The opening of the third Pacific Human Rights Film Festival will take place on Saturday 4 November 2023. From 2:00 to 6:00 pm (Fiji time) at The University of the South Pacific (USP)'s ICT Japan Pacific Multimedia Theatre in Suva, Fiji with the film: Oceans Apart: Greed, Betrayal and Pacific Island Rugby. More info about the official opening here.
Background information
The third Pacific Human Rights Film Festival, launched by SPC in 2021 and running yearly with associated partners and sponsors, has been one of Fiji's most successful film festivals in recent years. This year, it is set to expand further still.
This year's festival will take place from 4 November to 9 December. It features free film screenings, Q&As and extended talanoa sessions on various subjects related to human rights. Screenings will take place at the University of the South Pacific (USP)'s ICT Japan Pacific Multimedia Theatre in Suva, Fiji – with selected films screened across the Pacific region on USP campuses.
This year, we look at human rights issues as they relate to: Pacific and Fijian rugby; the Pacific and Fijian creative sector; cultural issues around motherhood and infertility; climate threat; refugeeism; gender-based violence; LGBTQI+ and MVP FAFF; HIV and AIDS awareness; free speech; Pacific intergenerational trauma and the power of arts and especially filmmaking to break these cycles.
The consistent themes are women's and child's rights, emphasising postcolonial and indigenous identity, voices and stories.
We also celebrate along with UNOHCHR 75 Years since the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
If you would like to know more, please email the organisers at: [email protected]
Programme:
Saturday 4th November 2pm-6pm
SPC/USP
Oceans Apart: Greed and Betrayal in Pacific Rugby (Pacific)
Sport sector and human rights.
Event link here.
Saturday 11th November 2pm-6pm
SPC/USP
Performances, exhibitions, readings, screenings by various artists (Pacific)
Taonga: An Artist Activist
Arts and creative sector interaction with human rights
Event link here.
Saturday 18th November 2pm-6pm
New Zealand High Commission
A Boy Called Piano (NZ/Pacific)
Historical internment of young Pacific Island boys (Samoan/Maori), PTSD, rehabilitation through performance, art and film.
Event link here.
Wednesday 22nd November 5pm-9pm
EU
Le Havre (Finland/France)
Refugeeism
Event link here.
Saturday 25th November 2pm-6pm
New Caledonia/Cook Islands
Little Girl’s War Cry (Cook Islands)
Bombardées (New Caledonia)
Gender Based Violence
Event link here.
Wednesday 29th November 5pm-9pm
UNOHCHR
You The Choice of My Parents (Fiji) 4 minutes
Indlela Yokuphila: The Soul's Journey (South Africa) 7 minutes
The Boy The Mole The Fox and The Horse (UK) 30 minutes
Maui: Adventures Capturing the Sun (Hawaii) 2 minutes
Aikane (Hawaii) 14 minutes
Sina Ma Tinirau (Fiji) 9 minutes
Animated shorts suitable for all ages, multiple HR issues.
Event link here.
Saturday 2nd December 2pm-5pm
Ministry of Health & Medical Services – Fiji
HIV Made me Fabulous (and other short movies)
HIV and AIDS
Event link here.
Wednesday 6th December 5pm-9pm
British High Commission
Writing With Fire (India)
Caste System, Gender Based Violence, Sexual Assault, Corruption, Journalism.
Event link here.
Saturday 9th December 2pm-6pm
SPC/USP/UNOHCHR
High Tide Don’t Hide (NZ/Pacific)
Youth climate activism in New Zealand.
Event link here.
Contacts:
Karine Gatellier, Information, Communications and Visibility Officer, Human Rights and Social Development Division, Pacific Community (SPC) |Email: [email protected]
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