Socially Relevant Film Festival

Join this event to see two films and three trailers part of the Socially Relevant Film Festival!

It takes place in the NGO CSW/NY Exhibit Booth where conversation circles, caucuses, Anti-Racism events are organized throughout the two weeks of the NGO CSW65 Forum. That Saturday is a day for learning through storytelling.

The films that will screen are:

How We See Water directed by Robin Starbuck
"How We See Water" follows the lives of two young women in San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico, as they grow from girls to young women and struggle to fulfill their dreams of obtaining an education while also serving a vital role in earning a living for their families. The survival of children in indigenous Chiapian Mexico is both fragile and resonant with community.

iMigrant Woman directed by Nora Armani
Monologues of migrant women juxtaposed to tell the various immigrant experiences of women who find themselves in a foreign country away from their loved ones, and as the sole means of providing for them. They speak out as a way to protest against their fate as women. This was a play presented on Zoom in July 2020 with actors from five cities and three continents, something that was made possible only because of the fact that it was presented on zoom due to the pandemic.

The trailers are:

Samira's Dream (Ndoto Ya Samira) directed by Nino Tropiano
A Zanzibari woman, Samira, aspires to have a family like all of her friends, but is also determined to pursue a higher education and a career. Throughout 7 years of her life, society and respect of traditions, constantly pressure her to choose one over the other.

Corked directed by Lori Shockley
Corked is a dramatic short film set in 1970's Northern California wine country. It's based on the true story of one young women’s struggle against the status quo. Jane Dunlap is at the crossroads of asserting her independence in the male dominated industry. Which direction will she choose?

The House That Built Tsoghik directed by Mariam Ohanyan
The story of an architect woman, Tsoghik Arabyan, in the Soviet Union, in Armenia, in the 1950s.

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NGO CSW/NY organizes the civil society side of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). The NGO CSW Forum runs parallel to the official session taking place at the UN Headquarters. This provides civil society the opportunity to engage in the processes and CSW sessions without ECOSOC-accreditation or a UN grounds pass. Over the two weeks of the UN CSW, NGO CSW/NY organizes more than 500 events that inform, engage and inspire grassroots efforts and advocacy needed to empower women and girls. In 2021, the NGO CSW65 Forum was entirely virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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