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The GFEM Media Database | Spotlight on PEACE AND SECURITY

A sampling of media projects related to Peace and Security from the GFEM Media Database can be found below.  Explore many more by typing your keywords into the search box at the top left at media.gfem.org.

Film Festival RwandaFilm Festival: Rwanda
Film Festival: Rwanda is a documentary feature that follows four young filmmakers in a country recovering from a tragic past.  An intimate portrait of Rwanda's new generation of storytellers and the annual "Hillywood Film Festival" that brings them together.

 

 



Iraqi Seed ProjectThe Iraqi Seed Project
The Iraqi Seed Project is a cross-platform media project examining the long history of agriculture in Iraq and the legacy left to farmers in the region after years of war, sanctions and environmental neglect.  It consists of a short documentary film, interactive website and real-life farmer/seed exchange.

 



Minustah vole kabritMINUSTAH volé kabrit
This film examines the presence of today's UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti, known as Minustah.  Acclaimed by the international community for restoring peace to a nation ridden with violence, perceived by the population as a racket for making money off of the country’s problems and critiqued by human rights investigators for inaction and excessive use of force, this film explores the complexities of foreign intervention through the eyes of peacekeepers and residents of the infamous slum where they have been most actively engaged.





Togetherness SupremeTogetherness Supreme
Togetherness Supreme is a story of hope and friendship among three youths of opposing tribes, who live in Kibera, the largest slum in east Africa.  Their dream of tribal unity is profoundly challenged by looting, massacre and rage following the hotly contested presidential election in Kenya in 2007.








Promise of FreedomThe Promise of Freedom
The Promise of Freedom is a modern-day Oskar Schindler story about a young American fighting to save thousands of Iraqis who are endangered because they worked for the United States.  Frustrated by a stagnating government bureaucracy that has failed to protect these people, Kirk Johnson begins compiling a list of the names of our “Iraqi allies” and, one by one, helping them find refuge and a new life in America.





CoexistCoexist - A Documentary Film
Coexist tells the stories of trauma survivors searching for ways to coexist with their loved ones' murderers, asking; when hate persists, how will you coexist?