Cultures of Resistance

Screening of three short films of 12' each:

The Kalasha and the Crescent 

The Kalash people, from northern Pakistan, upholds a rich cultural heritage that is opposed to Pakistan’s dominant Islam. Today, they have to deal with poverty, toursim and Islamism. Can the Kalash traditions resist both the globalisation and the religious tensions? More info

The Rape of the Samburu Women

When Kenya was still a British colony the women in this area faced an epidemic of rape. Even though these rapes were officially claimed, the Royal Military Police cleared all soldiers from wrongdoing. More info

Battle for the Xingu

The Xingu, a tributary of the Amazon, is home to over 10,000 indigenous people. The Brazilian government is proposing to build a hydroelectric dam, threatening to destroy the biodiversity of the Xingu River Basin and deprive these people of their rights to a sustainable future. More info