War and the Power to Live Program supported by Red Cross

Wars and other situations of violence ruin many people’s lives all over the world, even in the COVID pandemic. People are losing their loved ones as well as a peaceful state of mind. Regardless of where we live, in conflict or in peace, we share the same values for human dignity; sitting down for a meal, chatting with family and friends and spending time with your lover. By projecting those struggling with various types of hardships in this program, we would like you to get to know how they live. Then think about what you can do first to help people around you, and what peace brings and means to you. Let's spread a sense of caring, peace and tranquility to the world! In doing so, we can contribute to the "Power to Live" of all mankind.

Schdule:
6/11 fri – 6/30 wed
Venues:
Online Grand Theater
Across the Fear
Across the Fear
Animation
Juan Ting Jian / 0:05:01 /Taiwan/Animation / 2020
There are still wars in some corners nowadays. It’s a story of a boy living in the post-war zone. Only he can see the thin steel wire surrounding the city. Not until witnessing people accidently touching these wires causing their legs to be broken, has he recalled the painful memory and shadow of wars.
In This Land We're Briefly Ghosts
In This Land We're Briefly Ghosts
Drama
Chen-Wen Lo / 0:16:01 /Taiwan/Drama / 2019
Myanmar, 2013. A 12-year-old Burmese child soldier, imprisoned for deserting battle, is forced to either kill her older brother, a fellow deserter, or die alongside him. Based on actual events.
Like An Old Rat
Like An Old Rat
Drama
Sebastián Torres Greene / 0:05:56 /USA/Drama / 2021
After an unexpected visit, a former war photographer questions the morality of his past work.
Mademoiselle Pigeon
Mademoiselle Pigeon
Animation
Alexandra Myotte / 0:14:00 /Canada/Animation / 2020
1917. Private Pepin vowed to write the beautiful Mademoiselle Pigeon a letter daily. He will soon have to use his imagination to keep his promise. “Mademoiselle Pigeon” is a tragicomic animated short film reminding us that what the heart wants is not always what it needs.
Mission: Hebron
Mission: Hebron
Non-Fiction
Rona Segal / 0:23:20 /Israel/Non-Fiction / 2020
In Israel, Soldiers are recruited at the age of 18. A couple of months later, they are already in charge of Palestinian civil life, in almost every aspect. Six Ex-soldiers face the camera and give us a soldier's guide to Hebron, the most troubled city in the occupied west bank.
Stanbrook
Stanbrook
Drama
Óscar Bernàcer / 0:19:42 /Spain/Drama / 2020
Port of Alicante, 1939. The Captain of the Stanbrook, Archibald Dickson and his crew await the arrival of a shipment. We near the end of the Spanish Civil war and chaos takes over the city. Thousands of people huddle in harbor waiting for the arrival of boats hired by the Republic to leave the country.
The Caretaker
The Caretaker
Drama
Roland Puknat / 0:17:42 /Germany/Drama / 2020
Hamburg, the 1930s: Wilhelm Werner, the inconspicuous caretaker of the city’s largest museum, risks his safety and life to save some „degenerate“ paintings by avant-garde artist Anita Rée from being confiscated by the Nazis. Based on a true story.
The reel 11004
The reel 11004
Non-Fiction
Mirabell Fréville / 0:19:00 /France/Non-Fiction / 2020
mature Mature Content: These films may include sexual and/or violent content.
In 1946, eight months after the atomic bombings, an American army film team made a feature documentary in Japan. Several reels are shot in Hiroshima and Nagasaki including the “11004”. “The reel 11004” explores the 19 minutes of a reel of these rushes and reveals, frame by frame, the first censorship of nuclear history.
Under the Heavens
Under the Heavens
Drama
Gustavo Milan / 0:17:04 /Brazil/Drama / 2020
mature Mature Content: These films may include sexual and/or violent content.
Marta, a young Venezuelan mother, is immigrating to Brazil when she meets a struggling young couple with a baby girl. Her ability to breastfeed causes their fates to become forever entwined.
HOPE
HOPE
Drama
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Short drama presented by International Committee of Red Cross
NO LIMITS
NO LIMITS
Documentary
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Documentary on Para-athletes presented by International Committee of Red Cross
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