan is jobless and decides to go back home to Morocco. He invests all his savings in a sec-ond hand tractor to earn a living in his country and takes on to the road. At the end of the road awaits his family and a new life in his village. A real journey played by a real man who travels, town to town, meeting with unforget-table characters and overcoming obstacles making this journey a real odyssey.

Hosted byEmbassy of Spain, UN Information Centre




30 NOVEMBER WHERE06:00 p.m. UN Information Centre, ILO Building, G-5/2, Islamabad

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A group of young men who fled the war in Somalia have ended up in a rural town in Sweden where integration is tough. Something needs to be done. Local entre-preneur Patrik Andersson gets an idea, why not use sport as a bridge to get people closer to each other? The goal: to create the first ever Somali national team in bandy and make it to the World Championship in Siberia.

Hosted byEuropean Union, University of Gujrat

How to participate Please contact: [email protected] Tel: 0333-8487047

1 DECEMBER

NICE PEOPLE Anders Helgeson, Karin af Klintberg, 2015, Sweden, 95’min, English subtitles

WHERE11:00 a.m. Allama Iqbal Library Auditorium, University of Gujrat, Punjab

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An elderly man living in the Jalo-zai refugee camp feels desper-ately nostalgic and longs to go home. A grandfather, poet and former teacher, he finds himself internally displaced as a result of the ongoing conflict between the Pakistani Army and the Taliban. As he struggles to decide wheth-er to leave his family and risk re-turning to his distant homeland, he must confront the prospect that home may no longer exist in physical space and may now be only a place of make-believe, a mirage in his mind.

Hosted byEmbassy of France


A WALNUT TREE Ammar Aziz, 2015, 81’min, Pashto with English subtitles

1 DECEMBER WHERE02:30 p.m. French Embassy, Diplomatic Enclave, Islamabad

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Company commander Claus M. Pedersen and his men are sta-tioned in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, back in Denmark, Claus’ wife Ma-ria raises their children. During a routine mission, Pedersen’s unit is caught in a trap and Claus will have to answer for his actions in martial court. A Danish master-piece nominated for an Academy Award.

Hosted byEmbassy of Denmark, UN Information Centre

How to participate RSVP by Wednesday 30 Novem-ber at [email protected]


1 DECEMBER

KRIGEN (A WAR) Tobias Lindholm, 2015, Denmark, 120’min, Danish with English subtitles


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The Italian “refugee island” of Lampedusa is in the firm grip of winter and trustees. Tourists have left, the remaining refugees fight to be taken to the mainland. As a fire destroys the worn down ferry, that connects the island to Italy, the mayor Giusi Nicolini and the local fishermen struggle for a new ship. The tiny community at the edge of Europe is engaged in a desperate struggle for solidari-ty with those who many consider the cause of the ongoing crisis: the African boat people.

Hosted byAustrian Embassy, UN Information Centre

How to participate RSVP by Wednesday 30 Novem-ber at [email protected]

Please note that: for securi-ty reasons only registered par-ticipants will have access to the event; seating is limited.

LAMPEDUSA IN WINTER Jakob Brossmann, 2015, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, 93’min, English subtitles

2 DECEMBER WHERE05:30 p.m. Austrian Embassy, Islamabad

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Determined and animated Afghan teen living in Tehran, who dreams of being a famous rapper. But in

Iran, the government doesn’t let girls sing solo. And in her Afghan home she is expected to become

a teenage bride. With her family keen to marry her off to receive her dowry, tradition bears down on Sonita. Armed with nothing but passion and persistence, she must turn obstacle into opportu-nity.

Hosted byEuropean Union, University of Baluchistan, Quetta


5 DECEMBER


WHERE11:00 a.m. Committee Room, University of Baluchistan, Quetta

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A 63 years of the Universal Dec-laration of Human Rights nine Argentine directors decided to undertake a complex task: to re-flect the status of these rights in their country. The nine creative short documentaries that make up the film are a reflection of our country and its people, our idio-syncrasies, problems and aspira-tions. And also a way to publicize the scope and importance of this Declaration, which means bet-ting on compliance, since there for everyone.

