Official Programme PNG Human Rights Film Festival 2011
-
Upload
jacobquinn8749 -
Category
Documents
-
view
214 -
download
0
Transcript of Official Programme PNG Human Rights Film Festival 2011
-
8/3/2019 Official Programme PNG Human Rights Film Festival 2011
1/12
7 11December2011,MoresbyArtsTheatre
Official Programme
www.hrff.org.pg
Wewouldliketothankourprimarysponsors:
Wewouldalsoliketothankoursecondarysponsors:
AmbassadedeFranceen
PapouasieNouvelleGuine
-
8/3/2019 Official Programme PNG Human Rights Film Festival 2011
2/12
ThePNGHumanRightsFilmFestivalpromotesgreaterrespect,protectionandfulfilmentofhuman
rightsforall.Itcreatesaforumfordebatetoempowertheaudiencewiththeunderstandingthat
personalcommitmentcanmakeadifferencetoenddiscrimination.Thefestivalbringstolifehuman
rightsstories.Itchallengeseachindividualtoempathizewiththemostvulnerableanddiscriminated
againstinoursocieties,especiallyvictimsofhumanrightsviolations,andsupportsjusticeforall
people.
ThePNGHumanRightsFilmFestivalisamemberofthe
Festivalexhibitionsandworkshops
UniversalDeclarationofHumanRightsphotoexhibit. PreventTorture:TheUNSpecialRapporteurontortureandothercruelandinhuman
treatmentorpunishmentvisitedPNGinMay2010 seehisfindingsandrecommendations.
MigrationisaboutRights:IOM60thanniversarypicturedisplay. Refugees:DrawingsandpicturesdepictingtheconditionsofrefugeesinPNG. YumiPiksavideoandphotonarrativeworkshopsopentoall.
Festivalinformation
Where?AllfilmsandactivitiesattheMoresbyArtsTheatre(MAT),behindtheNational
ParliamentandnextdoortotheNewZealandHighCommission.
When?711December.Doorsopenat9.45am. Admissionfee:Adults1kina.Children(under18yrs)free. Refreshmentsavailableforpurchase:MATCafewillbeopen(noalcoholduringthefestival). Noairconditioning onlyfansinauditorium.
FREEHumanRightsFilmFestivalBus 711December2011 BuseswillrunhourlytoandfromMoresbyArtsTheatrealongtheroutesbelowcommencing
eachdayat9.00amandcanbeidentifiedbyafestivalposterinthewindow.
BusesareonlyforpeopletravellingtoandfromtheHumanRightsFilmFestivalattheMoresbyArtsTheatreandarefreeofcharge.
Thelastpickupwillbearound6.00pmandthebuseswillremainattheMoresbyArtsTheatreuntilthefestivalprogramendsataround8.00pmandbuseswilldodropoffsalong
thesameroutes.
Securitywillbeprovided.Route1 Route2 Route3 Route4
GerehuMainBusStop 9 MileBusStop 6 MileMarketBusStop KokiMarketBusStop
RainbowBusStop 8 MileBusStop 5 MileRoundaboutBusStop ElaBeachBusStop
UPNGMainBusStop ErimaJMartBusStop ChinaTownBusStop DownTownBusStop
WaiganiMain
Bus
Stop
Gordons
Secondary
Bus
StopManu
Bus
Stop,
POM
General
HospitalBusStopYacht
Club
Bus
Stop
VisionCityBusStop WardstripPrimarySchool
BusStop
FoodlandBusStop,BorokoMain
BusStop
OldHoholaMarket BusStop
MoresbyArtsTheatre MoresbyArtsTheatre WaiganiStopNshopBusStop HolidayInnBusStop
MoresbyArtsTheatre MoresbyArtsTheatre
-
8/3/2019 Official Programme PNG Human Rights Film Festival 2011
3/12
Wednesday 7 December
DoorsOpen:9.45
10.0012.00OpeningofPNGHumanRightsFilmFestival2011
10.0010.20Policeband
10.3010.35Welcome
10.35 10.40VideoStatementUNHighCommissionerforHumanRights[OHCHR,2011,
401]2011hasbeenanextraordinaryyearforhumanrights.
10.4010.45VoicesoftheyouthfromfourdifferentcountriesspeakabouttheArabSpring,
theroleofsocialmediaanddefendingHumanRights[OHCHR,2011,357].
10.4511.15Keynoteandremarksbyspecialinvitedguests (GovernorofNCD,DeputyPoliceCommissioner(Operations),SecretaryoftheConstitutionalLawReformCommission,UNResidentCoordinator,DirectorSavetheChildren,AmbassadoroftheEuropeanUnionandAmbassadorofFrance)11.2011.25HumanRightsViolationsinYemen[OHCHR,2011,436]AUNHumanRights
teamvisitedthecountryinJune2011toconductanassessmentmissionfollowingviolence
duringdemonstrations.
