Breakthrough brings Tri-Continental Film Festival to PUNE. Open Space, the citizens outreach programme of the Centre for Communication and Development Studies, CCDS, Pune, hosts a selection of 6 documentary films from diverse regions across the globe part of the 5th Tri-continental Film Festival - India 2009, titled, ‘Human Rights in Frames’, curated by ‘Breakthrough’ – a Delhi-based non-profit organisation active in India and USA, which works on human rights issues.

The screenings will be followed by a moderated discussion by Rashmi Dhanwani, Festival Coordinator, Breakthrough, Mumbai.

Schedule:

May 2, Saturday
10:00 am: War Made Easy
USA / 2007 / 73 min / English
(http://triconfilm.com/films_war.html)

11:30 am: Undercover in Tibet
U.K / 2008 / 48 min / English
(http://triconfilm.com/films_undercover.html)

1-4pm: Lunch Break + Afternoon Siesta

4:00 pm: Up The Yangtze
Canada / 2007 / 93 min / English
(http://triconfilm.com/films_UpTheYangtze.html)

5:40 pm: White Light Black Rain
US/Japan / 2007 / 86 min / English / Japanese / Korean
(http://triconfilm.com/films_white.html)

7:05 pm: Under Construction
France / 2007 / 10 min / Chinese
(http://triconfilm.com/films_UnderConstruction.html)

7:20 pm: Flying Inside My Body
India / 2008 / 35 min / English
(http://triconfilm.com/films_Flying%20inside.html#Body)

ENTRY: Free

WEBSITES: www.triconfilm.com
www.breakthrough.tv, www.openspaceindia.org

About ‘Breakthrough’

Breakthrough is an innovative, high-impact international human rights organisation, using the power of popular culture, media, and education to transform public attitudes and promote values of equality, justice, and dignity around the world. It is a. Every year Breakthrough has endeavoured towards expanding the visual platform for human rights issues from the global South.