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Document 11: International Human Rights Documentary Festival in Scotland

CCA, Glasgow

Friday 18th to Sunday 20th October, 2013

This year’s programme focuses on reflection and tension between the past and present.

Thinking of going to several events? Get yourself a Document 11 Festival Pass for the whole weekend for £20 (£10 unwaged) by visiting Box Office or calling 0141 352 4900. You can also pick up a Day Pass for £10 (£5 unwaged) for a day of your choice (weekend/day pass holders must still book in advance for screenings/events to be guaranteed a place).

As always, all events are free for asylum seekers and refugees.

See cca-glasgow.com for full Document 11 Programme

Document 11: Opening film & launch event

Unfinished Journeys

Friday 18 October 2013

Reception: 7pm, film: 8pm, £4 (£2 unwaged), Theatre
Ages: 15+
Book online / 0141 352 4900

The only dedicated international human rights documentary festival in Scotland returns for its eleventh outing with a host of exciting screenings, panels, workshops, music and events. Taking place at CCA from Fri 18 to Sun 20 October, this year’s programme focuses on reflection and tension between the past and present.

Join us the at launch of Document 11 for an evening of music, film and refreshments. Enjoy a complimentary drink at a pre-screening reception in Saramago Café Bar at 7pm before watching our opening film, Unfinished Journeys, at 8pm. There’s a chance to don your dancing shoes afterwards with a free performance from Glasgow’s very own Adopted As Holograph. With their European roots and gypsy folk sounds, they’re sure to bring the house down for this exciting evening.

Thinking of joining us for several events? Get yourself a Document 11 Festival Pass for the whole weekend for £20 (£10 unwaged) by visiting Box Office or calling 0141 352 4900. You can also pick up a Day Pass for £10 (£5 unwaged) for a day of your choice (weekend/day pass holders must still book in advance for screenings/events to be guaranteed a place).

As always, all events are free for asylum seekers and refugees.

Buy tickets
+44 (0)141 352 4900

Centre for Contemporary Arts
350 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow G2 3JD

Document 11: Even a Bird Needs a Nest

Saturday 19th October 2013

1.45pm, £4 (£2 unwaged), Theatre
Ages: 15+
Book online / 0141 352 4900

After the fall of Pol Pot’s communist regime, current prime minister Hun Sen gave new hope to many Cambodians, but that faith has been undermined. Plans by real estate developers are threatening homes in the capital Phnom Penh and rice plantations in the countryside, driving their owners to despair. In the Boeung Kak neighbourhood, where many families have already been forced to leave, a group of women courageously struggle against the government in hope of keeping their homes, or at least in getting reasonable housing in return. It’s a one-sided battle however; something the women know all too well. One of the women, Vanny, describes the sisters-in-arms as “drowning ants; we cling to the floating branches around us”.

This is a harrowing documentary about the unequal balance of power in a post-communist developing country. Directors Christine Chansou and Vincent Trintignant film everywhere and everything, from down in the mud to the upper echelons, and they keep a close eyeon the Boeung Kak residents’ struggle whilst also letting Hun Sen and the opposition have their say.

Centre for Contemporary Arts
350 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow G2 3JD

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Document 11: A2-B-C

plus Q&A
Saturday 19 October 2013

3.15pm, £4 (£2 unwaged), Theatre
Ages: 15+
Book online / 0141 352 4900

The only dedicated international human rights documentary festival in Scotland returns for its eleventh outing with a host of exciting screenings, panels, workshops, music and events. Taking place at CCA from Fri 18 to Sun 20 October, this year’s programme focuses on reflection and tension between the past and present.

Thinking of joining us for several events? Get yourself a Document 11 Festival Pass for the whole weekend for £20 (£10 unwaged) by visiting Box Office or calling 0141 352 4900. You can also pick up a Day Pass for £10 (£5 unwaged) for a day of your choice (weekend/day pass holders must still book in advance for screenings/events to be guaranteed a place).

As always, all events are free for asylum seekers and refugees.

Eighteen months after the nuclear meltdown that shocked the world, the children of Fukushima are suffering from concerning maladies that range from severe nose bleeds to rashes and thyroid cysts. Citing a lack of transparency in official medical testing and ineffective decontamination of their communities, Ian Thomas Ash’s investigative documentary looks at the mothers of Fukushima who are taking radiation monitoring in to their own hands.

A panel Q&A follows the film.

