Peacebuilding on the Silver Screen

The Silverdocs Documentary Film Festival starts today in Silver Spring, MD. As we previously wrote, a film about SFCG’s production The Team in Kenya will be screened. It’s part of a group of films being presented by the US Institute of Peace (USIP). This is the 2nd year that USIP is partnering with Silverdocs to present a special “Peacebuilding on the Screen” program.

The program will provide a forum through which meaningful discussions and new insights about international peacebuilding and conflict management can be received. The selected films represent a variety of issues around the world and connects USIP’s expertise of international peacebuilding to the power of documentaries and storytelling. Each film will be followed by panel discussions with leading thinkers and filmmakers.

The Team will be screening this Saturday, June 25 at 3pm. Get your tickets today!

Other films in the peacebuilding strand:

 

Diary, is Tim Hetherington’s account of what it’s like to be a war journalist, told in a dreamlike, insightful and experimental way. Hetherington, who also directed the Oscar-nominated film, Restrepo, was killed this April while covering the conflict in Libya.

Diary – screening Friday, June 24, 3:30pm

 

 

 

The Green Wave, is a creative narrative of Iran’s 2009 Green Movement that incorporates animation with live-action footage and testimonials from the Iranian protesters and bloggers who dared to make their voices heard.

The Green Wave – screening Wednesday, June 22, 5:30pm

 

 

 

 

 

Love During Wartime, shows the personal effects of conflict, as it follow two young lovers, one an Israeli Jew, the other a Palestinian Muslim. The pair enact a modern-day Romeo and Juliet story as they fight opposition from country, family and friends and struggle for the right to live together.

Love During Wartime – screenings Tuesday, June 21, 3:45pm; & Sunday, June 26, 6:45pm

 

The Rescuers follow Rwanda antigenocide activist Stephanie Nyombayire and Holocaust historian, Sir Martin Gilbert as they trace the story of 12 diplomats who put themselves at great risk to help save tens of thousands of Jews from Nazi concentration camps. In a journey that covers 15 countries, Nyombayire and Gilbert unravel the remarkable true story of a dozen heroes of World War II and look toward building a more peaceful world.

The Rescuers – screenings Wednesday, June 22, 10:45am; & Thursday, June 23, 5:15pm

 

 

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