Documentaries enhance youths’ voice

Under the frame work of Camera as a Voice Program, Youth Leadership Development Foundation and Girls World Communication Center launched a screening for documentary films last Tuesday. The documentaries covered issues related to gender issues and reproductive health’s rights amongst other issue. 

Activists involved in civil society organizations as well as families of participants in the program attended the screening. Eight short documentary films were displayed with the attendance by specialized jury in gender issues. The jury was run by Dr. Raufa Hassan, chairperson of Cultural Development Planning Foundation (CDPF). In addition, the jury consisted of Dr. Bothynah al-Taal, Safa’a Rawiah, Rasha al-Jundi and Aymen Mufthel. At the end of the screening there was a ceremony for the winners of the best documentaries. The first winner was produced the documentary film “Roa’ayah Bassir- Vision”. The second place winner’s documentary was “Bdon thekr asma’a- without mentioning names” and the third place winner’s documentary was “thlath talqat- three shots”.

The other participants’ documentaries were “Star Man”, “al-Bydeq”, “lemen al-Qarar”, “Soot Hur” and “Xx Xy”.

The documentaries were part of the Camera as a Voice Program, funded by United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The program trained 53 young trainers on tackling subjects related to gender issues and reproductive health’s rights. Moreover, the program provided the trainers with the basic skills and information about filmmaking. The program lasted for four months and aimed to enhance youths’ freedom of expression on gender issues and reproductive health’s rights through filmmaking.

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