Film Dates
1. Hosei University
G-Lounge Event “World Refugee Day” Screening
http://global.ws.hosei.ac.jp/events/2014/20140606
Date: June 16, 2014 / 17:00-19:00
Place: Hosei University, Ichigaya Campus, Building 55, G-Lounge
2. Seishin University
Sacred Heart Refugee Education Trust (SHRET) Event
http://www.u-sacred-heart.ac.jp/topics/index.html#_140618
Date: June 18, 2014 / 18:15-20:00
Place: Seishin University, Miyashiro Hall
3. Komazawa University
World Refugee Day Screening Project
https://www.facebook.com/events/452312684905218/
Date: June 18, 2014 / 16:20-17:50
Place: Komazawa University, Komazawa Campus, Building 1, Room 302
4. Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
World Refugee Day Screening Project
https://m.facebook.com/events/657019934378473
Date: June 19, 2014 / 17:40-19:30
Place: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Research and Lecture Building, Room 226
5. Waseda University
Date: June 19, 2014 / 18:15-19:30
Place: Waseda University, Waseda Campus, Building 11, Room 504
6. Meiji Gakuin University
World Refugee Day Screening Project
https://www.facebook.com/events/1443630539222603/?fref=ts
Date: June 20, 2014 / 18:30-20:15
Place: Meiji Gakuin University, Yokohama Campus, Room 821
7. Forum for Refugees Japan (FRJ)
World Refugee Day 2014 FRJ Symposium
Date: June 20, 2014 / 14:00-17:00
Place: Nicolas Barre 9F
8. Meiji University / JIM-NET (Japan Iraq Medical Network)
Screening Event: Syria crisis and aid network
https://www.hric.jp/information/event/1673/
Date: June 21, 2014 / 13:00-15:00 (Workshop 15:30-17:00)
Place: Meiji University, Nakano Campus, 5F Hall + 6F Cross Field Lounge
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About the Film
HE SUFFERING GRASSES: when elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers
directed by iara lee
Over two years into a bloody civil war, with over one hundred thousand dead and counting, the ongoing conflict in Syria has become a microcosm of political tensions in the Middle East and an unsavory reflection of the world at large. Against the backdrop of the Arab Spring and the complicated politics of the region, this film seeks to explore the Syrian conflict through the humanity of the civilians who have been killed, abused, and displaced to the squalor of refugee camps. In all such conflicts, large and small, it is civilians—women and children, families and whole communities—who suffer at the leisure of those in power and get caught in the crossfire of the hegemons. When elephants go to war, it is the grass that suffers!
In May 2012, director Iara Lee participated in a press delegation to the Turkish refugee camps housing Syrian exiles, where she interviewed those who have been most affected by the bloody conflict. Some who fled to the camps identify as militants, others are committed to nonviolent tactics, and many more are just trying to live in peace without repression. Each may have his or her own opinion about the decision of some actors to take up arms, or about whether the international community should try to topple the regime. Ultimately, however, any understanding of the Syrian conflict and its costs should be rooted in recognizing the humanity and suffering of these refugees. This film is one effort to do just that.
Beyond making the film, Lee also published an article and a photo slideshow at the Huffington Postarguing that “The Only True Revolution in Syria is Nonviolent.” The article and the film have generated alively debate and significant press interest. Check out our extended caontent by following the menu links above, and find out what you can do in solidarity with the nonviolent resistance in Syria.
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