Silenced Voices – Tales of Sri Lankan Journalists in Exile
Date: Monday November 19, 2012
Time: 7 pm
Location: Scarborough Town Centre – Coliseum Cinemas
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Tickets: FREE for youth under 25 years.
To mark the International Day to End Impunity, there will be a screening of the film “Silenced Voices – Tales of Sri Lankan Journalists in Exile”, a film about freedom of speech and the messengers of truth to portray how much i…ndividuals are willing to offer to bring information to light. The film is told as a personal encounter with exiled journalists from Sri Lanka who have been “silenced” and almost killed in their home country because they exposed war crimes, corruption and massacres of civilians. They claim these crimes are being committed by the state. Sri Lanka is ranking one of the worst countries in Asia with respect to freedom of expression. In the past years, many have disappeared or are found tortured and killed. Close to 50 media workers have recently fled Sri Lanka.
We are pleased to announce that the film’s director, Beate Arnstead will be joining us for the evening. There will be a Q&A session with the film director immediately after the screening.
The International Day to End Impunity is marked annually on 23 November by advocates for free expression. The day is meant to raise awareness of, and demand justice for, artists, journalists, musicians, writers and free expression advocates around the world who are persecuted for exercising their right to free expression.
Beate Arnestad is a Norwegian film maker. She has over twenty years of experience producing and directing content for both the entertainment and documentary departments at the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. She has worked in Egypt, Turkey, India, China, Singapore, Thailand, USA and various countries in Europe.
Her earlier documentary My Daughter the Terrorist was independently produced and filmed during the time Arnestad lived in Sri Lanka. The film is ground breaking, as no one has ever followed the Black Tigers as they prepare for a mission. My Daughter the Terrorist is currently being screened at film festivals all over the world, and has received several mentions and awards including the Centaur Award for best full-length documentary, at Message to Man in St. Petersburg. She is currently working on a film dealing with a court case at the ICTR; the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
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