Youth Producing Change NY 2010

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival


	PLEASE JOIN US FOR 11 POWERFUL FILMS FROM YOUNG FILMMAKERS ACROSS THE GLOBE SAVE THE DATE: JUNE 18-19,2010 Don't miss the World Premiere of YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE as teen filmmakers turn the camera on their own lives and invite audiences to experience the world as they do – as a Kenyan teenager living in Africa's second largest slum, as a 15-year-old girl in India who needs to chose between supporting her family or getting an education or as a 14-year-old Afghan seeking asylum after his father was killed by the Taliban. Film program run time: 72 min. Discussion with filmmakers from Kenya, United Kingdom, Los Angeles, San Antonio and New York to follow. Founding Presenter: Adobe Youth Voices. "I am proud. This film will open the eyes of the world; it's like a chain, every link is a person. Every person has a story to tell. In the end we all connect and are one. We must think this way to be able to make a change and be the change." -Alexandre Oakes Camara, filmmaker of "GROWING UP IN INDIA"
			WHAT: Adobe Youth Voices presents the World premiere of Youth Producing Change, an innovative program of youth-produced short films from across the globe showcased with the Human Rights Watch Film Festival. Eleven films will be shown this year, selected from over 250 international submissions. SCREENING: Friday, June 18, 2010 7:00pm Film screening, and discussion with youth filmmakers. Reception to follow. \| Invite friends on Facebook Saturday, June 19, 2010 1:00pm Film screening, and discussion with youth filmmakers. \| Invite friends on Facebook All screenings at Film Society of Lincoln Center Walter Reade Theater 165 West 65th Street, Upper Level (Between Broadway and Amsterdam) Special Offer: BUY ONE TICKET for $8~ GET ONE FREE Select the "YPC Special" online and receive a 2nd complimentary ticket at the Walter Reade Theater box office. This offer is subject to availability and only good for the YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE screenings in the HRWIFF10. For group tickets please email ypc@hrw.org


	Including the following films:
	HANDS OF LOVE: For David Were and his community in Kibera, the largest slum in Kenya, having access to simple facilities like a bathroom can be a matter of life and death. After a devastating attack on his father, David and his friends know their work to provide security, latrines, and clean-up projects is more than a struggle for a healthier environment —it is part of ensuring the survival of their community. David Were and Maureen Awuor will attend the festival. KAMRAN’S STORY:* Drawing from a series of dramatic life-changing events, 14-year-old asylum seeker, Kamran, narrates the story of his courageous escape from Afghanistan and his unaccompanied journey to the United Kingdom. Kamran Safi will attend the festival. MIGRATION:* Young people find themselves left on their own when parents are forced to seek work in other countries in order to support their families. Migration provides a new take on immigration, from the perspective of children left behind. ALIMENTATION D’UN CONGOLAIS MOYEN ( AN AVERAGE CONGOLESE MAN’S DIET): For 14 years, Congo has been ravaged with conflict. In Congo, food insecurity remains the norm. Millions have died mostly due to malnutrition or lack of access to basic medicine. The simple truth for children in Congo – having a meal isn’t always a given. 17 & UNIDENTIFIED: Born in Batey Cuchillia, Dominican Republic of Haitian descent, Deivei was never provided with a birth certificate. Without it, he cannot continue his education, find a job, marry or travel. Filmmaker Alicia Wade will attend the festival. GROWING UP IN INDIA:* In the northeastern desert state of Rajasthan in India, Sangita feels the limitations of her culture’s caste system when she decides she must forgo an education to train as a dancer in order to support her family.		BABICA: The Roma people have been the target of persecution and discrimination for centuries. A Roma grandmother shares her hopes for future generations as she prepares bread with her granddaughter. HUDUD: Being 16 in the Occupied Palestinian Territories today is to have one's life dictated by curfews, clashes with soldiers at check points, arbitrary searches and arrests. Hudud (an Arabic word for restriction) illustrates the challenges that Israeli construction of the “separation barrier,” or wall, pose for Palestinian youth. MARIPOSA: As Espie prepares for her quinceañera, a traditional rite of passage celebrating a 15-year-old Latina’s debut, her family comes to terms with Espie's decision to "come out" in a different way. Espie’s story embraces the complexity of family tradition and sexual identity with an honest and brave heart.Espie Hernandez will attend the festival. SEE. LISTEN. SPEAK. NGARRINDJERI’S BEING HEARD:* After water is diverted from natural streams and lakes in the rural Coroong community and delivered by pipeline to larger cities, the aboriginal Ngarrindjeri face a disastrous water crisis, threatening their way of life. Ngarrindjeri youth speak out to protect their culture and traditions. Representative from SEE LISTEN SPEAK will attend the festival. IMAGE OF CONTAMINATION:* The course of Air Force enlistee Diana López’s life changes forever when she learns that toxic waste has been seeping off nearby Kelly Air Force Base and into her community’s ground water. *Elizabeth Gonzalez and Antonio Rodriguez will attend the festival.