11.25 11.30HumanRightsDefenders[OHCHR,2010,756]humanrightsdefendersfrom
differentcountriesallworkingtoovercomediscriminationofvariouskinds.
11.3012.00Nestperformers traditionaldancegroup.
12.30 16.15Screening&Discussiontheme:TorturePrevention
12.3013.50
The
Green
Wave
by
Ali
Samadi
Ahadi
[2010,
80',
English
and
Persian
with
Eng.
subtitles]. OntheeveoftheJune2009presidentialelections,anewgenerationof
Iranianswanttobelievethatchangeispossible.Carriedforwardbyanimmensesurgeof
dissentandfreedom,atidalwavethefamousGreenRevolutionsweepsacrossIran,
itsgoalbeingtooverturnthestatusquoandremovethegoverningregimefrompower.
GreenWavetakesanotherlookatthefraudulentelectionthattrippedupMirHossein
Moussavi,thecandidateonwhomtherevolutionshopeswerepinned,andattheprotest
demonstrationsandhowtheywereviolentlyputdown.AliSamadiAhadioffersusapowerfuland
extremelywellconstructedfilminthesameveinasWaltzwithBachir.Mixedwithinterviews,
amateurvideofootageandotherelectronicmediaproducts,thecartoonrevealstheprotagonists
humanity,thusaddingtoouremotionaswewitnessthepainfuleventsthatdashedthehopesofa
wholepeople.
14.0015.00MyBrother'sKeeper,byJorgenFlindtPedersen[2008,55,TeamProductionsDK]"My
Brother'sKeeper,"isadocumentaryportrayingthetravelsandworkoftheformerUN
SpecialRapporteuronTorture,ManfredNowak.Onhismissionstocountriesaround
theglobehealltoooftenfindsclearevidencethattortureiscommonplaceintoday'sworld.
Nowak'sjobisfraughtwithobstacles.Hemustconfrontrepresentativesofsomeoftheworld'smost
powerfulgovernmentsandstruggleswithaUNsystemwithseveralmemberstatesthatarevery
criticalofhiswork.InthefilmsurvivorsfromChina,ZimbabweandMoldovatelltheirstoriesabout
-
8/3/2019 Official Programme PNG Human Rights Film Festival 2011
4/12
tortureusedtocreatefearandobtainconfessionstrueorfalse.AndaformerUSinterrogation
officertalksabouthowhetorturedadetaineeinFallujahinIraq,therebydestroyingthevaluesfrom
hisownupbringing,namelytobe"mybrother'skeeper."
15.0016.00Paneldiscussion: TheSpecialRapporteuronTorturevisitedPapuaNewGuineain
May2010onofficialmissionandmaderecommendationstopreventtortureandimprove
conditionsof
detention
in
the
country;
what
has
been
done
to
prevent
torture
since
the
Special
Rapporteursmissionandwhatotheractionisneeded?
16.30 20.00Screening&Discussiontheme:RighttoHealth&EndingDiscrimination
ontheBasisofSexualOrientationandGenderIdentity
16.3016.47TuMaiTakatapui byRobynPatersonforNZAIDSFoundation[2010,18] Tautoko
(respect)andaroha(love)playakeyroleinyoungpeopleslives. TuMaiTakatapuihas
beendesignedtohelpwhanau(family)understandandsupporttheirlovedoneswhoare
comingtotermswiththeirsexualityorgenderidentity. Thevideohighlightsthestrengths
ofsupportnetworksavailabletotakatapui(theMaoriculturalidentitytermfortransgenderedand/
orgayindividuals)andprovidesinformationoncomingoutandkeepingourpeoplesafe
16.50 18.25TransamericabyDuncanTucker[2005,103]. Apreoperativemaletofemale
transsexualtakesanunexpectedjourneywhenshelearnsthatshefatheredason,nowa
teenagerunawayhustlingonthestreetsofNewYork.
18.30 19.00PacificVoicesbyA.DragonProductions[24]Sexualminoritiesaresomeofthe
communitiesmostatriskofHIVandareoftenthesilentvoicesinthePacific. Research
showsthatthedevelopmentofinclusive,strongandsupportivecommunitiesand
organizationsisessentialforbuildinganHIVresilientcommunityandhelpingmarginalizedpeople
accesshealthcareresources. Peopleneedtodiscusshowwecanhighlighttheissuesofsexual
minoritiestothewidercommunitysotheirvoicesandconcernscanbeheardandaddressed.
19.05
19.10
Videomessage
by
the
UN
High
Commissioner
for
Human
Rights
End
discrimination
on
thebasisofsexualorientation.
19.10 20.10 Paneldiscussion:Whatcanbedonetoenddiscriminationonthebasisofsexual
orientationandgenderidentityinPapuaNewGuineaandensureallofuscanequallyenjoy
fundamentalhumanrightsliketherighttohealth?