Hosted byEmbassy of Argentina, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad

How to participate RSVP by Sunday 4 December at [email protected] Tel: 0300-5800788 For further information contact: [email protected]

5 DECEMBER WHERE11:00 a.m. Centre of Excellence in Gender Studies, Quaid-e-Azam

University, Islamabad

D-HUMAN (D-HUMANOS) Mariana Arruti, Lucia Rey, Rodrigo Paz, Carmen Guarini, Andrés Habegger, Pablo Nisenson, Miguel Pereira,

Ulises Rosell, Andrea Schellemberg, Javier De Silvio, 2011, 93’min, English subtitles

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After decades of war and an op-pressive Taliban regime, four Afghan photojournalists face the realities of building a free press in a country left to stand on its own – reframing Af-ghanistan for the world and for them. When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, taking a photo was a crime. After the regime fell from power in 2001, a fledgling free press emerged and a photography revolution was born. Now, as foreign troops and media withdraw, Afghanistan is left to stand on its own, and so are its journalists. Set in a modern Afghan-istan bursting with color and char-acter, FRAME BY FRAME follows four Afghan photojournalists as they navigate an emerging and danger-ous media landscape – reframing

Afghanistan for the world, and for them. Through cinema vérité, inti-mate interviews, powerful photo-journalism, and never-before-seen archival footage shot in secret dur-ing the Taliban regime, the film con-nects audiences with four humans in the pursuit of the truth.

Hosted byEmbassy of the NetherlandsUN Information CentreCentre for Excellence in Journalism

How to participate RSVP by Monday 5 December at cej.iba.edu.pkTel: (021) 38104701, Ext: 1701-1705

5 DECEMBER

FRAME BY FRAME Alexandia Bombach, Mo Scarpelli, 2015, Afghanistan, 85’min, Dari with English subtitles

WHERE06:00 p.m. Centre for Excellence in Journalism, Karachi

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Outro País looks at the Portu-guese revolution of 1974 that brought down a totalitarian re-gime that ran for nearly 50 years not through the eyes of the locals who lived through it - as most documentaries tend to do - but through the lenses of foreign photographers and filmmakers who came to cover it for interna-tional media.

Hosted byEmbassy of Portugal, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi

How to participate Please contact: [email protected]


6 DECEMBER WHERE12:50 p.m. Main Campus, Event Hall, Institution of Business

Administration, Karachi

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A woman in Pakistan sentenced to death for falling in love be-comes a rare survivor of the coun-try’s harsh judicial system.

Hosted byEuropean Union, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi

How to participate RSVP by Monday 5 December at [email protected] Tel: (051) 9292900

6 DECEMBER


WHERE11:00 a.m. Old Library, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi

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A gang of Afghan kids from the Kuchi tribe dig out old Soviet mines and

sell the explosives to children work-ing in a lapis lazuli mine. When not dreaming of the time when Ameri-can troops finally withdraw from their land, another gang of children keeps tight control on the caravans smug-gling the blue gemstones through the arid mountains of Pamir. In this seamless blend of fictional and doc-umentary form, we experience a stunning cinematic journey into the beauty of war-tormented Afghan-istan. Shot over seven years on evocative 16mm footage, first-time director Pieter-Jan De Pue paints a whimsical yet haunting look at the condition of Afghanistan left for the next generation. As American sol-diers prepare to leave, we follow De

Pue deep into this hidden land where young boys form wild gangs to con-trol trade routes, sell explosives from mines left over from war, and climb rusting tanks as playgrounds—mak-ing the new rules of war based on the harsh landscape left to them.

Hosted byEmbassy of Belgium

How to participate RSVP by Thursday 1 December at [email protected] Tel: (051)2654101-4Please note that: for security rea-sons only registered participants will have access to the event.

