2009 Films

Below are the selected films for this year’s We The Peoples Film Festival, including the Young Film Makers for Development films to be shown on Saturday, 28th November, in a programme entitled 9 films BY young people FOR young people, in partnership with TrueTube.

The dates and locations of the showings of the films are included below. Please sign up in advance for showings by completing the General Enquiries form to confirm the names of those who will attend.

To see the Festival Programme, click here.

2.5.7
Short documentary filmed with cell phones during the revolts in Teheran in the aftermath of the elections, June 19. It is a real picture of what happened in those days including Neda’s killing. It presents the situation in Iran, the oppression, threats to civilians and citizens who express disagreement with the government, the re-elected president and who claim democracy and freedom in their own nation.
Nima Bagheri
11mins
Human Rights
UCL, Bloomsbury Campus 26th November, 6.30 p.m.
Harrie Massey Lecture Theatre
25 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AY
Tube = Russell Square/Euston Square/Euston Station

Al Rasheda - Young Film Makers for Development
This film explores the lives of Bedouin living in Al Rasheda Village, Palestine. It offers a unique insight into the nomadic lifestyle of this Bedouin community, as we follow the young people on a journey through a typical day in their lives. (Our Everyday Lives, Palestine) (15 min)
BFI South Bank - 1.05 p.m.-2.20 p.m.
Belvedere Road
South Bank, London SE1 8XT
Tube: Waterloo (South Bank exit)/Embankment and Charing Cross (cross Hungerford Bridge to South Bank)

Ali’s Story - Young Film Makers for Development
Children from Mansouria School venture into the world of drama. This short film follows Ali, a young boy, and his decisions about returning to school – or not. The film highlights reasons children and young people may not go to school and the influence friends can have. Ali’s story is scripted, directed and filmed by children between 10-11 years old. (Our Everyday Lives, Morocco)(5 min)
BFI South Bank - 1.05 p.m.-2.20 p.m.
Belvedere Road
South Bank, London SE1 8XT
Tube: Waterloo (South Bank exit)/Embankment and Charing Cross (cross Hungerford Bridge to South Bank)

Asante Sana
Based in an African NGO this movie shows young children from an orphanage sharing their happiness
Carie Bolsover
9 mins
Children
UCL, Bloomsbury Campus 19th November, 6.15 p.m.
Ingold Chemistry Lecture Theatre
20 Gordon Street, WC1H 0AJ
Tube = Russell Square/Euston Square/Euston Station

Caso Rosendo Radilla- An Open Wound From Mexico’s Dirty War
In 1974 Rosendo Radila Pacheco disappeared at a military checkpoint in southern Mexico. As a prominent activist and mayor, Rosendo fought access to health and education in Atoyac, in the state of Guerrero. This film tells the stories of Radila’s daughter, Tita and other families who have disappeared relatives. They ask how seeking the truth in the past strengthens justice in the future.
Christine Umali
18mins
Human Rights
UCL, Bloomsbury Campus 26th November, 6.30 p.m.
Harrie Massey Lecture Theatre
25 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AY
Tube = Russell Square/Euston Square/Euston Station

Chronic Neglect
While there is no shortage of water in El Salvador almost 60% of the rural population has no access to a reliable water source, forcing women and girls to walk long distances and pay high prices to obtain water of dubious quality.
Christine Umali
23mins
Human Rights/Gender
Kingston University 30th November
Penrhyn Rd Kingston KT1 2EE
Clatern Lecture Theatre - JG1003
Directions

Discovered - Young Film Makers for Development
This is a digital “machinima” film produced in Second Life that explores the powerful issue of child sex trafficking through the fictional story of one Mexican teenager. This is the final product of a year-long, intensive digital filmmaking program called the Virtual Video Project, an after school program conducted by Global Kids, Inc in NYC. The students gathered regularly during the past year to learn about film production, human rights, and virtual worlds, culminating in a serious issue machinima film produced entirely by youth filmmakers. (Global Kids, America) (10 min)
BFI South Bank - 1.05 p.m.-2.20 p.m.
Belvedere Road
South Bank, London SE1 8XT
Tube: Waterloo (South Bank exit)/Embankment and Charing Cross (cross Hungerford Bridge to South Bank)

Don’t Shoot
The official video for singer songwriter Kinzli’s anti gun crime song.
Polis Loizou
4mins
Development and Environment
27th November, 6.30 p.m.
London Metropolitan University (North Campus - Islington)
Tower Building, Room T-120
166-220 Holloway Road
London N7 8DB
Tube = Holloway Road (Piccadilly Line)/Highbury & Islington (Victoria Line)
This event is free but we you must sign up in advance. Please complete the General Enquiries form to confirm the names of those who will attend this screening.