Closing:20.15
Thursday 8 December
DoorsOpen:9.45
10.0012.00Filmsonavarietyofhumanrightsthemes
10.0010.13PathtoJusticebyPenalReformInternational[2004,13].PathtoJusticefollowsthe
workdaysoffourparalegalsfromtheParalegalAdvisoryServiceinMalawi.Anoverwhelming
majorityofAfricanprisonersdonothaveaccesstoalawyer.Butpeopleatthebeginningofthe
criminaljusticeprocessdonotnecessarilyneedaccesstoone.Trainedparalegals,likeparamedics,
canprovidefirstlegalaidthatisbothappropriateandeffective.Thefilmshowshowtheyareableto
providelegaleducation,adviceandassistanceonthefrontlineforcriminaljustice.
-
8/3/2019 Official Programme PNG Human Rights Film Festival 2011
5/12
10.20 11.25WhokilledNatacha?byMylneSauloy[2011,65]Grozny.July2009.ThebodyofjournalistandhumanrightsdefenderNatashaEstemirovaisdiscoveredbythesideofthe
road.Likeherfriend,AnnaPolitkovskaya, Estemirovasoughttopublicisewhatwas
happeninginChechnyna.LikePolitkovskaya,shereceivedseveraldeaththreatsfrom
ChechenpresidentRamzanKadyrov.Inthisinvestigation,weexaminethesilencingofvoicesof
dissentin
Russia.
11.4512.00CelebratingAchievementsRwandaWomenbyEricKabera[15]Afterthe1994
genocideinRwanda,thewomenofRwandacelebratetheirachievements.Themostimportant
achievementiscertainlyandundisputedlytheconstitutionsprovisionswithregardtogender.
12.3016.15Screening&Discussiontheme:Sorceryrelatedkillingsandimpunity
12.3014.35BackyardbyCarlosCarrera[2009,122]Anastonishingfictionalaccountofthe
unendingseriesofmurdersofyoungwomeninCiudadJuarez,Mexico,which
beganin1996.Mostofthevictimsarelowpaidlaborerswhohavebeen
drawn
to
the
town
by
the
possibility
of
work
at
American
owned
factories.
In
thefilmMexicanpoliceofficerBlancaBravoissenttoCuidadJuareztoinvestigateand
comestolearnrealitiesofthesewomen'slives,aswellasthetruthaboutapoliceforceandlocal
powerstructureembodiedbyentrepreneurMickeySantosthathasceasedtocare.
14.45 15.10KillingthewitchesPapuaNewGuineabyJourneymanPicturesltd.[2005,16.57]
AccusationsofwitchcraftarepromptingaseriesofbrutalmurdersinPNG.Thevictimsareusually
oldladies,beatentodeathwiththeapprovaloftheirneighbours."Oncetheyeliminatethesorcerer
theyfeelsafe,"explainspoliceofficerTamgoNimne.Localsbelievethatallmisfortunehappensfora
reasonandsosorceryoffersanexplanationfortheseeminglyinexplicable.Thosesuspectedof
castingspellsareoftentorturedbyothervillagersuntiltheyconfesstotheircrimesornameother
sorcerers.
15.15 16.15 Paneldiscussion: Concernshavebeenexpressedaboutthephenomenonofsorcery
relatedkillingsinPapuaNewGuineaandthelackofprotectionforvictimsandwitnesses.Whatis
thesituation?Whatmorecanbedonetocombatimpunityforthesecrimesandtoprotecthuman
rightsdefenderswhoareworkingtosupportvictimsseekjusticeandmedicalcare?
16.30 20.00Screening&Discussiontheme:SexualViolenceagainstWomen
16.30 17.46TheGreatestSilence:RapeintheCongobyLisaF.Jackson[2007,76,French,Swahili,
Lingala,Mashi,subtitled].Thisextraordinaryfilmwasshotinthewarzonesofthe
DemocraticRepublicofCongo(DRC).Itshattersthesilencethatsurroundstheuseof
sexualviolenceasaweaponofconflict.Manytensofthousandsofwomenandgirls
havebeen
systematically
kidnapped,
raped,
mutilated
and
tortured
by
soldiers
from
bothforeignmilitiasandtheCongolesearmy.Asurvivorofgangrapeherself,EmmyAward
winningfilmmakerLisaF.JacksontravelsthroughtheDRCtounderstandwhatishappeningand
why.
