Each movie will be followed by a short discussion with special guests including Mr Hargreaves Magama (Chair of the South African Parliament's Committee on International Relations and Cooperation), Mr Bantu Holomisa (South African Member of Parliament and President of the United Democratic Movement), Mr Nathan Geffen (Former Treasurer of the Treatment Action Campaign and now an investigative journalist at GroundUp) and Reverand Edwin Arrison (Kairos Southern Africa). Below are the details of the films that will be screened and speakers that will be present for the discussion after the screenings.
The films are being screened by the newly formed Stellenbosch Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC Stellenbosch). The PSC Stellenbosch "adopts an International Law and Human Rights perspective when viewing the Palestinian-Israeli issue because there are clear guidelines under International Law, which help to clear the waters that have been muddied in this ‘debate’." The above three films is an awareness about the nature of the occupation as well as its status under international law.
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MONDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2013
FILM: "Five Broken Cameras" (Nominated for 2013 Oscar Awards)
DATE: Monday, 30 September
TIME: 18h00
VENUE: Pulp Cinema, Neelsie Student Centre, De Beers Street, Stellenbosch.
COST: Tickets are R20 and will be sold at the entrance
TRAILER: www.kinolorber.com/5brokencameras/
SPEAKER: Father Austin Jackson
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TUESDAY 01 OCTOBER 2013
FILM: "Occupation 101"
DATE: Tuesday 01 October
TIME: 18h00
VENUE: Arts (Lettere) Building, Room 225, Corner of Ryneveld and Merriman Streets, Stellenbosch
COST: Tickets are R20 and will be sold at the entrance
TRAILER: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuoKwAHmJo4
SPEAKERS: Mr Hargreaves Magama (Chair of the South African Parliament's Committee on International Relations and Cooperation), Mr Bantu Holomisa (South African Member of Parliament and President of the United Democratic Movement), Mr Nathan Geffen (Former Treasurer of the Treatment Action Campaign and now an investigative journalist at GroundUp) and Dr Paul Hendler (facilitator).
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WEDNESDAY 02 OCTOBER 2013
FILM: "The Village Under The Forest" (Winner of the "Best South African Film" at the 2013 Encounters Documentary Film Festival)
DATE: Wednesday 02 October
VENUE: Pulp Cinema, Neelsie Student Centre, De Beers Street, Stellenbosch
COST: Tickets are R20 and will be sold at the entrance
TRAILER: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISmj31rJkGQ
SPEAKERS: Mark Kaplan (Director of the film), Heidi Grunebaum (author, screen writer and narrator of the film), Reverend Edwin Arrison (Kairos Southern Africa)
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