TANZANIA: A documentary Film Scooped SIGNIS 2015 Award at Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF)
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| SIGNIS Jury Members (From Left) Petra Stammen, Fr. Andrew Kaufa and Pamela Adinda presents SIGNIS Awards at ZIFF 2015 |
A
documentary Film, Life is Waiting-Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara has
scoped the 2015 SIGNIS Award at the 18th Zanzibar International Film
Festival (ZIFF) that took place from 18 -26 July in Zanzibar.
documentary Film, Life is Waiting-Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara has
scoped the 2015 SIGNIS Award at the 18th Zanzibar International Film
Festival (ZIFF) that took place from 18 -26 July in Zanzibar.
The one hour
documentary directed by Iara Lee and Edited by Martin Eller highlights the
global shame that the last Africa Colony still exists, while at the same time
highlights the atrocities suffered by the Sahrawis and their determination to
gain independence.
documentary directed by Iara Lee and Edited by Martin Eller highlights the
global shame that the last Africa Colony still exists, while at the same time
highlights the atrocities suffered by the Sahrawis and their determination to
gain independence.
Presented in
an artistic and captivating style, the film clearly depicts a people’s
determination to search for the long-promised referendum on freedom, a desire
for independence.
an artistic and captivating style, the film clearly depicts a people’s
determination to search for the long-promised referendum on freedom, a desire
for independence.
The producer
of the film clearly demonstrates that “Creative resistance is a nonviolence
weapon and that through music, painting and theatre, you can express yourself
without shooting a single bullet, without causing death, you just target
people’s conscious.”
of the film clearly demonstrates that “Creative resistance is a nonviolence
weapon and that through music, painting and theatre, you can express yourself
without shooting a single bullet, without causing death, you just target
people’s conscious.”
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Forty years after its people were promised
freedom by departing Spanish rulers, the Western Sahara remains Africa’s last colony. While a UN-brokered ceasefire put an end to armed hostilities in the territory in 1991, the Sahrawi people have continued to live under the Moroccan armed forces’ oppressive occupation, and what peace exists in the area is fragile at best.
Tens of thousands of Sahrawis have fled to
neighboring Algeria, where over 125,000 refugees still live in camps that were intended to be temporary. In spite of these difficulties, a new movement, with youth at its center, is rising to challenge human rights abuses and to demand the long-promised referendum on freedom. Today’s generation of young activists is deploying creative nonviolent resistance for the cause of self-determination.
In doing so, they have persevered against a
torrent of conflicting forces. While risking torture and disappearance at the hands of Moroccan authorities, they are also pushing back against those who have lost patience with the international community and are ready to launch another guerrilla war. |
During the
same event, the SIGNIS Jury awarded the SIGNIS East Africa Talent Award WAZI? FM, 62
minutes feature film Directed by Faras
Cavallo.
same event, the SIGNIS Jury awarded the SIGNIS East Africa Talent Award WAZI? FM, 62
minutes feature film Directed by Faras
Cavallo.
The film,
which was shot in Kenya seeks to highlight the plight of Somali refugees in the
country where incidences of terrorism has occurred several times and which the Islamists
Alshabaab
from Somalia has often claimed responsibility.
which was shot in Kenya seeks to highlight the plight of Somali refugees in the
country where incidences of terrorism has occurred several times and which the Islamists
Alshabaab
from Somalia has often claimed responsibility.
The film
revolves around the life of MoMo, a Somali urban refugee living in Nairobi’s
Eastleigh area, where he runs a community radio station with his Kenyan friend
Kevo. Everything is going well at Wazi? FM until the team stumble upon a dark
secret in their community and MoMo vanishes. An inspector from the Kenyan
Special Forces is trying to understand what really happened before MoMo’s
disappearance. The film depicts cases of terrorism, corruption and implications
from the law enforcement authorities.
revolves around the life of MoMo, a Somali urban refugee living in Nairobi’s
Eastleigh area, where he runs a community radio station with his Kenyan friend
Kevo. Everything is going well at Wazi? FM until the team stumble upon a dark
secret in their community and MoMo vanishes. An inspector from the Kenyan
Special Forces is trying to understand what really happened before MoMo’s
disappearance. The film depicts cases of terrorism, corruption and implications
from the law enforcement authorities.
SIGNIS is a World
Catholic Association for Communication officially recognized by the Vatican and
includes members from 140 countries. The Association organizes SIGNIS, Ecumenical
or Interfaith juries in more than 30 film festivals around the world, including
Cannes, Berlin, Venice and ZIFF among others.
Catholic Association for Communication officially recognized by the Vatican and
includes members from 140 countries. The Association organizes SIGNIS, Ecumenical
or Interfaith juries in more than 30 film festivals around the world, including
Cannes, Berlin, Venice and ZIFF among others.
The SIGNIS
Jury’s decisions at ZIFF were based on the following Criteria: Artistic
Quality, Message of the Gospel and Human Values, Universal Impact, Inventive
Expression and finally Usage for ministries.
Jury’s decisions at ZIFF were based on the following Criteria: Artistic
Quality, Message of the Gospel and Human Values, Universal Impact, Inventive
Expression and finally Usage for ministries.
The SIGNIS
Jury for ZIFF 2015 included Pamela Adinda from AMECEA Secretariat (Kenya), Fr.
Andrew Kaufa, Director of Nation Catholic TV Luntha and Ms. Petra Stammen from
CAMECO.
Jury for ZIFF 2015 included Pamela Adinda from AMECEA Secretariat (Kenya), Fr.
Andrew Kaufa, Director of Nation Catholic TV Luntha and Ms. Petra Stammen from
CAMECO.
Source: AMECEA Online New