17.5018.50TheChildrenWeSacrificebyGracePoore[2000,61].ShotinIndia,SriLanka,Canada
andtheUnitedStates,thisevocative,visuallypowerfuldocumentaryisaboutincestuous
sexualabuseoftheSouthAsiangirlchild.Byinterweavingsurvivors'narratives,including
-
8/3/2019 Official Programme PNG Human Rights Film Festival 2011
6/12
theproducer'sownstory,withinterviewswithSouthAsianmentalhealthprofessionals,andwith
statisticalinformation,aswellaspoetryandart,TheChildrenWeSacrificethemanylayersofa
subjecttraditionallyshroudedinsecrecy.Insightsintothefarreachingpsychological,socialand
culturalconsequencesofincestareaccompaniedbythoughtfulassessmentsofstrategiesthathave
helpedadultwomencopewithchildhoodtrauma.Thevideoalsoanalysessocialandcultural
resistanceinSouthAsiaandtheDiasporatodealingwithincest'scausesanditseffectsonitsvictims.
Thispersonal
and
collective
letter
from
South
Asian
incest
survivors
and
their
advocates
is
both
avalidationoftheirstruggleandacompellingchargetoprotectfuturegenerationsofchildrenbetter.
18.55 19.00PortMoresby:Asafercityforwomenandgirls[UNW,2011,6]Asnapshotofthe
situationofviolence,insecurityandsexualharassmentinthemarketsandotherpublicspacesof
PortMoresby.
19.0020.00Paneldiscussion:WhatisthesituationofsexualviolenceinPNGandhowdoesthis
impactthewomen,men,girlsandboysofournation?
Closing:20.15
Friday 9 December
DoorsOpen:9.45
10.0016.30 Screening&Discussiontheme:Refugees&Migrants
10.0010.35RefugeesRightsareHumanRights[UNHCR,8]Thisdocumentarydepictsthe
conditionsthatrefugeeshavetogothroughintheirowncountriesaswellasthe
hardshiptheyhavetofaceintryingtoestablishthemselvesinanothercountry.Tomost
people,HumanRightsisanabstractconceptbecausewedonotreallyknowwhatitis
liketobereducedtojustclothesonourbackswithnorightsandprotectionsome
refugeesaroundtheworldtelladifferentstory.Unfortunatelythisistheirdailylife.
AyearofChallenges[UNHCR,12].NarratedbyAngelinaJolie.Thisfilmprovidesan
overviewof
external
and
internal
displacements
and
refugee
situations
around
the
globetofindingdurablesolutionsforrefugees.FocusonPakistani,Kyrgyzstan,
Somalia,SriLanka,Sudan,DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo,Liberia,Tunisiaand
Libya.Thisreallifeshortdocumentarygivesaclearpictureofchallengesrefugeesand
InternallyDisplacedPersonsgothroughandhowUNHCRhelprefugeesandthoseinternallyand
externallydisplacedpersons.
Carly[UNHCR,1999/2000,7].Ananimatedfantasyfilm,whichtellsthestoryofachildseekingrefugeandacceptance.Carlyisforcedtofleeherhomeandexperiences
insecurityandrejectionbeforefindingwarmth,protectionandaffectioninamost
unlikelynewhome.Carlyisaneducationaltoolforchildren58yearsoldbutitisalsogoodforanyonetoseebecauseitisdesignedtotacklethemessuchascultural
differences
and
exile.
10.3512.25WelcomebyPhilippeLioret[2009,110,FrenchwithEngl.Subtitles].Bilalis
17yearsold,aKurdishboyfromIraq.Hesetsoffonanadventurefilledjourneyacross
Europe.HewantstogettoEnglandtoseehislovewholivesthere.Bilalfinallyreaches
Calais,buthowdoyoucover32kilometresoftheEnglishChannelwhenyoucan'tswim?
Theboysoondiscoversthathistripwon'tbeaseasyasheimagined...Thecommunityof
strugglingillegalaliensinCalaisiscapturedwithauthenticity,fromthepointofviewofpeoplewho
-
8/3/2019 Official Programme PNG Human Rights Film Festival 2011
7/12
arrivedthereknowingnothingaboutFrance.Thisimmigrantdrama,withwonderfulperformances
bytheactors,isastrongstorywhichusesdocumentaryausterityandminimaliststyletocreatea
greatemotionalimpact.
12.3013.20ThePacificSolutionbyJamesFrankham[2005,50].Theremarkablestory
oftheTampaboys,youngAfghanirefugeeswhowererescuedoffthecoastofAustralia
bythe
MV
Tampa,
the
new
home
they
found
in
New
Zealand,
and
the
remarkable
quest
oftheirfamiliestojointhem.Throughtheprismoftheirjourney,thisintimate
documentaryexaminesthepoliticalcontext,andtheloomingrefugeecrisisfacingour
world.PacificSolutionfollowsthelivesofanumberofAfghaniboys,nowlivinginNewZealand,who
arereunitedwithfamilymembersfromtheirhomeland.Theboys,travellingaloneandescapingthe
brutalityoftheTaliban,hadbeenrescuedfromanovercrowdedsinkingboatbytheTampa,a
Norwegianfrieighter.
