Filipino Women's Documentaries: Mumbai Showcase

Of Love and Struggle

This is a central theme running through a selection of films made by women from The Philippines, which will be showcased in screenings at India's Mumbai International Festival for Documentary, Short & Animation Films (MIFF) in late January.

The selection has been jointly curated by IAWRT members Ilang Ilang Quijano (Manila) and Reena Mohan (New Delhi) and includes classics such as Tondo, Beloved: To What are the Poor Born? (2011), Jazz in Love (2013) and Nick and Chai (2014).

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7 Apr 2017

Encouraging Young Women Filmmakers

The IAWRT Nepal and India chapters collaboratively organised a Women's film festival on April 10, 2017. The event was held in Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) Kathmandu. The associate partners of this one-day film festival were Oscar International College (College of film studies), UN Women, Shivam Group, Sancharika Samuha and NTB. The event showcased ten films, with panel discussions and interactions.

4 Apr 2017

Slavery in the Changing World of Work

Female Slavery: Generating Billions

by Nonee Walsh from CSW61

On the plaza of the United Nations in New York,The Arc of Return is a moving memorial to more than 18 million people who were forcefully removed from Africa and enslaved. It “serves as a reminder to future generations not to repeat this tragedy” according to designer, Rodney Leon.

Yet in 2017 slavery, particularly female enslavement, is still big business.

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