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April 9
April 10
April 11
April 12
April 13
April 14
April 15
Photo exhibition

  NOD Roxy, 1st Floor
Dlouha 33, Prague 1

Seven thematic evenings dedicated to seven regions of the world that people tend to leave. Evenings filled with documentaries, discussions, traditional meals, performances, and live ethno music will present the worldwide phenomenon of migration.

Let Us in Europe
Wednesday, April 9
Every day, thousands of people from around the world try to cross closely watched borders and arrive at their desired destination – the safety and wealth of Europe. Are we aware of the price they have to pay?
5:00 pm:
Fortress Europe – Part I
Sweden / 2001 / 58 min.
6:30 pm:
Fortress Europe – Part II
Sweden / 2001 / 58 min


Escape, Before It’s Too Late
Thursday, April 10
Africa is a continent troubled by famine, diseases, wars, and poverty. For many Africans, the only way to survive is to leave their homeland.
5:00 pm:
Going Home
Great Britain / 1998 / 30 min.
6:30 pm:
Corporation Affluence, Africa and AIDS
Switzerland / 2001 / 55 min.



Millions in Motion
Friday, April 11
Buy a train ticket, cross the country, and arrive at distant and remote frontiers. This is the desire of millions of Chinese every year. And the reason? Money.
5:00 pm:
Snakeheads
USA / 1994 / 37 min.
6:30 pm:
Railroad of Hope
China / 2001 / 56 min.



Women for Sale
Saturday, April 12
Both voluntarily and involuntarily, young girls from both eastern Europe and southeast Asia end up in brothels around the world. What are their chances of escaping from this trap of modern-day slavery?
5:00 pm:
Trafficking Cinderella
Canada / 1994 / 48 min.
6:30 pm:
Anonymously Yours
US/Burma / 2003 / 83 min.



Labor Seekers
Sunday, April 13
Turks in Germany, Ukrainians in the Czech Republic, Kirghiz in Russia – in one word: Gastarbeiters. Although their work is hard and the wages are low, they keep coming in ever-rising numbers. Both sides involved cannot find consensus on this issue. Is it right or wrong?
5:00 pm:
Gastrolery
Kyrgyzstan / 2002 / 60 min.
6:30 pm:
The Lowest of the Low
Germany / 1987 / 106 min.



A Life-long Migrant
Monday, April 14
They brought their religion, Islam, to their new homeland. They would like to become part of society, but they live according to different traditions. Do they have the right to do this?
5:00 pm:
Immigrant Memories: Children
France / 1997 / 60 min.
6:30 pm:
Tolerance, Intolerance
France / 2002 / 26 min.



Away from the Island of Freedom
Tuesday, April 15
Many Cubans travel on rafts made of timber and scraps on their precarious journey to freedom. High waves and immigration officers often stand in their way.
5:00 pm:
Balseros
Spain / 2002 / 120 min.
There will be a 15-minute break at 6:00 pm.

 

Photo exhibition: Focused on Children

 
      April 1–25, 2003

AIDS, drugs, mine fields, refugee camps, poverty – 35 photographs picturing the reality children face in Cambodia, Burma, Vietnam, Thailand, India, and Nepal. Through carefully selected pictures, photographer Martin Bandzak and journalist Denisa Augustinová present the stories of children from less fortunate parts of the world.

 

   
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