Centre for Contemporary Arts
350 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow G2 3JD

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Document 11: No Burqas Behind Bars

Saturday 19 October 2013

6pm, £4 (£2 unwaged), Cinema
Ages: 15+
Book online / 0141 352 4900

In Afghanistan’s Takhar Prison, there are 540 men and women serving sentences. The women and their children are kept in a separate area; a prison within the prison. They live there together in a mini-society, often feeling safer than they ever did on the outside, and most of them have been sentenced to years because they ran away from home in a bid to flee from their adulterous and abusive husbands. Director Nima Sarvestani managed to film within the walls of the prison yard where she followed the adventures of Sara, Nadjibeh and Sima. In this postage-stamp-sized space, they try to process their traumatic pasts, build a new life and make plans for a better future. There are moments full of hope, fear and solidarity, but also daily worries and occasional spats with one another. What binds these brave women together is their repressed, vulnerable position in society and the way they struggle with it.

Centre for Contemporary Arts
350 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow G2 3JD

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Beatrice Mtetwa Rule of Law

Saturday 19 October 2013

4.15 – 5.45pm, £4 (£2 unwaged), Cinema
Ages: 15+
Book online / 0141 352 4900

Beatrice Mtetwa and the Rule of Law features one of the bravest lawyers in Africa, Beatrice Mtetwa of Zimbabwe. In spite of beatings by
police, she has courageously defended in court those jailed by the Mugabe government: peace activists, journalists, opposition candidates, farmers hat had their land confiscated and ordinary citizens that had the courage to speak up.

Centre for Contemporary Arts
350 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow G2 3JD

Document 11 Closing Party

Sunday 20 October 2013

10pm, FREE (on the door)
Ages 15+
Book online / 0141 352 4900

Girl group Teen Canteen bring their infectious 60’s melodies to Document 11’s closing party. If you’ve ever wondered what the Shangri La’s would’ve sounded like if they were Glaswegian and from the 21st century, Teen Canteen could very well fit that description. The band is made up of Carla Easton (lead vocals, keyboards), Sita Pieracinni (vocals, bass), Amanda Williams (vocals, acoustic guitar), Marlena Morris (electric guitar) and Deborah Smith (vocals, drums). They’re set to release their new single Honey at the end of October at the Rio Cafe so check them out at Document before their gig.

See cca-glasgow.com for full Document 11 Programme

Document 11: Mental Health Programme

Sunday 20 October 2013

12pm – 2pm, £4 (£2 unwaged), Cinema
Ages: 15+
Book online / 0141 352 4900

Lennox Castle Stories

Lennox Castle Hospital was a long stay, large scale institution ten miles north of Glasgow built to house people with learning difficulties. Originally built in 1936 it was designed to contain 1200 people; at its peak in the 1970’s it housed almost 1700 people and was the largest institution of its kind in the UK. It was conceived as a “model” self-contained community with its own kitchens, recreational facilities, church and large, segregated wards which each housed 60 people. Throughout the 1990’s a phased closure of the hospital was carried out and a planned resettlement of the residents implemented. In 1998, Greater Glasgow Health Board sought approval from the then Scottish Office to close the hospital. Lennox Castle Hospital closed in June 2002. Ten years on the visual arts charity Project Ability invited ex-residents to come together to tell their stories in words and pictures. Over the course of a year the group come together in weekly workshop sessions to share their memories and explore how living in an institution had impacted on every aspect of their life as well as celebrating their success in moving on, building meaningful relationships and contributing to their communities.

Bouchbennersch Otto/How toTreat Differentness

Bouchbennersch Otto was born as Otto Mueller in Emmerichenhain/Germany in 1907. He witnessed two World Wars, was trained as a bookbinder and later became a police-servant for the community. He announced news in Emmerichenhain and the surrounding villages with a bell. Otto was known all over town. And he was different. Unlike all the others…

Centre for Contemporary Arts
350 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow G2 3JD

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Document 11: Migration Programme

Sunday 20 October 2013

6.15pm – 7.45pm, £4 (£2 unwaged), Cinema
Ages: 15+
Book online / 0141 352 4900

Diarios de Frontera

Diarios de Frontera explores life on the border with Europe from three points of view African immigrants attempting to reach Spain from the enclave of Ceuta. The director intertwines old family images, the reality of present day Ceuta and life in the woods of the African immigrants trying to enter Europe. It is a story made of steel fences where everyone is locked in and locked out.

The Last Resident of Red Road

Built in 1967, the Red Road flats in Glasgow were once home to over 4500 people. Now most of the blocks have been emptied and demolition has already begun. Jamal Hamad, a failed Iraqi Kurdish asylum seeker, has lived alone in one block for several months. The demolition company are keen to move on with the demolition preparation but Jamal is refusing to move. If he does move out, he fears eviction from the UK- and if he returns to his homeland, as instructed by the UK Border Agency, he believes he will be killed- just like his parents and brothers several years ago. Living in the block alone is dangerous; but Jamal has no other choice.

Centre for Contemporary Arts
350 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow G2 3JD

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See cca-glasgow.com for full Document 11 Programme

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