Botswana: DITSHWANELO 14th ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL
Official Opening by Honourable Minister Mokgweetsi Masisi, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration in the Office of the President
DITSHWANELO 14th ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL 9 – 16 April 2014. AV Centre, Maru a Pula School.
TICKETS: P30 per session (afternoon session and evening session)
ALL FILMS FREE ENTRY FOR ALL STUDENTS
Wednesday 9 April FREE ENTRY!
6.30 – 7.00 p.m. Snacks and Drinks
7.00 – 7.15 p.m. Official Opening by Honourable Minister Mokgweetsi Masisi, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration in the Office of the President
7.15 – 8.15 p.m. Screening of:
Poor Us: An Animated History.
8.45 – 9.15 p.m. Discussion
Thursday 10 April 2014
7 p.m.
Theme: Globalisation and Human Rights
Blood in the Mobile. Frank Piasecki Poulsen. 2011. 90 minutes.
Friday 11 April 2014
7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Theme: Youth and Social Change
Youth Producing Change. Adobe Youth Voices and Various Filmmakers. 2010. Kenya, India, Slovenia, Democratic Republic of Congo, USA, and Mozambique. Courtesy of Human Rights Watch.
The Hidden Cost of Cashmere. Zane Scheuerlein. 3 minutes. The film cleverly links America’s appetite for cheap consumer goods with desertification and the growing environmental crisis
Saturday 12 April 2014
7.00 p.m.
Theme: Zimbabwe and Social Justice
Beatrice Mtetwa and the Rule of Law. Lorie Conway. 2013. 52 minutes. Zimbabwe and USA. Courtesy of Lorie Conway. Co-hosted with BOCISOZ (Botswana Civil Society Solidarity Coalition for Zimbabwe)
Sunday 13 April 2014
2.00 p.m.
Theme: Zimbabwe and Social Justice
Beatrice Mtetwa and the Rule of Law. Lorie Conway. 2013. 52 minutes. Zimbabwe and USA. Courtesy of Lorie Conway. Co-hosted with BOCISOZ (Botswana Civil Society Solidarity Coalition for Zimbabwe)
Sunday 13 April 2014
7.00 p.m.
Theme: Right to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
God Loves Uganda. Roger Ross Williams. 2013. 83 min. USA. Courtesy of Roger Ross Williams. Co-hosted with UPR NGO Working Group
Monday 14 April 2014
7.00 p.m.
Theme: Human Trafficking
Black Diamond. Pascale Lamche. 2009. 100 minutes. France. Courtesy of Roche Productions.
Tuesday 15 April 2014
7.00 p.m.
Theme: Globalisation
Store Wars – When Wal-Mart Comes to Town. Micha Peled. 2001. Teddy Bear Films. Courtesy of Teddy Bear Films. Co-hosted with Gaborone Film Society
Wednesday 16 April 2014
7.00 p.m.
Theme: Palestine
The Village Under The Forest. Mark Kaplan and Heidi Grunebaum. 67 minutes. South Africa. 2013. Courtesy of Mark Kaplan. Co-hosted with History Department, Maru a Pula School.
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