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Filmmaker Tanaz Eshaghian says Westerners haven’t gotten the real story about the life of women in Afghanistan.
“Westerners assume, whether unconsciously or consciously, that there’s this nation where the women are just sitting around being miserable, quiet, downtrodden, sad,” she says, remembering her time in Afghanistan. “You forget that these are human beings. No one just sits around being quiet and sad, anywhere.”
Iranian-born Eshaghian, the Emmy-nominated director of the 2008 documentary “Be Like Others,...
Filmmaker Tanaz Eshaghian says Westerners haven’t gotten the real story about the life of women in Afghanistan.
“Westerners assume, whether unconsciously or consciously, that there’s this nation where the women are just sitting around being miserable, quiet, downtrodden, sad,” she says, remembering her time in Afghanistan. “You forget that these are human beings. No one just sits around being quiet and sad, anywhere.”
Iranian-born Eshaghian, the Emmy-nominated director of the 2008 documentary “Be Like Others,...
- 7/11/2011
- by Nick Andersen
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
The 2011 Human Rights Watch Film Festival Co-presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center
June 16-30 at the Walter Reade Theater Program of 19 Films from 12 Countries . including 17 New York Premieres
Now in its 22nd year, the 2011 Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns to New York with an extraordinary program of films set to inspire, inform and spark debate. A co-presentation of Human Rights Watch and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the festival will run from June 16 to 30 at the Film Society.s Walter Reade Theater. Nineteen of the best human rights themed films from 12 countries will be screened, 17 of them New York premieres. A majority of the filmmakers will be on hand after the screenings to discuss their films with the audience.
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival program this year is organized around four themes: Truth, Justice and Accountability; Times of Conflict and Responses to Terrorism; Human Dignity,...
June 16-30 at the Walter Reade Theater Program of 19 Films from 12 Countries . including 17 New York Premieres
Now in its 22nd year, the 2011 Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns to New York with an extraordinary program of films set to inspire, inform and spark debate. A co-presentation of Human Rights Watch and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the festival will run from June 16 to 30 at the Film Society.s Walter Reade Theater. Nineteen of the best human rights themed films from 12 countries will be screened, 17 of them New York premieres. A majority of the filmmakers will be on hand after the screenings to discuss their films with the audience.
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival program this year is organized around four themes: Truth, Justice and Accountability; Times of Conflict and Responses to Terrorism; Human Dignity,...
- 5/13/2011
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Nineteen films from twelve countries make up the 2011 Human Rights Watch Film Festival, June 16-30 at the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center.
Co-presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the festival is organized around four themes:
- Truth, Justice and Accountability
- Times of Conflict and Responses to Terrorism
- Human Dignity, Discrimination and Resources
- Migrants’ and Women’s Rights.
Launching on June 16 with the political thriller “The Whistleblower,” starring Rachel Weisz and David Strathairn, other special features include a centerpiece portrait of Harry Belafonte titled “Sing Your Song,” a tribute to the photographer, filmmaker and journalist, “No Boundaries: Tim Hetherington,” recently killed in Libya, and a HIV/AIDS themed drama, “Life, Above All” from South Africa will close out the festival.
Here’s the official word on the films in the program. For the complete line-up, screening and scheduling information, go to http://www.hrw.org/iff
Truth,...
Co-presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the festival is organized around four themes:
- Truth, Justice and Accountability
- Times of Conflict and Responses to Terrorism
- Human Dignity, Discrimination and Resources
- Migrants’ and Women’s Rights.
Launching on June 16 with the political thriller “The Whistleblower,” starring Rachel Weisz and David Strathairn, other special features include a centerpiece portrait of Harry Belafonte titled “Sing Your Song,” a tribute to the photographer, filmmaker and journalist, “No Boundaries: Tim Hetherington,” recently killed in Libya, and a HIV/AIDS themed drama, “Life, Above All” from South Africa will close out the festival.
Here’s the official word on the films in the program. For the complete line-up, screening and scheduling information, go to http://www.hrw.org/iff
Truth,...
- 5/13/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Nineteen films from twelve countries make up the 2011 Human Rights Watch Film Festival, June 16-30 at the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center.
Co-presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the festival is organized around four themes:
- Truth, Justice and Accountability
- Times of Conflict and Responses to Terrorism
- Human Dignity, Discrimination and Resources
- Migrants’ and Women’s Rights.
