Cinema for Social Change has come into existence as a joint initiative of Richard Peña and Adam Michnik. The project gathers the most significant documentaries and features of the last decade which deal with the problems of modern societies, and the creators which act towards changing the social and political conditions in their countries.
Read our interview with Richard Peña here
During the 6 day review, eight films which were carefully selected by the project's initiators and Harutyun Khachatryan, the General Director of the festival, will be screened:
Afghan Star (UK), 80 Million (Poland), Presumed Guilty (Mexico), Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (USA), Documentarist (Armenia), Under The Open Sky (Armenia), Beats of Freedom (Poland) and The Whistleblower (Canada/USA/Germany).
The event opens on the 15th of July with the screening of 80 Million.
A series of workshops has also been included in the festival’s programme.
The first round, planned for the 14th of July, will focus on the role of the digitisation of film production and distribution. The second round on the 17th of July will present the history of African American independent cinema.
On the 16th, there will also be an open debate after the screening of The Whistleblower, with the participation of Richard Peña (USA) - former director of New York Film Festival and a Professor of Professional Practice at the School of Arts of Columbia University, Adam Michnik (PL) – journalist and Nouneh Sarkissian, Armenian journalist and documentary director.
The project’s programme includes a series of workshops tutored by Richard Peña as well as post-screening talks open to the audience.
Cinema for Social Change is a project jointly organised by Culture.pl and the Golden Apricot Yerevan Festival which will take place in Armenia on the 14th-19th July 2014. The project’s goal is developing cooperation and cultural exchange between the countries of the Eastern Partnership.
Edited by KD, 09/07/2014