13.2513.55ThePacificSchoolofMedicineCubanhealthcooperationinAsiaPacificbyTim
Anderson[2009,20].A'Pacificschool'intheCaribbean!Cubaisaworldleaderin
healthtraining.Thereisaglobalshortageofhealthworkers;privatizedsystems
alwaysdeprivepoorandruralcommunitiesofdoctors.In2008the700Timor
Leste
and
Kiribati
students
studying
medicine
in
Cuba
were
joined
by
students
from
all
over
the
SouthWestPacific Vanuatu,SolomonIslands,NauruandTuvalu.TheircollegeinwesternCubahas
beencalled'ThePacificSchoolofMedicine'.
14.0015.20Oncetherewasanisland.TehenuaennohobyBrianMarch[2010,80].Whatifyour
communityhadtodecidewhethertoleavetheirhomelandforeverandtherewasno
helpavailable? ThisistherealityfortheculturallyuniquePolynesiancommunityof
Takuu,atinylowlyingatollintheSouthWesternPacific.Asaterrifyingtidalfloodrips
throughtheiralreadydamagedhome,theTakuucommunityexperiencesthedevastatingeffectsof
climatechangefirsthand.Takuuatollislocatedabout250kmNorthEastofBougainvilleandispart
oftheAutonomousRegionofBougainvillewhichisinturnpartofPapuaNewGuinea.Takuuismade
upofastringofisletsonareefaroundacentrallagoon.ThepeopleliveonanisletcalledNukutoa
which
has
two
points,
known
locally
as
Taloki
and
Sialevu.
The
largest
island
in
the
atoll
is
just
next
door,andisknownasTakuu.Thisiswherethegardensare.
15.3016.30Paneldiscussion:Fleeingpersecution,conflict,disasters,climatechange,seeking
urbanopportunities,learning,working,makingaliving,returningpeoplemoveformanyreasons.
Oftentheyarecompelledtodoso.WhatisthesituationinPapuaNewGuinea?Arewereadyfor
migration?
17.00 19.30Screening&Discussiontheme:RightsofPersonswithDisabilities
17.00 18.25BendaBilili!byRenaudBarretandFlorentdelaTullaye(2010,85]
Summer2009:Fiveparaplegicsandayoungablebodiedteenagerlightupthestage
infrontofanentrancedaudienceof8000people."BendaBilili" inEnglish"See
Beyond",is
the
name
of
this
Kinshasa
band
which
has
acquired
aglobal
following.
Chancesofsuccesswereslimatfirstforthesehomelesshandicappedartistswho
struggledtosurviveonthestreetsoftheirdilapidatedcapital."BendaBilili"isnotamusicfilm;it's
thestoryofadreamthatbecamereality.AndaplungeintothestreetsofKinshasawithoutasafety
net.
18.28 18.29Undia,sudiabyVaniaYaelNunezVarela(2010,1)1minutemoviewinner,Unminute
porlosderechoshumanos,Mexico
-
8/3/2019 Official Programme PNG Human Rights Film Festival 2011
8/12
18.30 18.50TheVoiceofChangedocumentaryfilmbyNationalBoardofDisabledPersons,with
supportfromtheWesternHighlandsProvincialGovernmentandNiuginiFilmLtd.PNG(2011,20)
18.55 19.55Paneldiscussion:WhatisthesituationofpersonswithdisabilitiesinPapuaNew
Guinea?Whatcanbedonetoensurethatrightsofpersonswithdisabilitiesarerespected?
Closing:20.00
Saturday 10 December
DoorsOpen:9.45
10.00 10.35YumiPiksa:StoriesfromthePapuaNewGuineaHighlands.YumiPiksaisanew
workshopattheUniversityofGoroka,PapuaNewGuinea;throughwhich
studentslearnhowtomakefilmswithlocalHighlandcommunitiesinorderto
recordlocalstoriesandlocalknowledge.3shortdocumentariesbytheYumi
PiksaTeam:MamaBilongDownUnder(13),Nokondi'sMorningCall(9)LevekukaClay(13).
10.4015.45Screening&Discussiontheme:Business,Environment&HumanRights
10.40 12.02BloodinthemobilebyFrankPoulsen[2010,82].Thedocumentary
BloodintheMobileshowstheconnectionbetweenourphonesandthecivilwarintheCongo.DirectorFrankPoulsentravelstoDRCongotoseetheillegalmine
industrywithhisowneyes.HegetsaccesstoCongoslargesttinmine,whichis
beingcontrolledbydifferentarmedgroups,andwherechildrenworkfordaysinnarrowmine
tunnelstodigoutthemineralsthatendupinourphones.BloodinMobileisafilmaboutourresponsibilityfortheconflictintheCongoandaboutcorporatesocialresponsibility.
