“Film is … probably the best option if you actually want to change the world, not just re-decorate it.”
The Midlands’ first international festival of social justice film is filled with compelling and thought-provoking screenings and explores their potential to change the world by opening them up fully for discussion through high-powered, expert-filled, panels following every screening. The festival is about harnessing the power of film to entertain, educate and inspire change; to nudge us to do as well as think and feel with the opportunity to reflect and discuss.
Events include:
FREE EVENT: Opening Night at The Herbert Art Gallery, Coventry
This Stained Dawn | Thursday 25 November | 7.30pm | 89 mins
Follows a tight-knit community of young women in Karachi who are changing the face of their city and its culture through their sometimes quiet, sometimes raging resistance.
+ panel with director & other special guests + reception @ 6.30pm | Language: Urdu, English subtitles
FREE EVENT: Friday Night at FarGo Village, Coventry
Unapologetic | Friday 26 November| 7.30pm | 86 mins
Unapologetic provides a look inside the ongoing black liberation movement work that transformed Chicago.+ local young activists’ short films, in partnership with The Pod
+ panel with director & other special guests + reception @6.30pm | Language: English
CLOSING NIGHT At Warwick Arts Centre
Courage (2021) | Sunday 28 November | 7.30pm | 90 mins
An inspiring documentary about the peaceful uprising of a nation against injustice and the brutal suppression of their democracy movements.+ panel with director + other special guests
Language: Belarusian, English subtitles
There are additional screenings at Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry and Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham