Peaceful activism has many faces – the films, introduced here, prove this. Women are committed to fighting for peace and justice in all regions of the world, using various methods and typically working under the most difficult conditions. The following films document the work of PeaceWomen, the obstacles and problems they meet, but also their astonishing successes.
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«1000 Women and a Dream»
The documentary film shows how the idea to nominate 1000 women for the Nobel Peace Prize developed into a global project and features engaged PeaceWomen and their moving stories.
«Redefining Peace: Women Lead the Way»
The documentary film presents impressive pictures of the work of Indian PeaceWomen.
«Blutgetränkte Erde»
A documentary film on pistoleros, feudal lords and a unfair justice working against the Brazilian people of Xukuru.
«Women Move a Nation»
The film introduces PeaceWomen Patsy Henderson and Pauline Tangiora from New Zealand. |
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«Quilombolas – Afrikanische Seelen in brasilianischer Haut»
In the 17th Century African Slaves were sold to the oligarchs of sugar plants in Brazil. Today, their descendants, the Quilombolas, fight for their rights, among them the PeaceWoman Dona Givaniâ.
«Let the World See»
An impressive documentation of the lives of three very different women in China.
«Making Possible the Impossible: Peace, Women, Nobel Prize»
A portrait documenting the development of the project «1000 Women for the Peace Nobel Prize 2005» in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
«The Marching Peacemakers»
A film about the hopeful peace work of nine women from Northern India. |