Ethiopia: A Family in Crisis
Life of Ayatu Nure has not turned out as he expected. Once a wealthy landowner, he followed the age-old tradition of his people and took more than one wife. In fact, he took many wives! This story takes us to Ethiopia to see the family they created.
UN Film: Executive in Charge Susan Farkas
8 mins 56 secs
Development and Environment
27th November, 6.30 p.m.
London Metropolitan University (North Campus - Islington)
Tower Building, Room T-120
166-220 Holloway Road
London N7 8DB
Tube = Holloway Road (Piccadilly Line) and Highbury & Islington (Victoria Line)
This event is free but we you must sign up in advance. Please complete the General Enquiries form to confirm the names of those who will attend this screening.

Forgotten Bird of Paradise
Undercover documentary filmed in West Papua where for over 45 years the native Papuans have been struggling for independence from the occupying regime.
Dominic Brown
26mins
Peace
LSE 26th November, 6.00 p.m.
St Clements Building, Room S221
Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE
Tube = Holborn, Covent Garden or Temple

The Forgotten District
For the last 20 years the Maya in Belize have been promoting their own ecotourism programme in order to protect their rainforest and traditions.
Oliver Dickinson
52 mins
Development and Environment
27th November, 6.30 p.m.
London Metropolitan University (North Campus - Islington)
Tower Building, Room T-120
166-220 Holloway Road
London N7 8DB
Tube = Holloway Road (Piccadilly Line)/Highbury & Islington (Victoria Line)
This event is free but we you must sign up in advance. Please complete the General Enquiries form to confirm the names of those who will attend this screening.

Forgotten Freedom Fighters
In 1991, the ANC suspended their armed struggle against the South African government. In 2009, the majority of former combatants are unemployed and still waiting for compensation promised to them.
Forgotten Freedom Fighters looks into the lives of a group of former combatants living in the Johannesburg township of Alexandra who have given up waiting and have decided to do something for themselves. It also documents the unconventional use of “ecotherapy” to help former combatants deal with past trauma and move forward with their lives.
Shareen Anderson and Lisa Henry
45mins
Human Rights
UCL, Bloomsbury Campus 26th November, 6.30 p.m.
Harrie Massey Lecture Theatre
25 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AY
Tube = Russell Square/Euston Square/Euston Station

Hear Us: Women Affected by Political Violence in Zimbabwe Speak Out
In 2008, Political violence erupted throughout Zimbabwe as a result of contested national elections. Women of all ages, targeted for their political affiliations, were abducted from their workplaces and homes and were raped, tortured and beaten in secret torture centres.
Hear Us features four of these women, who have come forward to demand justice from Zimbabwean government and the Southern African Development community.
Christine Umali
16mins
Human Rights/Gender
Kingston University 30th November
Penrhyn Rd Kingston KT1 2EE
Clatern Lecture Theatre - JG1003
Directions

Henry and Sunny
In a time of unprecedented economic depression, mass unemployment and civil unrest one group has borne the brunt of society’s scorn – the clowns. Henry & Sunny is the bittersweet tale of Henry and unemployed clown in love with the famous soap opera actress, Sunny Carmichael. Beautifully photographed in high contrast black and white Henry and Sunny is a melancholy tale of love against all odds.
Fergal Rock
15mins
Development and Environment
27th November, 6.30 p.m.
London Metropolitan University (North Campus - Islington)
Tower Building, Room T-120
166-220 Holloway Road
London N7 8DB
Tube = Holloway Road (Piccadilly Line)/Highbury & Islington (Victoria Line)
This event is free but we you must sign up in advance. Please complete the General Enquiries form to confirm the names of those who will attend this screening.

