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Screening and panel discussion
Monday
24
November
Film screening and debate presentation

Film, science, action: ending violence against women

Gender Centre
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Maison de la paix | Auditorium A2

Data is a powerful tool to capture a problem; film is a powerful tool to humanise it

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On the eve of the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, this special screening and discussion will explore the global scope and scale of violence against women—its human impact, the power of communities to create change, and the evidence shaping global action.

The event will include the screening of three short films from WHO's Health for All Film Festival (HAFF), as well as excerpts from three feature length films selected by the Geneva International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH):  they tell the stories of women who have experienced violence, and how communities are coming together to prevent future violence from happening.

The screening will include:

Short films (Health for All Film Festival)

  • I am naked (France) – directed by Alexandra Mignien
  • A boy’s tale (Nigeria) – directed by Twammsen Danaan
  • Rose (French Polynesia) – directed by Nanethida Nouanesengsy

Excerpts from feature films (FIFDH)

  • Traces (Ukraine) – directed by Alisa Kovalenko
  • My name is Happy (Turkey) – directed by Ayse Toprak and Nick Read
  • Kalari (India) – directed by Maria Kaur Bedi and Satindar Singh Bedi
     

Following the screening, a moderated discussion will bring together experts on violence against women from the UN’s Special Programme in Human Reproduction (HRP) and the World Health Organziation (WHO), the featured filmmakers, and representatives from the Gender Centre at the Geneva Graduate Institute. The discussion will draw on new WHO evidence on the prevalence and health impacts of violence against women, as presented in an upcoming global estimates report.

Several filmmakers will be present at the event, offering participants the opportunity to meet and engage with them.

This event includes films and discussions that depict violence against women, including intimate partner and sexual violence. Viewer discretion is advised. Support resources are available for students through the Geneva Graduate Institute, including general and psychological services.

The event is organized by the Gender Centre at the Geneva Graduate Institute in collaboration with the UN’s Special Programme in Human Reproduction (HRP), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Geneva International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH).

Attendance is free, but registration is required and limited.

 

Gender Centre              Human Reproduction Programme

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