THE LAND OF THE ENLIGHTENED Pieter-Jan De Pue, 2016, Belgium, Ireland, Netherland, Germany, Afghanistan, 127’min,

English subtitles

6 DECEMBER WHERE05:30 p.m. Belgium Embassy, Islamabad

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6 DECEMBER WHERE06:00 p.m. Centre of Excellence in Journalism, Karachi

Determined and animated Afghan teen living in Tehran, who dreams of being a famous rapper. But in

Iran, the government doesn’t let girls sing solo. And in her Afghan home she is expected to become

a teenage bride. With her family keen to marry her off to receive her dowry, tradition bears down on Sonita. Armed with nothing but passion and persistence, she must turn obstacle into opportunity.

Hosted byEmbassy of SwitzerlandUN Information CentreCentre for Excellence in Journalism

How to participate RSVP by Monday 5 December at [email protected]: (021) 3814701, Ext: 1701-1705


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Filmed over 211 shoot days in nine countries and five continents over four years, This Changes Everything is an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change. Directed by Avi Lewis, and inspired by Naomi Klein’s international non-fic-tion bestseller This Changes Everything, the film presents seven powerful portraits of com-munities on the front lines, from Montana’s Powder River Basin to the Alberta Tar Sands, from the coast of South India to Bei-jing and beyond. Interwoven with these stories of struggle is Klein’s narration, connecting the carbon

in the air with the economic sys-tem that put it there. Throughout the film, Klein builds to her most controversial and exciting idea: that we can seize the existential crisis of climate change to trans-form our failed economic system into something radically better.

Hosted byEuropean Union, Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi


THIS CHANGES EVERY THING Avil Lewis, 2015, US, Canada, 90’min, English subtitles

7 DECEMBER WHERE11:00 a.m Main Auditorium, Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi

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In the remote Pakistan village of Hakimwala, farmers battle a deadly pest that is ruining their cotton crops. Many find it difficult to afford the pes-ticide and face mounting debts.The elders of the village encourage the young men to travel abroad to earn better pay and help lift the vil-lage out of poverty. Twenty-nine-year-old Sharif has lived in Hakimwa-la all his life. He is an only son and drives the only car in the village. He is responsible for driving the sick to the city hospital three hours away.But with the infestation of his cot-ton crops and rising debts, Sharif decides it is time to seek his for-tune elsewhere. Sharif decides to go to Dubai despite warnings from

his friends. The villagers sell the car and his family sells their hard-earned lands to cover his expenses.For the first time in his life, Sharif leaves his village, flies in an airplane and experiences a foreign land. In spite of mounting debts, Sharif is about to learn that there is more to life than money. Or is there?

Hosted byEuropean Union, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad

How to participate Please contact: Monday 5 Decem-ber at [email protected] Tel: 0300-5800788

7 DECEMBER WHERE01:00 a.m. Centre of Excellence in Gender Studies, Quaid-e-Azam

University, Islamabad


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This is a story about clothing. It’s about the clothes we wear, the peo-ple who make them, and the impact the industry is having on our world. The price of clothing has been de-creasing for decades, while the hu-man and environmental costs have grown dramatically. The True Cost is a ground breaking documentary film that pulls back the curtain on the untold story and asks us to consid-er, who really pays the price for our clothing? Filmed in countries all over the world, from the brightest runways to the darkest slums, and featuring interviews with the world’s leading in-fluencers including Stella McCartney, Livia Firth and Vandana Shiva, The True Cost is an unprecedented pro-ject that invites us on an eye open-

ing journey around the world and into the lives of the many people and places behind our clothes.

Hosted byEmbassy of Germany,


Please note that: car’s details and driver’s name are mandatory to ac-cess the Diplomatic Enclave; for se-curity reasons only registered partic-ipants will have access to the event; seating is limited.

THE TRUE COST Andrew Morgan, 2015, Bangladesh, China, Cambodia, Denmark, France, Italy,

UK, Uganda, India, Haiti USA, 90’min, English subtitles

7 DECEMBER WHERE06:30 p.m. German Embassy, Diplomatic Enclave, Islamabad

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This is a story about clothing. It’s about the clothes we wear, the peo-ple who make them, and the impact the industry is having on our world. The price of clothing has been de-creasing for decades, while the hu-man and environmental costs have grown dramatically. The True Cost is a ground breaking documentary film that pulls back the curtain on the untold story and asks us to consid-er, who really pays the price for our clothing? Filmed in countries all over the world, from the brightest runways to the darkest slums, and featuring interviews with the world’s leading in-fluencers including Stella McCartney, Livia Firth and Vandana Shiva, The True Cost is an unprecedented pro-

ject that invites us on an eye open-ing journey around the world and into the lives of the many people and places behind our clothes.