India: Child Trafficking After the Floods
In Bihar, India, child-traffickers know that during the annual floods they’ll be able to approach children who are lost and alone more easily and transport them sometimes thousands of miles. They then get sold as brides, put to work as domestic servants, as prostitutes or as hard labourers.
Stuart Bamforth Save the Children
14mins
Children
UCL, Bloomsbury Campus 19th November, 6.15 p.m.
Ingold Chemistry Lecture Theatre
20 Gordon Street, WC1H 0AJ
Tube = Russell Square/Euston Square/Euston Station

It ‘s up 2 u
Propaganda about camel’s milk, wild rice, gouda cheese and a way not to destroy our planet. It’s up 2 u- You decide!
Ulrike Westerann
13mins
Environment
LSE 26th November, 6.00 p.m.
St Clements Building, Room S221
Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE
Tube = Holborn, Covent Garden or Temple

Memories of a Generation
The Story of Ali Saeed and other Ethiopian political victims from the period of Ethiopian history known as the Red Terror
Aaron Flosesco
78mins
Human Rights
St Ethelburga’s Centre 23rd November, 6.30 p.m.
78 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG
Tube = Liverpool Street

Mongolia: The Twilight of Reindeer Herders
It is estimated that half of the world’s 7,000 spoken languages will vanish within this century.
With them, cultures and knowledge accumulated over thousands of years are in danger of dying out. We take you now to a remote corner of Mongolia where the fate of the ” reindeer people” has tribal elders deeply concerned.
UN Film - Executive in Charge Susan Farkas
9 mins 9 secs
Development and Environment
TBD

No Way Through
Imagine if London was controlled by the military and you had to go through specific checkpoints to go to school, go to work, visit your friends go to the hospital. No Way Through brings the shocking reality of Palestinian life in the West bank uncomfortably to home.
Alexandra Monro & Sheila Menon
Human Rights
UCL, Bloomsbury Campus 26th November, 6.30 p.m.
Harrie Massey Lecture Theatre
25 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AY
Tube = Russell Square/Euston Square/Euston Station

Not Yet Rain
Nearly 67,000 women — almost entirely poor women from developing countries — die every year from unsafe abortion, devastating the children, families and communities for whom they are caretakers. Millions more are injured. These women — daughters, sisters, wives and mothers — are the core of their families and communities. Young children whose mothers die are far more likely to die themselves than children with living parents.
Lisa Russell
Human Rights/Gender
Kingston University 30th November
Penrhyn Rd Kingston KT1 2EE
Clatern Lecture Theatre - JG1003
Directions

Organoponico! An Agricultural Revolution
This short film looks at the success of the ‘Organoponico’, a type of urban farm that was implemented in Cuban cities as a result of, and reaction to, the food crisis Cuba experienced in the early 1990s. It shows an urban agricultural initiative which can be used as an example to people around the world in order to secure a more sustainable future.
Lara Boglione and Lucy Loveday
5mins 33sec
Environment
LSE 26th November, 6.00 p.m.
St Clements Building, Room S221
Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE
Tube = Holborn, Covent Garden or Temple

Out of Sight Out of mind.
Narrated by Juliet Stevenson this documentary follows three mothers as they struggle to provide a normal life for their children against a shocking reality of being an asylum seeker in the UK
Emily Harris and Yoni Bentovim
24 mins
Children
UCL, Bloomsbury Campus 19 November, 6.15 p.m.
Ingold Chemistry Lecture Theatre
20 Gordon Street, WC1H 0AJ
Tube = Russell Square/Euston Square/Euston Station

Red Leaves Falling
A story of Child Pornography and Child sex trafficking told through animation
Monica D Ray
27mins
Children
UCL, Bloomsbury Campus 19th November, 6.15 p.m.
Ingold Chemistry Lecture Theatre
20 Gordon Street, WC1H 0AJ
Tube = Russell Square/Euston Square/Euston Station

Request from Earth - Young Film Makers for Development
This film asks how globalisation affects our world and our environment. Directed and produced by Christel House India Learning Centre. (Adobe Youth Voices, India) (30 sec)
BFI South Bank - 1.05 p.m.-2.20 p.m.
Belvedere Road
South Bank, London SE1 8XT
Tube: Waterloo (South Bank exit)/Embankment and Charing Cross (cross Hungerford Bridge to South Bank)

