In collaboration with Free Press Unlimited and the research team Save the World we present a panel discussion on journalists under threat and press freedom. Journalists worldwide, but especially in countries with limited (press) freedom, receive immense threats that make it difficult to do their work safely. We will in particular examine the situation in India.

Using clips of the rough cut We All Are Gauri, we have a conversation with the filmmaker Kavitha Lankesh about the journalistic power of the image. We will also be joined by directors Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh of Writing with Fire to further dive into the topic of journalists at risk.

Moderator: Evelien Wijkstra, Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer at Free Press Unlimited

Date: Saturday 10 April, 10:00 – 12:00
Location: Concordia Theater, The Hague and online livestream
Language: English
VOD available from: Sunday 10 April

Special offer for Free Press Unlimited members: Use code MtMF22#FPU for a discounted ticket (4€) for the offline event.

This panel is organised in collaboration with Free Press Unlimited.

Feel the world changing at the Movies that Matter Festival 2022. Forward, backward and in directions we can barely comprehend. See more than 80 beautiful, exciting and touching documentaries and feature films from all over the world. Experience inspiring debates, Q&As and educational programmes. Meet directors, activists, thinkers, and experts. From 8 to 16 April in The Hague, at eight satellite locations and online: the international film festival on human rights.

The Movies that Matter Festival 2022 is made possible by main partner Dutch Postcode Lottery and partners such as Amnesty International, ASN Foundation, BNNVARA, Creative Europe Media, Gemeente Den Haag Municipality of The Hague, Fonds 1818, Fonds 21, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dutch Filmfund, Oak Foundation, Trouw, vfonds, VEVAM and VSBfonds.