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As If I am not there - Screening and Discussion with Director Juanita Wilson

On Thurs, Feb 2nd, a special screening of As If I Am Not There will take place in the Main Hall of the Huston School of Film & Digital Media, starting at 7pm. The Feminist Society NUIG in conjunction with Hanna's House, a cross-border peace project, are very pleased to welcome the films director Juanita Wilson, who will be part of the Q & A and open discussion after the film. A review taken from the Irish Examiner upon it's release last year described Wilson's film as "One of the most powerful ? and harrowing ? films you will see this year, and one of the most thoughtfully realised by debut director Wilson." The story is set against the terrible Bosnian War of the 1990s and based on stories revealed during the subsequent International Criminal Tribunal at the Hague.
Entry is free and all are welcome. Find us on Facebook at Feminist Society NUIG for more.
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A harsh dose of cinematic realism about a harsh time-the Bosnian War of the 1990s-Juanita Wilson's drama is taken from true stories revealed during the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague. Samira is a modern schoolteacher in Sarajevo who takes a job in a small country village just as the war is beginning to ramp up. When Serbian soldiers overrun the village, shoot the men and keep the women as laborers (the older ones) and sex objects (the younger ones), Samira is subjected to the basest form of treatment imaginable. Written by Palm Springs Internation Film Festival

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