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AWARE at Freedom Film Festival 2016

November 3rd, 2016 | Events, External Campaigns, Gender-based Violence, News

fffFunction 8 is hosting the annual Freedom Film Festival on 19 and 20 November! Happening at The Projector, AWARE’s research executive, Chong Ning Qian, will be speaking at two film discussions – Unsilent Potato and Pertanyaan Untuk Bapak (A Question for my Father) – both dealing with the topic of sexual assault and rape. Click here for more details.

Unsilent Potato

Potato’ is a young disabled Karen ethnic girl. In 2014, she was raped by her neighbor, a married man and later gave birth to a baby boy. She was determined to seek justice instead of accepting monetary compensation from the man who had raped her. The case was deferred until 2016 when the family finally decided to let the world know of Potato’s devastating story to raise awareness about the rights of women and the disabled. Potato describes her deep sorrow, despair and frustration through her sketches.

A Question for my Father (Pertanyaan Untuk Bapak)

This documentary tells the journey of a man finding his biological father who had used to rape him when he was a boy. Yatna now in his 30s and also the co-director of this film confronts his father with his question. The film portrays his courage in making this heart-breaking trip.