Solaris Pictures presents
Friday, December 13, 2013 | 12.30pm
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FORBIDDEN
VOICES
96 min / Switzerland,
Cuba, China, Iran / 2012
English, Spanish,
Cantonese, French, Farsi with English subtitles
Dir: Barbara Miller
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Synopsis
Their voices are
suppressed, prohibited and censored. But influential cyber feminists from
Cuba, China and Iran keep blogging about the dictatorial regimes in their
countries. Putting their lives at great risk, these fearless women stand for
a new, networked generation of modern rebels who use social media like
Facebook, YouTube and Twitter as their tools to denounce and combat the
violations of human rights and freedom of speech in their countries.
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Festivals & Awards
Winner- Amnesty
International Award Human Rights Film Festival San Sebastián, 2013
Nominated - Best
Documentary, Swiss Film Award, 2013
Winner -
WACC-SIGNIS Human Rights Award, 2013
Vox Feminae
Festival, Zagreb, Croatia, 2013
Moscow Journfest,
Moscow, Russia, 2013
SIAMO PARI! Film
Festival, Milan, Italy, 2013
Half The Sky Film
& Arts Festival, Nepal, 2013
Kino Orion
Dübendorf, Switzerland, 2013
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Director’s Statement
“When I came across
the breathtaking blogs from these three young, fearless women for the very
first time six years ago, I was immediately hocked by their strength and
courage. Through their blogs I learned about their daily struggle, their
fears and hopes and their outstanding, peacefulfight for a political change
in their authoritarian countries. I also learned how much courage it takes in
Cuba, China and Iran to make use of one of our basic human rights, the
freedom of expression. Yoani Sánchez, ZengJinyan and Farnaz Seifi are facing
harsh repressions, intimidations and even acts of violence from their
governments because they dare to brake down the wall of silence. It showed me
that when people loose fear, they become a real threat to regimes that base their
power on control, intimidation and violence.
I definitely wanted
to find out more about these courageous voices who dare to speak up, risking
their lives hereby – that’s how the dangerous and difficult journey of
FORBIDDEN VOICES started.” – Barbara Miller
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Director’s Bio
BARBARA MILLER was born in
Switzerland. She studied cinema sciences, philosophy, psychology and law. She
worked as assistant director on the Oscar nominated documentary War Photographer. Since 2001 she is
working as documentary director for Swiss National TV and directed over ten
critically acclaimed 50-minute documentaries on a variety of socially
oriented subjects, ranging from the Anti-Globalization Movement to Domestic Violence,
Youth Violence to The Clitoris. Forbidden Voices is her first feature
length documentary.
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Links
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FREE ENTRY. REGISTRATION AT VENUE
Seating
is on a first-come, first-served basis
Alliance Française de Bombay
40, Theosophy Hall, 1st
Cross Lane, New Marine Lines, Mumbai 400020
Ph: 022 2203 5993
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Solaris Pictures presents
Friday, December 13, 2013 | 12.30pm
|
FORBIDDEN
VOICES
96 min / Switzerland,
Cuba, China, Iran / 2012
English, Spanish,
Cantonese, French, Farsi with English subtitles
Dir: Barbara Miller
|
Synopsis
Their voices are
suppressed, prohibited and censored. But influential cyber feminists from
Cuba, China and Iran keep blogging about the dictatorial regimes in their
countries. Putting their lives at great risk, these fearless women stand for
a new, networked generation of modern rebels who use social media like
Facebook, YouTube and Twitter as their tools to denounce and combat the
violations of human rights and freedom of speech in their countries.
|
Festivals & Awards
Winner- Amnesty
International Award Human Rights Film Festival San Sebastián, 2013
Nominated - Best
Documentary, Swiss Film Award, 2013
Winner -
WACC-SIGNIS Human Rights Award, 2013
Vox Feminae
Festival, Zagreb, Croatia, 2013
Moscow Journfest,
Moscow, Russia, 2013
SIAMO PARI! Film
Festival, Milan, Italy, 2013
Half The Sky Film
& Arts Festival, Nepal, 2013
Kino Orion
Dübendorf, Switzerland, 2013
|
Director’s Bio
BARBARA MILLER was born in
Switzerland. She studied cinema sciences, philosophy, psychology and law. She
worked as assistant director on the Oscar nominated documentary War Photographer. Since 2001 she is
working as documentary director for Swiss National TV and directed over ten
critically acclaimed 50-minute documentaries on a variety of socially
oriented subjects, ranging from the Anti-Globalization Movement to Domestic Violence,
Youth Violence to The Clitoris. Forbidden Voices is her first feature
length documentary.
|
Links
|
FREE ENTRY. REGISTRATION AT VENUE
Seating
is on a first-come, first-served basis
Alliance Française de Bombay
40, Theosophy Hall, 1st
Cross Lane, New Marine Lines, Mumbai 400020
Ph: 022 2203 5993
|
