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Forthcoming Event

Women's Action Network Amina - Amnesty UK's Behind the Screen series

On Tuesday 4 November we screen Amina, Yemeni film maker Khadija Al-Salami's documentary about the female prison system which is an incredible portrait of 24-year-old Amina, married at 11 and a mother of three, awaiting execution for killing her husband. Find out more http://www.amnesty.org.uk/events_details.asp?ID=886

Screening of the film 'Amina'

Date: Tue 4 November 2008

Time: 6:30pm

Directed by Khadija Al-Salami (75 mins)

Presented by Amnesty International UK’s Womens’ Action Network. A donation to the work of the womens’ action network will be requested at this screening.

In ‘Amina’, Yemeni film maker Khadija Al-Salami enters Yemen's female prison system to find 24-year-old Amina, married at 11 and a mother of three, awaiting execution for killing her husband. The director's full access to Amina and her forthright account of her life exposes the harshness of womens' lives in Yemen.

The film is always powerful, moving and engrossing and tells a story all too common even in the 21st century of misogyny, injustice and the oppression of women, but manages to keep hope burning throughout. The documentary is also a powerful example of how film and cinema can not only document, but act as a force for change, as it highlighted Amina’s fight for justice around the world.

Followed by a discussion with Dina el-Mamoun, Amnesty International researcher and Dr Andrew Long, both experts on human rights in Yemen.

To secure a place book a ticket online at http://www.amnesty.org.uk/events_booking.asp?ID=886&#booking