FRA renews partnership with ‘this human world’ International Film Festival

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This year, FRA has renewed its long-term partnership with the Vienna-based, international human rights film festival ‘this human world’ (THW). The festival will open on Wednesday 27 November and end on Human Rights Day, 10 December 2024.

The cooperation stems from FRA’s commitment to working with multipliers to raise awareness of fundamental rights. It is also rooted in the conviction that films are a powerful vehicle for raising awareness of human rights issues and a powerful trigger for personal reflection, and for challenging attitudes and biases.

FRA will sponsor the screening of the following films covering topics of relevance to its work. The screenings will be followed by on-stage discussions with the film Directors, civil society representatives and experts.

  • Nasrin’s Voice – screening on Sunday, 1 December, 19:00, Top Kino, Rahlgasse 1, 1060, Vienna – followed by fireside chat between Nicole Romain (Head of Communications and Events Unit, FRA) and the film Director, Kaisa Rastimo.
    Synopsis: The documentary portrays a Kurdish woman’s struggle for autonomy after being forced into marriage at a young age. Nasrin migrates to Finland with her husband. She later divorces him, and he takes revenge by abducting their three daughters. The film sheds light on Nasrin’s effort to reunite with her children while confronting multiple layers of oppression. 
  • Lala – screening on Tuesday, 3 December, at 19:30, Top Kino, Rahlgasse 1, 1060, Vienna – followed by a panel discussion moderated by Andrey Ivanov (Head of Roma inclusion sector, FRA) and involving the film Director Ludovica Fales and Roma activists and experts. 
    Synopsis: A film-manifesto of an “invisible generation's fight for their right to citizenship”. Lala, Samantha and Zaga’s stories reflect larger patterns of discrimination against Roma people in Europe, with a focus on statelessness and youth marginalisation.

For more information on the 'this human world' (THW) film festival please check their website