12.10 12.20DefendingMelanesianLandbyTimAndersonforAid/Watchand
MILDA[2009,10].In2009MelanesianactivistsmetinMadang,PNG,todiscuss
thedefenceofindigenousland.AtthatmeetingtheycreatedtheMelanesian
IndigenousLandDefenceAlliance.
12.2512.36GoldsCostlyDividend.ThePorgeraJointVenturebyBrentStirton
forHumanRightsWatch(2011,11). ManyofPapuaNewGuineasmost
intractableproblemsareinextricablyboundupwiththecountrysmostpromising
sourcesofwealth.Mining,gas,timberandotherextractiveindustriesarethe
mostproductivesectorsofPapuaNewGuineasotherwiseailingeconomy.Butexploitationofthese
resourceshasalsoledtoviolence,humanrightsabuse,corruptionandenvironmentaldamage.
12.40 13.25 BikpelaBagarap(BigDamage)byDavidFedele[2011,43]BikpelaBagaraprevealsthe
humanfaceoflogginginPapuaNewGuinea.Filmedundercover,itisataleofexploitationand
brokenpromises,wherelocalpeoplearetreatedassecondratecitizensintheirowncountryby
Malaysianloggingcompaniesandcorruptpoliticians.Customarylandownersareforcedintosigning
documentstheydontunderstand,forthepromiseofdevelopmentfreshwater,healthandeducation,buttheseessentialservicesarerarelyprovided.Instead,theirtraditionalhuntinggrounds
aredestroyed,waterwayspolluted,andtheirwayofliferuinedforever.
13.3014.30Paneldiscussion:Extractiveindustriescanprovidejobsandrevenuesfor
development;buttheycanalsoexploitenvironmentsandpeoplesdoingirreparabledamages.
WhatsthecurrentsituationinPapuaNewGuinea?Isthebusinesssectorresponsibleenough?
-
8/3/2019 Official Programme PNG Human Rights Film Festival 2011
9/12
PapuaNewGuineaisknownworldwideforitsenvironment,theindigenousland,thedifferent
cultures?Whatsustainabilitycanweguarantee?
14.45 20.30Screening&Discussiontheme:Socialchange,Elections,andHuman
Rights
14.45
15.30Moresby
Modern
by
Brendan
Walsh
[2009,
52].
For
many
people,
the
mentionofPapuaNewGuineawillevokeimagessuchasremotehighlandscultures
andtribalwarriors;orperhapstropicalislandsandpalmfringedbeaches,oritmay
bringtominddarkerimagesofpoverty,corruptionandraskolviolence.ButinPNG's
capital,PortMoresby,thingsarestartingtolookalittledifferent.PNGisslowlyjoining
theglobalisedworld,andifyoulookcloselyatthissocietyintransitionyoucansee
signsofamodestmiddleclassontherise,andanewgenerationcomingofage.InMoresbyyoucan
findasmallbandofbusinesspeople,professionals,managers,andcreatives,allworkinghardto
buildabetterlifeforthemselvesandtheirfamilies.MoresbyModern,isthestoriesof7suchpeople,
astheyworkinthechallengingenvironmentofadevelopingcountry,learningtobalancethe
traditionalexpectationsoftheirculturewiththedemandsofmodernsociety.JoinusasEmmanuel,
Susile,Michael,Api,Rhoda,AllenandGazzelahsharewithustheirperspectivesontheirsociety,and
theirhopes
and
dreams
for
abetter
Papua
New
Guinea
15.40 15.45Teksi(Taxi)byRobertWeber(2011,5)Whenwasthelasttimeyoucaughtateksi?One
ofthebestpointsofviewofPapuaNewGuineacancomefromthehumbleteksidriver.Fromthe
LocalTouristtointernationaltraveller,theteksidriverwilleducateyou,amuseyou&adviseyou
abouteventsandattractionsthatPapuaNewGuineahastooffer.Sitback,relaxandenjoythemusic
fromthecassetteplayerastheteksidrivertakesusonajourneythroughthestreetsofPort
Moresby.
16.00 18.15InvictusbyClintEastwood[2009,134]WhatdoesNelsonMandeladoafterbecoming
presidentofSouthAfrica?Herejectsrevenge,forgivesoppressorswhojailedhim
27yearsforhisfightagainstapartheidandfindshopeofnationalunityinan
unlikelyplace:
the
rugby
field.
Clint
Eastwood
(named
2009s
Best
Director
by
the
NationalBoardofReview)directsanupliftingfilmaboutateamandapeople
inspiredtogreatness.MorganFreeman(NBRsBestActorAwardwinnerandOscarnomineeforthis
role)isMandela,whoasksthenationalrugbyteamcaptain(BestSupportingActorOscarnominee
MattDamon)andhissquadtodotheimpossibleandwintheWorldCup.
