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Three Stories from Palestine, Columbia and India
Pressure Point is a documentary film project that takes the audience into the lives of individuals around the world who are struggling against injustice, marginalisation and inequality. These are the stories of people who are being excluded from progress and development because of an identity prescribed to them at birth.
The story from Colombia focuses on an indigenous tribal group trapped between rebels and government fighting a long and protracted civil war. Their focus is on getting their voices heard. As one of the main flash points in the Israeli-Palestinian troubles, Jenin is a community at breaking point where young people face a grim future. In a splintered and fragmented society, one small theatre offers a unique alternative—cultural resistance. For Sushma, being born a girl in one of India’s poorest Dalit communities means that the odds are stacked against her.
Pressure Point was funded by the United Nation’s MDG Achievement fund, an international cooperation mechanism whose aim is to accelerate progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Director Oliver Wilkins will be present at the screening and will run a workshop in advance of the screening, discussing the challenges of being a solo director producing films in remote communities. If you are interested in attending the workshop or film, please contact the Elphinstone Institute
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- Elphinstone Institute
- Venue
- MacRobert Building, MacRobert Lecture Theatre
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