Round
A tale of death and rebirth rages in a jungle world of shadowy hands.
Kirk Hendry
5mins
Environment
LSE 26th November, 6.00 p.m.
St Clements Building, Room S221
Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE
Tube = Holborn, Covent Garden or Temple

The Desert Heroes Club - Young Film Makers for Development
How can karate can inspire social change? Young Jews and Arabs living in desert settlements face the threat of their karate club being demolished along with the loss of something far greater - their hope for the future. (Jerusalem Cinematique Israel Film Archive) (8 min)
BFI South Bank - 1.05 p.m.-2.20 p.m.
Belvedere Road
South Bank, London SE1 8XT
Tube: Waterloo (South Bank exit)/Embankment and Charing Cross (cross Hungerford Bridge to South Bank)

The Peace Olympics
The twic Olympics is an annual sporting festival in South Sudan. It pits Twic county’s six districts against each other for sporting glory but more importantly brings them together in a spirit of peace and friendship.
Dylan Howitt
12mins
Development and Environment
27th November, 6.30 p.m.
London Metropolitan University (North Campus - Islington)
Tower Building, Room T-120
166-220 Holloway Road
London N7 8DB
Tube = Holloway Road (Piccadilly Line) and Highbury & Islington (Victoria Line)
This event is free but we you must sign up in advance. Please complete the General Enquiries form to confirm the names of those who will attend this screening.

The Presidents Dilemma
The pacific islands of Kiribati were among the last places to be colonised by humans but now because of rising sea levels they may be among the first to be abandoned should Kiribati President Anote Tong surrender to climate change and evacuate? Can anything be done to help him buy more time?
James Heer
24mins
Environment
LSE 26th November, 6.00 p.m.
St Clements Building, Room S221
Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE
Tube = Holborn, Covent Garden or Temple

The Truth Within Our Families - Young Film Makers for Development
The film follows the reckless trail of one father as he spends his time and family’s money on drinking alcohol. His wife confronts him about his pattern of behaviour, fearing for the future of her children when her husband reacts with force. This film is shot entirely on a Nokia 6010 Navigator phone. (World Film Collective) (3.30 min)
BFI South Bank - 1.05 p.m.-2.20 p.m.
Belvedere Road
South Bank, London SE1 8XT
Tube: Waterloo (South Bank exit)/Embankment and Charing Cross (cross Hungerford Bridge to South Bank)

The World of Tibet
A history documentary directed by Emma Handley and presented by Dan Cruickshank about the Dalai Lama, his secret Himalayan Kingdom and the story
of his exile, using eyewitness accounts from Tibetan including the Dalai Lama himself and colour archive footage of Tibet from 1930s to 50s.
Emma Hindley
60mins
Human Rights
Riverside Studios, 25th November, 7.00 p.m.
Crisp Rd, London W6 9RL
Tube = Hammersmith

This is Our Life - Young Film Makers for Development
This film looks at the different aspects of waste-pickers in Delhi and their realities. (Adobe Youth Voices, India) (8.15min)
BFI South Bank - 1.05 p.m.-2.20 p.m.
Belvedere Road
South Bank, London SE1 8XT
Tube: Waterloo (South Bank exit)/Embankment and Charing Cross (cross Hungerford Bridge to South Bank)

Uncle David
A Story of how one man is single handily using his retirement to improve his neighbourhood
Shyla Lee
15mins
Environment
LSE 26th November, 6.00 p.m.
St Clements Building, Room S221
Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE
Tube = Holborn, Covent Garden or Temple

UNICEF one minute junior films - Young Film Makers for Development
These films are sixty-second videos made by young people between the ages of 12 and 20. Time may be limited (this challenges the youngsters to form their ideas clearly), but not the freedom to express oneself creatively, which is the basic right of every person.
BFI South Bank - 1.05 p.m.-2.20 p.m.
Belvedere Road
South Bank, London SE1 8XT
Tube: Waterloo (South Bank exit)/Embankment and Charing Cross (cross Hungerford Bridge to South Bank)