[Wamvan] Fwd: Women & Media (film/talk) at Media Democracy Days Nov 2

[Alexandra Tse]

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Media Democracy Days 2012 
Presents an evening of Women, Media & Democracy 
Including, a film screening of "Words of Witness" and talk by Sunera Thobani 

“ WORDS OF WITNESS ”, is a new feature-length documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Mai Iskander, and will open the 12 th annual Media Democracy Days Vancouver (MDD) on November 2, 2012, 7pm, in the Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema at SFU Woodward’s in downtown Vancouver. 
Produced by Mai Iskander, Tiffany Shauer, Steve Cohen and Wynne Comer, WORDS OF WITNESS follows 22-year-old Egyptian journalist Heba Afify as she covers the Arab Spring from inside Tahrir Square for the English edition of the newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm . The documentary frames the political turmoil of a nation seeking freedom and democracy through Heba’s coming of age story as a young journalist in the Middle East. 
WORDS OF WITNESS was filmed on location in Tahrir Square throughout the revolution. Much of the film depicts director Iskander and Heba on the ground interviewing Egyptian citizens who wish to see Mubarak’s regime end, with footage capturing the escalating tension and chanting crowds from inside the movement. It also follows the story of Heba and her family, and shows how traditional values and gender roles challenge her desire to be a journalist. 
In addition, the film will be preceded by a talk from this year’s keynote speaker, Dr. Sunera Thobani. Dr. Thobani is an renowned activist, who has formerly served the president of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC). She is currently an Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at UBC and will be speaking on the representation of gender, race and power in North American news media. 
WORDS OF WITNESS will be shown Friday, November 2, doors open at 6:30PM in the Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema of SFU Woodward’s (149 W. Hastings St.). Attendance is free (suggested donation $10). For complete programming details for Media Democracy Days Vancouver 2012, please visit www.mediademocracyday.org . 
All events are open and free to the public. MDD 2012 is a partnership of SFU’s School of Communication , OpenMedia.ca , and The Vancouver Public Library , and is sponsored in part by Vancity . 






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Kathleen Cross, PhD. 
Assistant Professor, School of Communication 
Simon Fraser University 
8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC. 
V5A 1S6. Canada 
ph. 778-782-3861 fx. 778-782-4024 

Chair, Media Democracy Days www.mediademocracyday.org
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