Almost a thousand people shone their lights for human rights in an interactive performance. The audience was asked questions on major human rights issues where they spoke their minds on several issues such as discrimination, education, vote and democracy, access to sanitation etc.
If the issues highlighted were serious, the PIPs lab artists succeeded to tackling them with humour and creativity. The performance was preceded by an excellent film- “Fruitvale Station”, by Ryan Coogler . The evening was organised by UNRIC in partnership with the UN Human Rights Office, the EU and of course the BOZAR fine arts centre.
To mark Human Rights Day and the 20th anniversary of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations, in partnership with the European Union and BOZAR, presents:
"Fruitvale Station"
Winner of both the Grand Jury Prize for dramatic feature and the Audience Award for U.S. dramatic film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, director Ryan Coogler's Fruitvale Station follows the last 24 hours in the life of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old resident of the San Francisco Bay area, who was shot dead by a transport cop in the early hours of 2009. It's a sharp, earthy, convincing film about a true-life case; and a heartfelt memorial to the man at its centre
Followed by a special performance by:
"Shine Your Light"
'Shine Your Light' will be performed by Dutch creative group PiPs-Lab. Each member of the audience will be given a small light and asked to reply to questions relating to human rights by shinning their lights. The answers are then projected on to a big screen. An extraordinary magical experience ensues.
The partnership between BOZAR and Ciné-ONU started in 2009 with the screening of “The Choir” to mark Human Rights Day. Since then, the partnership has continued with a series of joint communication and information projects to mark three international days in the UN calendar every year - International Women’s Day, World Environment Day and Human Rights Day.
Films that have been screened at BOZAR include:
“The Choir” - a film about the music that united a group of inmates battling to survive in South Africa’s biggest prison.
“Children of War” - follows the story of a group of former child soldiers in Northern Uganda.
“Die Fremde” - over a 1,000 people attended to watch the story of a young woman of Turkish descent, fighting for an independent and self-determined life in Germany against the resistance of her family with terrible consequences.
“Into Eternity” - the story of Onkalo, the world’s first permanent repository for high-level radio-active waste created by nuclear power plants.
“Cairo 678” - tells the poignant story of three women and their search for justice from the daily plight of sexual harassment in Egypt.
“Planet Ocean” - screened at the RIO+20 Summit to "change the way people look at the oceans and to encourage them to imagine conservation and stewardship as responsibilities shared by everyone on earth".
"NO" - the story of the plebiscite on Pinochet’s presidency in which the country could vote YES or NO to an extension of his rule for a further eight years.
"Sweet Dreams" - tells the moving and powerful story of Rwanda's first and only all women's drumming troupe. Made up of women from both sides of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the troupe offers a place of support, healing and reconciliation. When the group decides to partner with two young American entrepreneurs to open Rwanda's first ever ice cream shop, these remarkable women embark on a journey of independence, peace and possibility.
Winner of both the Grand Jury Prize for dramatic feature and the Audience Award for US dramatic film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, director Ryan Coogler's “Fruitvale Station” follows the last 24 hours in the life of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old resident of the San Francisco Bay area, who was shot dead by a transport cop in the early hours of 2009. It's a sharp, earthy, convincing film about a true-life case; and a heartfelt memorial to the man at its centre.
Winner of the Global Justice Award, at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, "Light Fly, Fly High" by Beathe Hofseth and Susann Østigaard is the fascinating story of a young woman who dares to challenge society's expectations. It tells the story of Thulasi, a young Indian woman who is literally willing to fight for the right to be herself. Not only is she a woman, but she is also a "Dalit," or "untouchable" in the Indian caste system, and therefore expected to accept her position at the very bottom of the social ladder. But Thulasi is different. She wants to be independent. She wants to be a boxer.
To mark Human Rights Day and the 20th anniversary of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations, in partnership with the European Union and BOZAR, presents:
"Fruitvale Station"
Winner of both the Grand Jury Prize for dramatic feature and the Audience Award for U.S. dramatic film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, director Ryan Coogler's Fruitvale Station follows the last 24 hours in the life of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old resident of the San Francisco Bay area, who was shot dead by a transport cop in the early hours of 2009. It's a sharp, earthy, convincing film about a true-life case; and a heartfelt memorial to the man at its centre
Followed by a special performance by:
"Shine Your Light"
'Shine Your Light' will be performed by Dutch creative group PiPs-Lab. Each member of the audience will be given a small light and asked to reply to questions relating to human rights by shinning their lights. The answers are then projected on to a big screen. An extraordinary magical experience ensues.
Ciné-ONU is organized on a monthly basis. It involves the screening of a film relevant to a specific UN issue, followed by a debate with reputed speakers - either connected to the film, to the issue in question, or to both.
It is open to the public, free of charge and is one of UNRIC’s most successful outreach initiatives in Europe. The popularity of Ciné-ONU has grown over recent years and it is now a highly regarded and widely anticipated event in Brussels, Lisbon and Vienna.
Often, Ciné-ONU is organized to raise awareness of a UN Observance and the issues involved (for example Human Rights Day, World Environment Day, International Year of Youth etc...).
Moreover, it frequently offers the opportunity to participants to watch premieres of highly acclaimed, award-winning documentaries and address questions to senior UN officials and other personalities.
Ciné-ONU is organized on a monthly basis. It involves the screening of a film relevant to a specific UN issue, followed by a debate with reputed speakers - either connected to the film, to the issue in question, or to both.
It is open to the public, free of charge and is one of UNRIC’s most successful outreach initiatives in Europe. The popularity of Ciné-ONU has grown over recent years and it is now a highly regarded and widely anticipated event in Brussels, Lisbon and Vienna.
Often, Ciné-ONU is organized to raise awareness of a UN Observance and the issues involved (for example Human Rights Day, World Environment Day, International Year of Youth etc...). Moreover, it frequently offers the opportunity to participants to watch premieres of highly acclaimed, award-winning documentaries and address questions to senior UN officials and other personalities.
To mark Human Rights Day and the 20th anniversary of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations, in partnership with the European Union and BOZAR, presents:
