The incredible story of Saroo Brierley has been brought to cinema screens with the release of the 2016 film Lion, starring Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman. The film, adapted for the big screen from Brierley’s memoir A Long Way Home, tells the true story of how he reconnected with his birth family in rural India,Continue reading “Lion: How an Oscar-Nominated Film is Helping to Change the Lives of India’s Street Children”
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Preview of Childreach International’s Sold: The Movie
This week, St Andrews will showcase a film that tells a story not often told about people who often go unseen. A young Nepali girl named Lakshmi is sold into sexual slavery, forced to work in a brothel in India, and must find her way to freedom. Though the film Sold, starring Niyar Saikia, followsContinue reading “Preview of Childreach International’s Sold: The Movie”
Preview of Childreach International's Sold: The Movie
This week, St Andrews will showcase a film that tells a story not often told about people who often go unseen. A young Nepali girl named Lakshmi is sold into sexual slavery, forced to work in a brothel in India, and must find her way to freedom. Though the film Sold, starring Niyar Saikia, followsContinue reading “Preview of Childreach International's Sold: The Movie”
Review: Friends of MSF’s ‘Access to the Danger Zone’ Film Screening
On Monday the 28th of October, Friends of Médecins Sans Frontières (FoMSF) hosted a film screening for ‘Access to the Danger Zone’, a documentary about the trials and dangers which MSF workers, both medical and administrative go through on a daily basis to achieve their humanitarian goals. The film was very well produced and featuredContinue reading “Review: Friends of MSF’s ‘Access to the Danger Zone’ Film Screening”
Review: Friends of MSF’s 'Access to the Danger Zone' Film Screening
On Monday the 28th of October, Friends of Médecins Sans Frontières (FoMSF) hosted a film screening for ‘Access to the Danger Zone’, a documentary about the trials and dangers which MSF workers, both medical and administrative go through on a daily basis to achieve their humanitarian goals. The film was very well produced and featuredContinue reading “Review: Friends of MSF’s 'Access to the Danger Zone' Film Screening”
“Section Spéciale”: A Showcase For Unjustified Justice
On Thursday 6th October, the Amnesty International group of Strasbourg hosted a showing of the film “Section Spéciale” at the Odyssée cinema with Jean-Paul Costa, then President of the European Court of Human Rights, present to answer questions surrounding the topic of human rights violations throughout time. “Section Spéciale” is set during the emergence ofContinue reading ““Section Spéciale”: A Showcase For Unjustified Justice”
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