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London 2005

Special Events

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival
Associated Ritzy Café Events

A week of events tying in with the Ritzy’s annual HRWIFF, featuring djs and live bands from around the world. The perfect setting for a pre and/or post show drink. For details please check www.picturehouses.co.uk or this page for updates.


Education Programme

The festival's FREE education programme is aimed at students age 14+ and their teachers, offering challenging and exciting film screenings to support and inspire dialogue around issues of human rights. All screenings will be introduced and followed with an opportunity for young people to discuss the issues raised with the film's director or human rights activists. Free teaching resources will be available to accompany each film, these will contain background material and ideas for classroom activities relevant to students and teachers of Film, Media, Communications, Sociology, Politics and Citizenship. For further information and to reserve free places contact Alice Warren at alice.w@picturehouses.co.uk or call 020 7326 2611



Free Screenings


» See HRW’s work on Liberia

     

Iron Ladies of Liberia

Monday, 17 March 10.30-12.30 The Ritzy Cinema

In November 2005, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became Africa’s first elected female president. A former finance minister known as the “Iron Lady,” Sirleaf quickly appointed a team of strong women to assist her, including the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Commerce, and the Chief of Police. Iron Ladies of Liberia follows these women over the course of their turbulent first year in office – a year which will determine the future of their country.   Download education notes for this film (PDF file - 3 pages, 48 kb)
View additional online resources for this film www.pbs.org/independentlens/ironladies/getinvolved.html



» See HRW’s work on Darfur

     

Darfur Now

Friday, 14 March 10.30-12.30 Greenwich Picturehouse

Darfur Now is a story of hope in the midst of one of humanity's darkest hours – a call to action for people everywhere to end the catastrophe unfolding in Darfur, Sudan. Written and directed by Ted Braun this documentary charts the struggles and achievements of six different individuals from inside Darfur and around the world as they attempt to bring to light the tragedy in Sudan and show how the actions of one person can make a difference to millions.   Download education notes for this film (PDF file - 3 pages, 56 kb)
View additional online resources for this film http://www.takepart.com/DarfurNow



     

Everything’s Cool

Tuesday, 18 March 10.30-12.30 Clapham Picturehouse

An entertaining behind-the-scenes look at the world’s ‘big problem’: global warming, and, what two opposing groups of messengers propose we do about it. Everything’s Cool chronicles the struggles between a determined, but exhausted, group of environmentalists, journalists and climatologists and an army of industry sponsored hacks who have effectively paralysed the nation with their manufactured doubt. As much about messaging as it is about the messengers, as much about human nature as it is about humans' impact on nature, veteran filmmakers’ Daniel Gold and Judith Helfand explore what it will take to push the US into taking action on Global Warming.   Download education notes for this film (PDF file - 3 pages, 44 kb)
View additional online resources for this film http://everythingscool.org/article.php?list=type&type=7




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