Film schedule
A selection of films on humanitarian issues will be shown in Sophia Gordon Hall while panel sessions are taking place. All times are approximate.
Friday 9:15am
World Vision Compilation (60 minutes, World Vision)
Collection of short documentaries.
Friday 11:15am
Starved For Attention (50 minutes, Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières)
A collection of short documentaries on childhood malnutrition.
Saturday 11:00am *filmmaker in attendance
Hidden in the Limelight of the Tsunami: Aceh’s Silent Disasters(30 minutes, J. Hyndman)
The film explores how aid agencies adapt to particular media environments in disaster settings and, in turn, how this impacts their priorities and performance in delivering humanitarian assistance where it is needed.
Saturday 11:30am
The Most Distant Places (35 minutes, New Day Films)
A small team of Ecuadorian doctors expands the possibilities of rural health for their own people.
Saturday 12:15pm
Selections from the Media That Matters film festival (Various running times, Arts Engine)
Short films include Shades of the Border, Seeds of Hope: South Africa, Bread, and The Next Wave.
Saturday 1:45pm *filmmaker in attendance
Adopting Haiti (57 minutes, Wolfer Productions)
A documentary about the struggle of the Maison des Enfants de Dieu orphanage and the 135 children who called it home.
Saturday 3:30pm
Taking Root (80 minutes, New Day Films)
The story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai, whose simple act of planting trees grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, protect human rights, and defend democracy.
Sunday 11am
War Don Don (85 minutes, New Day Films)
A feature-length documentary film that profiles the controversial war crimes trial of a rebel leader in Sierra Leone.
