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SUMMARY:Quo Vadis\, Aida?
DESCRIPTION:Join Counterpoint Arts for this special screening as part of Refugee Week\, to mark 30 years since the beginning of the Srebrenica Genocide. \nJasmila Žbanić’s Quo Vadis\, Aida? is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s entry for the 2021 International Feature Oscar. It premiered in competition at the 2020 Venice Film Festival\, and later won the BankGiro Loterij Audience Award at the 2021 Rotterdam International Film Festival. \nThe film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature\, and nominated for the Best Director and Best Film Not in the English Language BAFTAs. \nQuo Vadis\, Aida? chronicles the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica\, Bosnia. The film follows the fictional character Aida (Jasna Đuričić)\, a schoolteacher from Srebrenica who is employed by the UN as a translator during wartime. Over the course of a few days\, Serbian troops invade Srebrenica\, led by General Ratko Mladić. The townspeople are evacuated to a nearby UN shelter\, where Aida aids the UN officials while trying to secure safety for her husband and two sons. \nThe screening will be introduced by Almir Koldzic and followed by a Q&A. \nBook your tickets here.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/quo-vadis-aida/
LOCATION:RichMix\, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road\, London\, E1 6LA
CATEGORIES:Film,London Refugee Week
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SUMMARY:Haiyu - Screening & Screentalk
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a screening of documentary film Haiyu\, intertwining the life narrative of Mariem Hassan with her relentless quest for Western Sahara’s liberation. Mariem’s life and music have been deeply affected by the ongoing tragedy committed to the Sahrawis throughout the colonial era continuing up to this very day. Her songs have been given comfort and hope and have been used as a tool in the fight for independence in Africa’s last colony\, Western Sahara. \nThis year marks 50 years since the Sahrawis people were forced into exile. Winner of the Sheffield Doc Fest Youth Jury Prize\, Haiyu will be followed up by a Q&A with the filmmakers and Danielle Smith\, founder of Sandblast\, an organisation dedicated to building awareness and solidarity for the indigenous Saharawis of Western Sahara. \nGet your tickets here. This film is presented at the Barbican in partnership with Counterpoints.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/haiyu-the-barbican/
LOCATION:The Barbican\, Silk St\, Barbican\, London\, EC2Y 8DS
CATEGORIES:Film,London Refugee Week,Refugee Week
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SUMMARY:Bread & Roses - Screening and Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a screening of Bread & Roses\, a searing portrayal of three women fighting to recover their autonomy after the Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021. Directed by Sahra Mani\, the film captures the spirit and resilience of Afghan women through the depiction of their harrowing plight and struggle for their rights and freedom. \nThe screening is at 18:10 on Friday 20 June\, followed by a Q&A with Sahra. Get your tickets here. \n\nBFI Southbank is presenting this film in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Counterpoints as part of Refugee Week 2025.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/bread-and-roses-screening/
LOCATION:BFI\, Belvedere Road\, London\, SE1 8XT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Film,London Refugee Week,Refugee Week
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SUMMARY:Is it OK to Laugh?
DESCRIPTION:Sheffield Doc Fest presents an evening of comedy and conversation with the Palestine Comedy Club exploring how humour can challenge power\, shift narratives\, and hold space for difficult truths. \nBooking \nJoin us for a unique look at the making of Palestine Comedy Club\, a documentary that follows six Palestinian comedians as they journey across borders\, checkpoints\, and cultural divides to bring laughter to packed theatres in Palestine. \nThrough a mix of film clips\, live reflections\, and a taste of their comedy\, we explores the challenges of earning comic license in complex environments and connecting with audiences across vastly different backgrounds. \nMeet the team behind the film as they share insights on the creative process\, the resilience required to tour under difficult circumstances\, and the power of humour as a form of resistance\, connection\, and storytelling. \nSpeakers:\nAlaa ‘Regash’ Aliabdallah (Director\, Palestine Comedy Club)\nCharlotte Knowles (Producer\, Palestine Comedy Club and Founder\, Tough Crowd)\nAlaa Shehada (Comedian\, Storyteller & Co-Founder\, Palestine Comedy Club) \nModerator: Laith Elzubaidi (Pop Culture and Social Change Producer\, Counterpoints Arts) \nThis event is this age restricted to 16+\nSupported by Counterpoints Arts and Tough Crowd
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/is-it-ok-to-laugh/
LOCATION:Crucible Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk St\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Film
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SUMMARY:Arab Film Club: An Evening of Shorts and Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a programme of exceptional short films curated by actress and writer Sarah Agha\, exploring stories of migration and refugee narratives. \nThe Arab Film Club returns this June for a special screening for Refugee Week\, which this year has the central theme of ‘Community as Superpower’. \nEach title has been written and directed by a refugee filmmaker or draws on real life experience. These films demonstrate the power of cinema and humanise struggle and injustice through art. Full programme to be announced soon. \nThe screening is followed by a Q&A hosted by Sarah Agha with the filmmakers on stage. \nTickets £10. 25% concessions. \nBOOK HERE \nThis event is part of our London Refugee Week programme and presented in partnership with Southbank Centre.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/arab-film-club-an-evening-of-shorts-and-qa/
LOCATION:Purcell Room\, Queen Elizabeth Hall\, Southbank Centre\, London SE1 8XX
CATEGORIES:Film,London Refugee Week
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SUMMARY:Sudan\, Remember Us
DESCRIPTION:Join PopChange Film Club for the next edition of our monthly programme featuring filmmakers from migrant and refugee backgrounds. \nIn 2019\, documentary filmmaker Hind Meddab flew to Sudan to film a sit-in protest at the Army headquarters in Khartoum. The people of Sudan were assembling\, demanding reform after decades of military dictatorship. There she met a selection of young activists that she would continue to film over the course of 4 years\, from the swell of hope and accomplishment following dictator Omar al-Bashir’s fall\, to the oppression of the military crackdown and subsequent civil war\, which today\, leaves Sudan in ruins. Standing in front of a powerful army\, how could the civilian movement find the strength to persist? \nIn conversations\, in demonstrations and on walls – the Sudanese tradition of poetry becomes a powerful tool for activism. Art\, music and poetry bolster every stage of the Sudanese fight for freedom. This extraordinary documentary bears witness to a lost revolution and within it unearths a tribute to the power of creativity as a tool of survival and resistance. \nThis screening will be introduced by Hind Meddab and followed by a Q&A. The film is in arabic w/ English language subtitles – descriptive subtitles for HoH audiences are available. \nFull details and tickets
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/sudan-remember-us/
LOCATION:RichMix\, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road\, London\, E1 6LA
CATEGORIES:Film,Pop Culture
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