---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kavita Joshi [Impulse] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Oct 19, 2007 2:42 PM
Please share and forward this widely. Dear friends my film TALES FROM THE MARGINS on the conflict situation in Manipur and the protests for justice and peace by Manipuri women; notably, the 7 year long fast-to-death of Irom Sharmila... is now available online for a short while. It is being shown by the International Museum of Women, as part of its film festival Imagining Ourselves. Please see the film by clicking on the link below: http://imaginingourselves.imow.org/pb/Story.aspx?g=1&id=1443&lang=1 It will remain on view only till 31st October. A synopsis and some details are below. with best wishes Kavita -- Kavita Joshi Filmmaker and Media Trainer. Delhi. http://kavitajoshi.blogspot.com TALES FROM THE MARGINS (23 mins / Subtitled in English) 12 women disrobe in public in protest against the custodial killing of a woman. A young woman has been on a fast-to-death for over 6 years, demanding the removal of a brutal law from her land. Why are these women using their bodies as their last weapon? The film looks at the grim human rights situation in Manipur (in India) and the extraordinary protests by its women for justice and peace. Special Jury Mention at the Medias Nord Sud 2007 Geneva Silver Remi at WorldFest Houston 2007; World Social Forum India 2006; DOK.Fest Munich 2007; MadCat Film Festival, San Francisco 2007; Festival Dei Popoli, Florence 2006; Film South Asia 2007, Kathmandu; Coming up - DOK Leipzig 2007 Read more, and find a Resource Kit on this subject here: http://kavitajoshi.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
