8-27th of October

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Democracy Noir + Q&A with Connie Field

Academy Award nominated and Emmy-winning director Connie Field has made several high-profile documentaries that have been shown all over the world. Some of her notable work includes: HAVE YOU HEARD FROM JOHANNESBURG (2006) a seven-part series on the global movement that ended Apartheid in South Africa, (PrimeTime Emmy, Best Documentary Series, IDA & Gold Hugo); FREEDOM ON MY MIND (1994), a history of the civil rights movement in Mississippi (Academy Award nominee, Sundance Grand Jury Prize); FOREVER ACTIVIST (1990) (Academy Award Nominee); the feminist classic, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ROSIE THE RIVETER (1980) (15 international awards best documentary); ¡SALUD! (2006) on Cuba’s role in the struggle for global health equity (Council on Foundations Henry Hampton Award); and AL HELM: MARTIN LUTHER KING IN PALESTINE (2014) (Justice Matters Award); THE WHISTLEBLOWER OF MY LIA (2018) (KPBS GI Fest, Best Documentary Nominee). OLIVER TAMBO (2018) (Pan African Film Festival Best Documentary).

Her work has been broadcast in over 30 countries including Japan, Brazil, South Africa, Britain, Australia, Denmark, Germany, France, Spain, BBC World, and in the US on Independent Lens and The American Experience.

She is the recipient of a John Simon Guggenheim grant, as well as numerous grants from the Ford Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities (and Arts), and the MacArthur Foundation and is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture, Arts and Sciences, as well as the Television Academy.

Vilnius
Democracy Noir + Q&A
About the film

25 October

18:00

Senamiesčio PASAKA

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Kaunas
Democracy Noir + Q&A
About the film

23 October

18:30

ROMUVA

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