	PLEASE JOIN US FOR 11 POWERFUL FILMS FROM YOUNG FILMMAKERS ACROSS THE GLOBE SAVE THE DATE: JUNE 18-19,2010 Don't miss the World Premiere of YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE as teen filmmakers turn the camera on their own lives and invite audiences to experience the world as they do – as a Kenyan teenager living in Africa's second largest slum, as a 15-year-old girl in India who needs to chose between supporting her family or getting an education or as a 14-year-old Afghan seeking asylum after his father was killed by the Taliban. Film program run time: 72 min. Discussion with filmmakers from Kenya, United Kingdom, Los Angeles, San Antonio and New York to follow. Founding Presenter: Adobe Youth Voices. "I am proud. This film will open the eyes of the world; it's like a chain, every link is a person. Every person has a story to tell. In the end we all connect and are one. We must think this way to be able to make a change and be the change." -Alexandre Oakes Camara, filmmaker of "GROWING UP IN INDIA"
			WHAT: Adobe Youth Voices presents the World premiere of Youth Producing Change, an innovative program of youth-produced short films from across the globe showcased with the Human Rights Watch Film Festival. Eleven films will be shown this year, selected from over 250 international submissions. SCREENING: Friday, June 18, 2010 7:00pm Film screening, and discussion with youth filmmakers. Reception to follow. \| Invite friends on Facebook Saturday, June 19, 2010 1:00pm Film screening, and discussion with youth filmmakers. \| Invite friends on Facebook All screenings at Film Society of Lincoln Center Walter Reade Theater 165 West 65th Street, Upper Level (Between Broadway and Amsterdam) Special Offer: BUY ONE TICKET for $8~ GET ONE FREE Select the "YPC Special" online and receive a 2nd complimentary ticket at the Walter Reade Theater box office. This offer is subject to availability and only good for the YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE screenings in the HRWIFF10. For group tickets please email ypc@hrw.org


	Including the following films:
	HANDS OF LOVE: For David Were and his community in Kibera, the largest slum in Kenya, having access to simple facilities like a bathroom can be a matter of life and death. After a devastating attack on his father, David and his friends know their work to provide security, latrines, and clean-up projects is more than a struggle for a healthier environment —it is part of ensuring the survival of their community. David Were and Maureen Awuor will attend the festival. KAMRAN’S STORY:* Drawing from a series of dramatic life-changing events, 14-year-old asylum seeker, Kamran, narrates the story of his courageous escape from Afghanistan and his unaccompanied journey to the United Kingdom. Kamran Safi will attend the festival. MIGRATION:* Young people find themselves left on their own when parents are forced to seek work in other countries in order to support their families. Migration provides a new take on immigration, from the perspective of children left behind. ALIMENTATION D’UN CONGOLAIS MOYEN ( AN AVERAGE CONGOLESE MAN’S DIET): For 14 years, Congo has been ravaged with conflict. In Congo, food insecurity remains the norm. Millions have died mostly due to malnutrition or lack of access to basic medicine. The simple truth for children in Congo – having a meal isn’t always a given. 17 & UNIDENTIFIED: Born in Batey Cuchillia, Dominican Republic of Haitian descent, Deivei was never provided with a birth certificate. Without it, he cannot continue his education, find a job, marry or travel. Filmmaker Alicia Wade will attend the festival. GROWING UP IN INDIA:* In the northeastern desert state of Rajasthan in India, Sangita feels the limitations of her culture’s caste system when she decides she must forgo an education to train as a dancer in order to support her family.		BABICA: The Roma people have been the target of persecution and discrimination for centuries. A Roma grandmother shares her hopes for future generations as she prepares bread with her granddaughter. HUDUD: Being 16 in the Occupied Palestinian Territories today is to have one's life dictated by curfews, clashes with soldiers at check points, arbitrary searches and arrests. Hudud (an Arabic word for restriction) illustrates the challenges that Israeli construction of the “separation barrier,” or wall, pose for Palestinian youth. MARIPOSA: As Espie prepares for her quinceañera, a traditional rite of passage celebrating a 15-year-old Latina’s debut, her family comes to terms with Espie's decision to "come out" in a different way. Espie’s story embraces the complexity of family tradition and sexual identity with an honest and brave heart.Espie Hernandez will attend the festival. SEE. LISTEN. SPEAK. NGARRINDJERI’S BEING HEARD:* After water is diverted from natural streams and lakes in the rural Coroong community and delivered by pipeline to larger cities, the aboriginal Ngarrindjeri face a disastrous water crisis, threatening their way of life. Ngarrindjeri youth speak out to protect their culture and traditions. Representative from SEE LISTEN SPEAK will attend the festival. IMAGE OF CONTAMINATION:* The course of Air Force enlistee Diana López’s life changes forever when she learns that toxic waste has been seeping off nearby Kelly Air Force Base and into her community’s ground water. *Elizabeth Gonzalez and Antonio Rodriguez will attend the festival.

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