18.30 19.20TanimbyJamesFrankham&theFarawayteam(2002,51)TANIMtochange,to
turnisadocumentarytellingthestoryofthestruggleforindigenousPapuaNew
Guineanstoreconcilethetraditionsofthepastwithmoderndemocracy.Tanimis
aboutelectionsinthePNGHighlands.ItisthestoryofhowtheApulinpeople,the
rulingtribeofEngaprovince,arestrugglingtobalancethisalienelectoralsystem,
withallitsimplicitvaluesandpractices,withthesecurefamiliarityoftheirtraditionalapproachesto
rule,land
ownership,
and
systems
of
compensation.
Change
has
come,
and
the
Apulins
must
now
turntheirsocietyinanewdirectioniftheyaretosurviveintheirancestrallands.
19.3020.30Paneldiscussion: Electionsgiveusmenandwomenthepowertochooseour
representatives.Anopenpoliticaldebate,information,freedomofexpression,securityandsame
opportunitiesarekeyrequirementstoreducedivisionsandensuretruepoliticalparticipation.
WhatisthesituationinPapuaNewGuinea?
-
8/3/2019 Official Programme PNG Human Rights Film Festival 2011
10/12
20.3021.30ReceptiontocelebrateInternationalHumanRightsDayClosing:21.30
Sunday 11 December
Open:9.45
10.0012.30Filmsonavarietyofhumanrightsthemes
10.0010.53 OneRefugeewithouthopeistoomany,[UNHCR,2011,53]Thisdrama issetatthe
WaiganiArtsTheatreandportraysthelifeofaRefugeeboynamedMichaelwhocomeshomefrom
school one afternoon to find his parents murdered and his life changed forever. It shows the
hardshiphehastoendureinhiscountryandthejourneytoPNGtobearefugeeandthedifficulties
heisfacedwithasarefugeeinPNG.
10.55 10.59TheprojectPacificBlackBox(PBB)collaborateswithPacificIslandcommunitiesto
producecommunitybaseddigitalresourcesincreativelearningenvironments.
Mmm..missingtaro[2008,3,26,Pidgin/English]Ashortpersonalstoryabouttheimpactsofsea
levelrisingonatinyatollinthePacific.
11.0011.25AhiddenjourneyacrossMexico.TheinvisiblesbyMarcSilver&GaelGarciaBernal
[2010,24',SpanishwithEng.subtitles]Everyyear,thousandsofSouthAmericanmigrants
risktheirlivestojourneycrossMexico.Toescapepovertyandinsecurity,theytravellong
distanceshopingtomakeittotheUSandabetterlife.Formany,thedreamofanEl
Doradoturnstoanightmareofrackets,kidnapping,torture,rape,exploitation,murder.
Nothingissparedthem.TheInvisiblestakesusonafourstagejourneyalongoneoftheworlds
mostdangerousimmigrationroutes.Inspiteofwhich,thenumberofmigrantskeepsongrowing,
destroyingthousandsofliveswhiletheworldturnsablindeye.SponsoredbyAmnestyInternational,
MexicanactorproducerGaelGarcaBernalgivestheseinvisiblepeopleafaceandavoice.He
denouncesnotonlythedeafeningsilencesurroundingthisshockingreality,butalsothelaxattitude
oftheMexicanauthorities.
11.40 12.55OurGenerationbySinemSaban&DamienCurtis[2011,73]OurGenerationisa
powerfulandupfrontdocumentaryontheAustralianAboriginalstrugglefortheir
land,cultureandfreedom.DrivenbytheremoteYolnguofNortheastArnhemLand,
oneofthelaststrongholdsoftraditionalAboriginalcultureinAustralia,aswellas
thevoicesofnationalindigenousleaders,historiansandhumanrightsactivists,the
filmexplorestheongoingclashofculturesthatisthreateningtowipeouttheoldestcontinuing
cultureintheworld.WithmusicbyJohnButlerTrio,YothuYindi,XavierRudd,Gurrumul,Archie
Roach,Goanna,SaltwaterBandandmore.
13.0016.00Screening&Discussiontheme:ChildRights
13.0014.30AliZaoua:PrinceoftheStreetsbyNabilAyouch[2000,99,Arabic,
FrenchwithEng.Subtitles,CinmathqueAfriquedel'InstitutFranais]Ali,Kwita,
OmarandBoubkerarestreetchildren. Theyareboundbyanundyingfriendship
despitethedifficultiesoftheirdailylives.Aliiskilledsuddenlyinafightbetweenrival
gangs.Histhreefriendsnowhaveonlyonegoal:togivehimthefuneralhedeserves.Theyare
helpedbyanadult,afishermanwhobefriendedAli.
-
8/3/2019 Official Programme PNG Human Rights Film Festival 2011
11/12
14.35 14.45Kamambo(Butterfly)byVictoriaGoodyear[10]Inspiredbyatruestory,Kamamboisadramaabouta10yearoldWestPapuanasylumseekerstrugglingwith
selfacceptance.Hauntedbyviolentmemoriesofherhomeland,shelongsforasafe
haven,asfreedomcontinuestoremainelusive.