Launching on June 16 with the political thriller “The Whistleblower,” starring Rachel Weisz and David Strathairn, other special features include a centerpiece portrait of Harry Belafonte titled “Sing Your Song,” a tribute to the photographer, filmmaker and journalist, “No Boundaries: Tim Hetherington,” recently killed in Libya, and a HIV/AIDS themed drama, “Life, Above All” from South Africa will close out the festival.
Here’s the official word on the films in the program. For the complete line-up, screening and scheduling information, go to http://www.hrw.org/iff
Truth,...
Co-presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the festival is organized around four themes:
- Truth, Justice and Accountability
- Times of Conflict and Responses to Terrorism
- Human Dignity, Discrimination and Resources
- Migrants’ and Women’s Rights.
Launching on June 16 with the political thriller “The Whistleblower,” starring Rachel Weisz and David Strathairn, other special features include a centerpiece portrait of Harry Belafonte titled “Sing Your Song,” a tribute to the photographer, filmmaker and journalist, “No Boundaries: Tim Hetherington,” recently killed in Libya, and a HIV/AIDS themed drama, “Life, Above All” from South Africa will close out the festival.
Here’s the official word on the films in the program. For the complete line-up, screening and scheduling information, go to http://www.hrw.org/iff
Truth,...
- 5/13/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Sex & The City star Cynthia Nixon will be honoured for her gay rights work at the 21st annual GLAAD Media Awards in March. A Single Man, Precious, Taking Woodstock, Glee, Mad Men, Modern Family, Little Ashes, RuPaul's Drag Race, One Life to Live, The Joy Behar Show, Essence, Lady Gaga, Be Like Others, Primer Impacto Among Nominees Cynthia Nixon to be Honored in New York Los Angeles, Wednesday, January 13, 2010 – The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
The actress, who came out as a lesbian after splitting from long-time partner Danny Mozes in 2003, will be handed the Vito Russo Award at a New York ceremony.
The Vito Russo Award is named after a founding member of gay rights organisation the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), and presented to someone who has made "a significant difference in promoting equal rights for our community."
GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios says, "Cynthia Nixon has been a vocal and visible advocate who has transformed cultural attitudes about our community. She is a perfect example of how sharing your personal story and speaking out for marriage equality can inspire change among fair-minded Americans. It is our privilege to honour her."
The Broadway cast of the musical Hair will also be honoured in New York for its "commitment to raising visibility for marriage equality".
Actor Alan Cumming will host the New York ceremony on 13 March. Ceremonies will also be held in Los Angeles and San Francisco, California.
The actress, who came out as a lesbian after splitting from long-time partner Danny Mozes in 2003, will be handed the Vito Russo Award at a New York ceremony.
The Vito Russo Award is named after a founding member of gay rights organisation the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), and presented to someone who has made "a significant difference in promoting equal rights for our community."
GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios says, "Cynthia Nixon has been a vocal and visible advocate who has transformed cultural attitudes about our community. She is a perfect example of how sharing your personal story and speaking out for marriage equality can inspire change among fair-minded Americans. It is our privilege to honour her."
The Broadway cast of the musical Hair will also be honoured in New York for its "commitment to raising visibility for marriage equality".
Actor Alan Cumming will host the New York ceremony on 13 March. Ceremonies will also be held in Los Angeles and San Francisco, California.
- 1/13/2010
- WENN
Los Angeles, Wednesday, January 13, 2010 – The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (Lgbt) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, announced today the nominees for its 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards. Among the nominees: Tom Ford's film A Single Man, Lee Daniel's film Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire, Ang Lee's latest film Taking Woodstock, Little Ashes, starring Robert Pattinson, AMC's acclaimed drama Mad Men, Fox's hit show Glee, ABC’s new hit comedy Modern Family, Be Like Others, a documentary about transgender people in Iran, Logo's reality show RuPaul's Drag [...]...
- 1/13/2010
- by Nikki Finke
- Deadline Hollywood
An unlikely mashup of two of today's biggest headlines (the Iranian election protests and Chastity Bono's sex reassignment), the timely new documentary Be Like Others addresses a loophole that's begun booming thanks to Iran's inhospitable treatment of gay men: the sex change industry. Faced with a society that outlaws homosexuality and promises often-fatal punishment, gay Iranians like Anoosh (pictured above right, with boyfriend Ali) are turning to Tehran doctor Bahram Mir-Jalali and his transsexual counselor Vida in order to become women, a process sanctioned and practically encouraged by Iranian law. We talked to director Tanaz Eshaghian about her eye-opening film, set to premiere on HBO2 June 24.
- 6/18/2009
- Movieline
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