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4th Annual New York Peace Film Festival

4th Annual New York Peace Film Festival

Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 1:00 PM - Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 9:00 PM (ET)

New York, NY


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4th Annual New York Peace Film Festival - Sat. March 12, 1010   more info Ended $16.00 $1.39
4th Annual New York Peace Film Festival - Sun. March 13, 2011   more info Ended $16.00 $1.39

Event Details

Saturday, March 12

 

1 – 2pm: Kamishibai: Japanese story telling for children 3 + years old.

 

2pmA Thousand Cranes; 75 minutes.  A young victum of radiation sickness inspires hope for peace and reconciliation.  The classic 1958 film in Japanese with English subtitles.  Directed by Sojiro Kimura.

   

3:30pm: Flash of Hope: Hibakusha Traveling the World; 62 minutes.  Survivors of the a-bomb travel the world in their quest for a nuclear-free world.  Directed by Erika Bagnarello; produced by Peace Boat in association with Costa Rica Films.

 

4:45pm: Standing Army; 70 minutes. Why does the United States have 716 military bases and 250,000 troups on foriegn soil (not including our bases and soldiers in Iraq & Afghanistan)?  How do the populations surrounding the bases view them? Directed by Thomas Fazi and Enrico Parenti.

 

6pm: Another Courage; 10 minutes.  New York Premiere "The images are Iraq, the experiences are Vietnam."  The trauma of battle and the need for help re-integrating into civilian life transcends any specific conflict.  Directed by Erik Sween; followed by Q & A;

 

7pm: Twice Bombed, Twice Survived: the Legacy of Tsutomu Yamaguchi; 70 minutes.  World Premiere About 160 people survived both atomic bombings and late in life Mr. Yamaguchi became an advocate for peace.  Directed by Hidetaka Inazuka; followed by Q & A;

 

 

Sunday, March 13

 

1pm: Beating the Bomb; 71 minutes.  New York Premiere Chronicles the development of the anti-nuclear movement in the UK and its many victories.  Directed by Wolfgang Matt and Meera Patel; followed by Q & A.

 

2:45pm: Death & Taxes; 30 minutes.  Documents the full spectrum of people refusing to pay war taxes, from token underpayments to refusing to pay any tax at all; the risks, the tactics, the successes.  Produced by the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee.

 

3:30pm: Free World;  39 minutes.  New York Premiere An 18 person delegation from the US travels to Hiroshima & Nagasaki to seek forgiveness.  Directed by Ashley Michael Karitas; followed by Q & A.

 

4:45pm: Billboard from Bethlehem; 63 minutes.  What happens when Palestinian & Israeli children gather in Bethlehem to paint a mural depicting reconciliation?  Produced by iwagepeace.org;

 

6pm: The Children of Adam; 6 minutes.  World Premiere Reflections on a visit to Iran and the American portrayal of Iran.  Nina Aghaheikzadeh, filmmaker.

Silent Screams; 36 minutes.  A trip to Iran & a wedding in the Kurdish village of Qarchighah highlight the common threads that unite all people.  Produced and narrated by Karla Hanson.

Q & A session with both filmmakers follows the second screening.

 

7:15pm: Un Pokito De Tanta Verdad (A Little Bit of So Much Truth); 90 minutes.  A 6-month non-violent uprising in the Mexican State of Oxaca is violently repressed, but a people find dignity and solidarity.  Directed by Jill Freidberg.

 

* Time and line up of the film may subject to change

When

Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 1:00 PM
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Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 9:00 PM (ET)

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Where

Unitarian Church of All Souls
1157 Lexington Avenue
New York NY
New York, NY 10075




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For more info: www.nypeacefilmfest.com / Contact: info@nypeacefilmfest.com Co-Sponsor: The Peace & Justice Task Force of All Souls Unitarian Church / Partners: American Friends Service Committee, NY Metro Region; Granny Peace Brigade; Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW); New York War Resisters League; Pax Christi, New York; Peace Action New York State (PANYS); and Resistance Cinema
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