14.45
15.05
One
minute
juniors
Papua
New
Guinea
by
UNICEF/Sandberg
Instituut/One
Minute
Foundation[2009,20]'Theoneminutesjr'isavideoinitiativehighlightingand
celebratingthediversityofyoutharoundtheworld. Workshopparticipantsproduce
videosof60secondsthatarepowerfulexamplesofthewayvisualartsworksasa
communicationtoolacrosscultural,geographicandnationalborders.ThePNGshort
videosaddressproblemsofdomesticviolence,violenceinschoolsintheformofteachertostudent
violence,bullying,sexualexploitation,labourexploitationofadoptedchildren.
15.1016.10Paneldiscussion:WhatisthesituationofchildrightsinPapuaNewGuinea?Whatis
yourorganisationdoingtoadvocateandprotectchildrights?Whatarethemajorchallengesand
canweexpectmorepositivethingstohappeninfuture?
16.10
17.00
Closing
Ceremony
of
PNG
Human
Rights
Film
Festival
2011
Getinvolvedinnextyearsevent
Thisisthe2nd
annualPNGHumanRightsFilmFestival,whichstartedin2010,andiscompletelyrun
byadedicatedandhardworkingcommitteeofvolunteers.
Ifyouwouldliketobeinvolvedintheorganizationofnextyearsfestivalorwouldliketosponsorthe
eventpleasecontactChristinaSaunderson(675)3212877oremailherat
Tokeepuptodatewithallfestivalnewspleasevisitthewebsitewww.hrff.org.pg.
PNGHuman
Rights
Film
Festival
2011
committee
WewouldliketosayaspecialthankstothePNGHumanRightsCommittee2011fortheir
commitmentandformakingthisyearsfestivalanoverwhelmingsuccess.
Wewouldalsoliketoextendaparticularthankyoutoallourpartnersinthefestival,including
thosewhotookpartaspanellistsandspeakersattheevent.
-
8/3/2019 Official Programme PNG Human Rights Film Festival 2011
12/12
HumanRightsDay2011
Thisyear,thousandsofpeopledecidedthetimehadcometoclaimtheir
rights.Theytooktothestreetsanddemandedchange.Manyfoundtheir
voicesusingtheinternetandinstantmessagingtoinform,inspireand
mobilizesupporterstoseektheirbasichumanrights.Socialmediahelped
activistsorganizepeacefulprotestmovementsincitiesacrosstheglobe
Tunis,Cairo,
Madrid,
New
York
at
times
in
the
face
of
violent
repression.
Ithasbeenayearlikenootherforhumanrights.Humanrightsactivismhasneverbeenmoretopical
ormorevital.Throughthetransformingpowerofsocialmedia,ordinarypeoplehavebecome
humanrightsactivists.
Humanrightsbelongtoeachofusandbindustogetherasaglobalcommunitywiththesameideals
andvalues.Asaglobalcommunityweallshareadayincommon:HumanRightsDayon10
December,whenwerememberthecreation63yearsagooftheUniversalDeclarationofHuman
Rights.
OnHumanRightsDay2011wepaytributetoallhumanrightsdefendersandaskyoutogetinvolved
inthe
global
human
rights
movement.
Actnow!
LearnmoreaboutyourHumanRights,guaranteedintheConstitutionofPapuaNewGuineaandInternationalHumanRightsLaw.
TellyourfriendsandfamilyaboutHumanRights. VolunteerforanorganizationthatdefendsHumanRights. Advocate,andsignthepetition,fortheestablishmentofaNationalHumanRights
CommissioninPNG.
ReportviolationsofHumanRightsandassistvictimstoreceiveredressthroughtheHumanRightsRulesoftheNationalCourtofJusticeforenforcementofHumanRightsguaranteedby
theConstitution.
BesensitiveandresponsivetotheHumanRightsofothers,especiallythepoorestandmostvulnerablepeopleinsociety.DefendtherightsofALLpeoplewithoutdiscrimination.
Writereports shareyouranalysisandrecommendationswithGovernmenttoassistittoimplementitsHumanRightsobligations.
Formoreinformationcontact:
TheNationalCourt(HumanRightsTrack),P.O.Box7018,Boroko,NCD,Tel.3245829,Fax.3257732,[email protected],[email protected],
TheOmbudsmanCommission(AntiDiscriminationandHumanRightsUnit),DeloitteTower,P.O.Box1831,PortMoresby,NCD,Tel.3082614,Fax.323267,
TheOfficeoftheHighCommissionerforHumanRights(OHCHR),UnitedNationsHouse,DeloitteTowerLevel14,P.O.Box1041,PortMoresby,NCD,Tel.3212877,Fax3211224,
[email protected],www.ohchr.org.