FORBIDDEN VOICES

 

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 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
                                                                    
    
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

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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



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




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