Arte e Cultura
New Film Festival Asks: What Does Being Free Mean to You?
The inaugural Let's All Be Free Film Festival 2013 will be - with a weekend of fearless and fascinating short films; guest speakers including Amnesty International, Liberty and Kim Longinotto ; panel discussions; Q&As; spoken word; music; and events including an .
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And in keeping with the ethos - the entire festival is !
: Brunei Gallery, SOAS, Russell Square , central London
: Fri 5 - Sun 7 April 2013
Launched by award-winning Palestinian-American filmmaker Tariq Nasir and his independent film production company Unusuality Productions, the festival brings yearning to engage in the universal debate around 'freedom'.
The festival is a forum where creative and diverse voices can explore freedom's many definitions and implications, whilst celebrating cinematic expression.
The debate seeps into social, philosophical, economic, and political discourse at every turn, so we pose the important question -
The festival will screen exploring what it means to be free, including 18 world and international premieres. Highlights include the recent BAFTA nominee starring ; a witty transgender romance starring ( ); a documentary about , which was recently screened before President Obama and features former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell ; an explosive artistic collaboration between Dutch artist and ; and a moving portrayal of life for gay U.S. military members.
The festival will also host speakers including 's Advocacy Director ; renowned filmmaker (director of new release ); Sophie Farthing from human rights organisation ; Prof. Richard Disney , economist and former adviser to the World Bank; and Sean Baine , chair of Plus - celebrated spoken word artist Charlie Dupré will also be performing.
This bold film festival is already courting controversy by choosing to screen the new Bulgarian film , a short fiction film about Bulgaria's national hero Hristo Botev , which recently had its screening at the Sofia International Film Festival by the Botev football club - who also wrote to the mayor and Ministry of Culture demanding that the film be pulled from the festival.
Tariq Nasir says.
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