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- Release date: October 23, 2008 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1313152/rele...
- Director: 25 directors from around the world http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1313152/comb...
- Production company: ART for The World http://www.artfortheworld.net/wwd/2008/c...
- Running time: 80 Minutes http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Pages/Stori...
- MPAA rating: Not Rated
- Genre: Documentary
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Stories on Human Rights comprises a series of 22 short films from across the world, commissioned by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Art for the World (an NGO). The film has a companion book which includes contributions by 12 authors (five of whom are Nobel Prize winners).
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Plot Synopsis
The short films that comprise Stories on Human Rights dwell on the themes of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Dignity and Justice, Development, Environment, Culture, Gender and Participation. The films were commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Declaration. 22 three-minute movies were shot in different languages and more than 15 countries around the world to make up the feature film. The feature film is subtitled in the six official languages of the United Nations Organization: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.The short movies, classified based on the theme they were inspired by, are:
Culture
- Dangerous Games, Marina Abramovic, filmed in Laos
- Des Films a Faire", Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster and Ange Leccia, filmed in France
- Voyage, Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas, filmed in Brazil
- Impasse, Bram Schouw, filmed in the Netherlands
Development
- The Voice, Sergei Bodrov, filmed in Russia
- The Crossing, Murali Nair, filmed in India
- La Mangue, Idrissa Ouedraogo, filmed in Burkina Faso
Dignity and Justice
- What About Me?, Shira Geffen and Etgar Keret, filmed in Israel
- Trust, Runa Islam, filmed in United Kingdom
- What does Dignity Mean?, Abderrahmane Sissako
- Sobras, Pablo Trapero, filmed in Argentina
- Mobile Men, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, filmed in Thailand
Environment
- Black Breakfast, Zhang Ke Jia, filmed in China
- A Water Tale, Francesco Jodice, filmed in Kazakhstan
- I Drink Your Bath Water, Pipilotti Rist, filmed in Switzerland
- La Victoire sur les Sachets, Sarkis, filmed in France
Gender
- Lily and Ra, Armagan Ballantyne, filmed in New Zealand
- The Final Match, Saman Salour, filmed in Iran
- Glass Ceiling, Teresa Serrano, filmed in Mexico
Participation
- A Boy, a Wall and a Donkey, Hany Abu-Assad, filmed in Palestine
- Garish Sun, Charles de Meaux, filmed in France
- Participation, Jasmila Zbanic, filmed in Bosnia-Herzegovina
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Reviews
"For the film buff and the humanist, these are rare and important movies, because they talk of relevant contemporary issues, and also because they introduce us to the best names in contemporary world culture." - Lekha J. Shankar, The Hindu, May 2009http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/05/08/stories/2009050850500100.htm -
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Directors
- Marina Abramovic
- Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster and Ange Leccia
- Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas
- Bram Schouw
- Sergei Bodrov
- Murali Nair
- Idrissa Ouedraogo
- Shira Geffen, Etgar Keret
- Runa Islam
- Abderrahmane Sissako
- Pablo Trapero
- Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Zhang Ke Jia
- Francesco Jodice
- Pipilotti Rist
- Sarkis
- Armagan Ballantyne
- Saman Salour
- Teresa Serrano
- Hany Abu-Assad
- Charles De Meaux
- Jasmila Zbanic
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Stories on Human Rights
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Stories of human rights on film
60th anniversary of the universal declaration of human rights celebrated in videoec.europa.eu
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Mahalo Answers for Stories on Human Rights
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Stories on Human Rights News
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Human Rights Groups End Six Months of Training
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Author speaks on empowerment of women
"In terms of human rights, women are not the problem, they are the solution," Kristof said in an interview Monday. "If you want to address problems of ... (February 09, 2010)South Bend Tribune -
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... its industrial and mining practices in India's Orissa state, saying it's taking measures to address both human rights and environmental concerns. ... (February 09, 2010)Trading Markets (press release) -
North Korea to release US human rights activist
"The west is massively feeding Children of Secret State, Seoul Train and other documentary videos with stories about non-existent 'human rights abuses' and ... (February 05, 2010)The Guardian
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