Underskog

A full day of human rights documentaries!

Today we are screening Putin’s Games (14.00), No Land, No Food, No Life (16.00), God Loves Uganda (16.30), Terms and Conditions May Apply (17.00), Art/Violence (18.15), Camp 14: Total Control Zone (19.15), and Dangerous Acts: Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus (21.00).

Read more about the films below.

PUTIN’S GAMES – 14.00

Introduction by Gunnar Ekeløve-Slydal (NHC)

The Winter Olympics are off to the usual excessive start on Friday, February 7th – amidst allegations of extreme corruption and human rights violations. What has actually been going on in Sochi, and how were the Winter Olympics ever placed in the only part of Russia with a subtropical climate? This reportage documentary goes beyond the newspaper headlines to uncover some very disturbing conditions in the runup to the XXII Winter Olympic Games.

En tettpakket reportasjedokumentar som går gjennom prosessen fram mot OL i Sotsji. Påstander om ekstrem korrupsjon, tvangsflytting av mennesker og bakgrunnen for at Vinter-OL har havnet i Russlands eneste subtropiske område.

NO LAND, NO FOOD, NO LIFE – 16.00

This film offers a critical view on land grabbing: Large agricultural corporations, with the support of international investors and local governments, seize land from originally self-sustained farmers. This film takes us to Mali, Uganda and Cambodia, outlining the consequences of land grabbing for people, ecosystems, and the future of the world.

Filmen setter et kritisk blikk på landran, hvor store landsbruksselskaper, med støtte fra internasjonale investorer og lokale myndigheter, tilraner seg landeiendom fra småbønder. Med eksempler fra Mali, Uganda og Kambodsja beskrives konsekvensene av landrran for mennesker, økosystemer og verdens fremtid.

GOD LOVES UGANDA – 16.30

Uganda has become the promised land for many evangelical Christians. American evangelical organizations are attempting to eliminate “sexual sin” in Uganda, effectively spreading hate and dehumanizing sexual minorities in a country that is on the brink of passing a devastating anti-gay law. Since the film was released the law has been passed in parliament.

Uganda har blitt “det lovede land” for mange evangeliske kristne og de samler derfor kreftene for å gjøre landet rent for “seksuell synd”. I virkeligheten er de med på å spre hat og oppfordre til alvorlig diskriminering i et land som er på vei til å lovfeste kriminalisering, og i verste fall livstidsstraff for homofile.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS MAY APPLY – 17.00

Do we consent to total surveillance? Corporations are following our every move online, we’re not in control of our cyber presence and nothing we do is exempt from being used for commercial purposes. Now we know our governments are in on it too. Can we continue to call our societies functioning democracies when our governments are watching our every move?

Vil vi akseptere total overvåking? Etter Snowdens avsløringer har vi lært at ikke bare store selskaper, men også våre egne regjeringer bedriver nærmest total overvåking på nett. Kan vi fremdeles hevde at vi lever i demokratiske samfunn?

ART / VIOLENCE – 18.15

“We have to stand up again on our feet – we are now living on our knees” -Juliano Mer-Khamis, the founder of The Freedom Theatre in Jenin, Palestine.

The occupation of Palestine is not just an occupation of land; it’s an occupation of culture and identity. Juliano Mer-Khamis was assassinated in 2011. This film is a tribute to him, and shows us the power theater and art can have in giving oppressed people agency, power, and meaning.

Denne filmen viser hvilken betydning teater og kunst har for å styrke identitet og overlevelse hos et undertrykket folk. Juliano Mer-Khamis, grunnleggeren av Jenin Freedom Theatre, ble drept i 2011. Filmen er en hyllest til ham, laget av to av hans studenter sammen med en tidligere kollega og venn.

CAMP 14: TOTAL CONTROL ZONE – 19.15

How do you reshape your worldview when all you’ve ever known is a North Korean death camp? Shin Dong-Huyk escaped from the labor camp he was born into when he was 23, crossing the border to South Korea. Now he’s trying to make sense of the capitialist world, and come to terms with the torture and psychological indoctrination he’s been subject to his whole life. Interspersed with poignant animations and interviews with former labor camp wardens, this film gives us unique insight into the atrocities of one of the most closed countries in the world.

Shin Dong-Hyuk ble født inn i en av de beryktede arbeidsleirene i Nord-Korea. Som 23-åring klarte han å rømme til Sør-Korea og må forstå hele verden på nytt. Filmen gir unik innsikt i de umenneskelige forholdene i de nord-koreanske dødsleirene og hvilke utfordringer som nordkoreanaske flyktninger møter i verden utenfor.

DANGEROUS ACTS: STARRING THE UNSTABLE ELEMENTS OF BELARUS – 21.00

The film Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus about Belarus Free Theatre is essentially about how an underground theater is able to fight back on the grave human rights challenges in Belarus: the mass arrests, the lack of freedom of expression, the humiliation and stifling of cultural expressions and the brutality of the regime.

The New York Times has described Belarus Free Theatre as one of the most powerful underground theaters on the planet. The acclaimed British playwright Tom Stoppard emphasizes their high artistic standard – Belarus Free Theatre presents its message by being as artistically interesting as possible. The theater has also been dubbed the world’s bravest theater.

For more information about the festival program, visit www.hrhw.no

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