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[9] ... in conversation with Emilia Yang and Emilia Mason about art & reconciliation

High Confidence - Films and Human Rights in Crisis

Release Date: 09/02/2021

[9] ... in conversation with Emilia Yang and Emilia Mason about art & reconciliation

High Confidence - Films and Human Rights in Crisis

Emilia Yang is an activist, artist, and feminist researcher. With producer Emilia Mason she produced the powerful multimedia project LOVE AND REMEMBRANCE. It commemorates one hundred of the countless victims of state repression in Nicaragua with the aim of archiving and sharing their stories. This project shows that they were not just victims, but also protesters defending their right to freedom of expression.

[8] ... in conversation with Sonia Nandzik-Herman & Douglas Herman about the power of participative storytelling

High Confidence - Films and Human Rights in Crisis

Sonia and Douglas are the founders of ReFOCUS Media Labs’. The organisation's goal is to create a global network of media labs to enable global reporting and coverage. On Lesbos, they professionally train asylum seekers in photography, audio/video production and journalism. An important aspect of their work is to further enable their trainees to also join the global community of creative professionals, to develop CVs and portfolios and to gain the necessary self-confidence for a secure employment.

[7] ... in conversation with Murad Subay about Art & Human Rights

High Confidence - Films and Human Rights in Crisis

Since the outbreak of the war, Murad Subay has been painting on walls and ruins across Yemen. With his art, he shows the devastating consequences of war, poverty, and disease, and denounces the war crimes of all parties involved – including those in the West, whose arms exports are contributing to Yemeni suffering.

[6] ... in conversation with Margje de Koning about Human Rights Film Festivals

High Confidence - Films and Human Rights in Crisis

Margje de Koning is the artistic director of Movies that Matter. Her first festival edition was overshadowed by the Crona outbreak. Within days she and her team had to rethink their whole approach, cancel the festival and develop an online program. In this podcast we talk about these very particular challenges and discuss how films can contribute to a better understanding of human rights issues.

[5] ... in conversation with Hans Peter Stauber on the role of TV documentaries

High Confidence - Films and Human Rights in Crisis

We are talking to producer Hans Peter Stauber about the possible impact of documentaries and the difference between TV and cinema documentaries.

[4] ... in conversation with Belina Raffy and Pablo Suarez about the power of positivity and humour

High Confidence - Films and Human Rights in Crisis

We are talking to Belina Raffy - funder of sustainable stand up - and Pablo Suarez - director of research and innovation at the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre about the power of humour.

[3] ... in conversation with Horeb Bulambo & Simone Ramones about Congo

High Confidence - Films and Human Rights in Crisis

We are talking to Horeb Bulambo, whom we had the pleasure to welcome to the Human Rights Film Festival Berlin 2019, and Simone Ramones (Action against Hunger Congo) about the effects of the lockdown in the Democratic Republic of Congo, what it means for the crisis-ridden East and why international solidarity is more important than ever right now.

[2] ... in conversation with Jaap van't Kruis & Marialejandra Moreno about Colombia

High Confidence - Films and Human Rights in Crisis

In our second episode we speak with Dutch director Jaap van’t Kruis who is living in Bogota & Marialejandra Moreno Mantilla, a Colombian human rights expert and lawyer based in Nürnberg. We discuss the current situation in Colombia and in particular the impacts of corona on human rights. We learn about the dangerous situation of human rights defenders and social leaders; what impact corona has on the reconciliation process; and why the lockdown is in particular depriving marginalized groups of their livelihood. At the Human Rights Film Festival Berlin 2019 we showed Jaap van’t Kruis...

[1] ... in conversation with Rehad Desai about South Africa

High Confidence - Films and Human Rights in Crisis

We premiere talking to a filmmaker extraordinaire: Rehad Desai from South Africa is an investigative journalist, award winning filmmaker and civil rights activist. At the Human Rights Film Festival Berlin 2019 we showed his outstanding documentary "Everything Must Fall" about the 2016 student movement in South Africa against university fees. In times of corona he is active on many fronts: as a journalist documenting the harsh restrictions by the South African government but also as an activist seeking to ensure that his government’s response is one that is rooted in social justice and...

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Emilia Yang is an activist, artist, and feminist researcher. Her work has been interconnected with digital media, performance, and public art. With producer Emilia Mason she produced the powerful multimedia project LOVE AND REMEMBRANCE. It commemorates one hundred of the countless victims of state repression in Nicaragua with the aim of archiving and sharing their stories. This project shows that they were not just victims, but also protesters defending their right to freedom of expression. They were students, engineers, dancers, artists, construction workers, fathers, children – they were human beings.

Between 16 - 25 September 2021, they exhibit their muldimedia project "Trapped in the Playground" during the Human Rights Film Festival Berlin at the Atelier Gardens @ Bufa in Berlin as well as online at hrffb.de.

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