Power. Progress. Change.
3-6 June 2019 • Vancouver, Canada
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Tuesday 4 June

8:30 am - 9:00 am PST

Film Screenings: Economic Development

Hingakawa (18:43) > On the 25th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, Hingakawa tells the story of two women who made the choice to rise above and choose forgiveness. Vestine and Genevieve are best friends—one Tutsi, one Hutu. Once on the opposite sides…

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9:00 am - 9:30 am PST

Film Screenings: Midwives

Zahida's Story: A Midwife on a Mission (4:25) > After experiencing her own difficulties in childbirth, Zahida embarked on a mission to make pregnancy and delivery safer for women and newborns in her rural village. Director(s): Nance Ackerman With Mother…

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9:30 am - 10:00 am PST

Film Screenings: Sexual Harassment

Don't Yell for Help (14:22) > A first date goes wrong when a woman grows suspicious about the man she's with. Is her date capable of hurting her? Is someone following her? Or is fear all in our minds? A modern short film about the lives of women and…

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10:00 am - 10:30 am PST

Film Screenings: Women in Conflict Using Art

Brave Girl Rising (19:52) > What does it mean to be born black, born a girl, and born into war? For 17-year-old Somali refugee, Nasro, it means a life of constant struggle. She made the journey from her native Somalia when she was just seven years old,…

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10:30 am - 11:00 am PST

Film Screenings: Period Shaming

Our Blood Our Body (22:55) > A documentary that exalts the attitude of women who have no problems in talking about menstruation. An x-ray of this new generation of girls (generation Z) who seek a purpose in life and do not bother to follow patterns of…

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10:30 am - 6:00 pm PST

360° Films: Virtual Reality

This year, we are excited to introduce a new immersive component of the Film Festival – 360° films with the use of Virtual Reality headsets! Put yourself in the shoes of girls and women around the world. Featuring: The Vidya Vox Story - The Female…

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11:00 am - 11:30 am PST

Film Screenings: Body Image

A Perfect 14: A Film About Women Reshaping The World (07:39) > A Perfect 14 explores the world of plus size models fighting to reshape the fashion industry and the beauty standards of society. The film follows the journeys of models Elly Mayday (Canada),…

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11:30 am - 12:00 am PST

Film Screenings: Women Behind the Camera

The Sunrise Storyteller Trailer (1:53) > The Sunrise Storyteller follows the hero's journey of teenage filmmaker & social justice advocate, Kasha Sequoia Slavner, as she sets out for six months on her 16th birthday across the world in search of stories…

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12:00 pm - 12:30 pm PST

Meet the Filmmakers

An exclusive opportunity to meet the filmmakers and commissioning organizations for the films featured in the Women Deliver 2019 Conference Film Festival.

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12:30 pm - 1:00 pm PST

Film Screenings: Mental Health

Not Carol (15:00) > On the afternoon of May 20, 2014, cries of terror shattered the quiet of West 223rd Street in Torrance, CA, when Rudy Coronado entered his bedroom to find that his bloodied wife had just stabbed their three daughters - Sophia, (2…

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1:00 pm - 1:30 pm PST

Film Screenings: Gender Violence

Hinge (22:50) > When a mentally unstable man stops taking his antipsychotic medication his new neighbors, a lesbian couple with an idyllic life, become the target of his fixation. Director(s): Lisa Ann Mayo Unsafe in the City (1:29) > This film was produced…

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1:30 pm - 2:00 pm PST

Film Screenings: Women in Global Health

Heroines of Health (28:56) > "Heroines of Health" gives an intimate look into the lives of three remarkable women - Dr. Sharmila (India), Mercy (Kenya) and Mrs. Rohani (Indonesia) - who have overcome incredible challenges to become life saving forces…

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2:00 pm - 2:30 pm PST

Film Screenings: FGM/C

FGM UNCUT (19:45) > For 200 million women in the world, the passage from infancy to adulthood is marked by the blood of female genital mutilation (FGM). According to UNICEF, the victims are concentrated in 30 countries, of which 27 are in Africa. The…

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2:30 pm - 3:00 pm PST

Film Screenings: Women and Politics

Women for Justice - The Power of Solidarity Trailer (2:27) > Forced marriages, domestic violence, over 100000 wives killed by fire in so called "household accidents" every year – in India, violence against women is omnipresent and nearly all women,…

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3:00 pm - 3:30 pm PST

Film Screenings: Male Allies

Road to Change Trailer (3:05) > Join former monk, Ravinol, as he learns about the challenges girls in India face accessing education today while driving 1800km to revisit the village he lived in 20 years ago. We will meet girls whose lives have already…

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3:30 pm - 4:00 pm PST

Film Screenings: Sex Trafficking

Saving Zoe (14:00) > Echo and Zoë are sisters who couldn't be more different. One year after Zoë's murder, Echo unexpectedly discovers Zoë's diary and Echo begins a quest for the truth. Echo finds herself sucked into the surprising darkness of her…

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4:00 pm - 4:30 pm PST

Film Screenings: Women and AIDS

HIV Disclosure (2:31) > This educational, animated video, developed by sexual health experts, focuses on disclosure as it relates to HIV status among very young adolescents. The video is targeted towards 10-14 year olds living in East and Southern Africa…

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4:30 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Film Screenings: Female Health Workers

Our World United to End Polio: Beyond the End of the Road (2:40) > Many thought polio could never be ended in India - a country where almost 70,000 children are born in a single day, each one having to be vaccinated against polio and other diseases.…

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5:00 pm - 5:30 pm PST

Film Screenings: Access to Safe Abortion

RV (10:27) > Stripped of her rights, a woman’s life changes when she ventures with her husband to remedy an impossible situation. R.V is a narrative short about the current threat to women's reproductive rights. R.V follows a woman's experience undergoing…

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5:30 pm - 6:00 pm PST

Film Screenings: Gender Norms

Sons #ShareTheLoad (2:35) > There is a new India in the making, we realised that parents today, are backing the ambitions of their daughters. However, even as they raise their daughters to be as independent and ambitious as their sons, they continue…

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