Hosted byEuropean Union, Institute of Busi-ness Management, Karachi

How to participate Please contact: [email protected] Tel: (021)111002004

8 DECEMBER WHERE12:30 p.m. Institute of Business Management, Karachi

THE TRUE COST Andrew Morgan, 2015, Bangladesh, China, Cambodia, Denmark, France, Italy, UK, Uganda,

India, Haiti USA, 90’min, English subtitles

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Imagine a world where a little boy can grow up to be the woman of his dreams, and a young girl can rise to become a leader among men. Wel-come to Kumu Hina’s Hawai’i. Dur-ing a momentous year in her life in modern Honolulu, Hina Wong-Kalu, a Native Hawaiian māhā, or transgen-der, teacher uses traditional culture to inspire a student to claim her place as leader of the school’s all-male hula troupe. But despite her success as a teacher, Hina longs for love and a committed relationship. Will her mar-riage to a headstrong Tongan man fulfill her dreams? As Hina’s arduous journey unfolds, her Hawaiian roots and values give her the strength and wisdom to persevere, offering a new

perspective on the true meaning of aloha.

Hosted byHigh Commission of Canada, UN Information Centre

How to participate RSVP by Wednesday 7 December at [email protected]


KUMU HINA Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson, 2014, USA, Fiji, 77’min, English subtitles

8 DECEMBER WHERE02:00 p.m. UN Information Centre, ILO Building, G-5/2, Islamabad

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In the remote Pakistan village of Hakimwala, farmers battle a deadly pest that is ruining their cotton crops. Many find it difficult to afford the pes-ticide and face mounting debts.The elders of the village encourage the young men to travel abroad to earn better pay and help lift the village out of poverty. Twenty-nine-year-old Sharif has lived in Hakimwala all his life. He is an only son and drives the only car in the village. He is responsi-ble for driving the sick to the city hos-pital three hours away. But with the infestation of his cotton crops and rising debts, Sharif decides it is time to seek his fortune elsewhere.Sharif decides to go to Dubai de-spite warnings from his friends. The

villagers sell the car and his family sells their hard-earned lands to cov-er his expenses.For the first time in his life, Sharif leaves his village, flies in an airplane and experiences a for-eign land. In spite of mounting debts, Sharif is about to learn that there is more to life than money. Or is there?

Hosted byUN Information Centre





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Non-assistance to people in danger, men and women are stepping up in different ways, moved only by their determination and courage, to pro-vide a little humanity in this unprece-dented crisis.

Hosted byUN Information Centre



NON ASSISTANCE Frédéric Choffat, 2016, Switzerland, France, Italy, Malta, Spain, 52’min, French

with English subtitles


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9 DECEMBER WHERE05:30 p.m. Embassy of Switzerland, Islamabad

Determined and animated Afghan teen living in Tehran, who dreams of being a famous rapper. But in Iran,

the government doesn’t let girls sing solo. And in her Afghan home she is expected to become a teenage

bride. With her family keen to mar-ry her off to receive her dowry, tra-dition bears down on Sonita. Armed with nothing but passion and persis-tence, she must turn obstacle into opportunity.

Hosted byEmbassy of Switzerland, UN Infor-mation Centre

How to participate RSVP by Friday 2 December at [email protected] Please note that: car’s details and driver’s name are mandatory to access the Diplomatic Enclave; for security reasons only registered participants will have access to the event; seating is limited.


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A woman in Pakistan sentenced to death for falling in love becomes a rare survivor of the country’s harsh judicial system.

Hosted byCOMSATS institute of Information and Technology, IslamabadUN Information Centre

How to participate Please contact: [email protected] Tel: 03331966654


10 DECEMBER WHERE02:30 p.m. COMSATS institute of Information and Technology, Islamabad


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