Freedom House in partnership with National Endowment for Democracy, Human Rights House Network and the International Federation for Human Rights cordially invites you to film screening and discussion:
“Belarusian Dream”
Film synopsis: “Belarusian Dream” is the first independent documentary film to look at what has happened in Belarus since the 2010 presidential elections. An award-winning film, it is the story of a young person from Minsk who has lived most of his life in a country ruled by a dictator. Against the background of falsified elections, brutal repressions, and a severe economic crisis, it shows how more people in the most ‘stable’ post-Soviet country are starting to demand change. This is a story about how the regime can crush a person, and how you can find your own freedom in a state that possesses total control.
The film was directed by a young journalist Ekaterina Kibalchich. Born in 1982 in Minsk, she moved to Russia in 2003. Ekaterina is a laureate of the Zolotoe Pero (Golden Pen) award from the Russian Union of Journalists.
Guest Speakers:
Zhanna Litvina, Chair of the Belarusian Association of Journalists
Natallia Pinchuk, wife of political prisoner Ales Bialiatski (President of the Human Rights Center Viasna)
Tatsiana Reviaka, President of Belarusian Human Rights House, Board Member of the Human Rights Center Viasna
Moderator: Vytis Jurkonis, Project Director, Freedom House Vilnius
Questions for Discussion: Is it still worthwhile to dream in a country like Belarus or is it rather an escape from reality? What do ordinary Belarusians dream about? How do they see their future? How could the international community help the Belarusian Dream come true?
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The film is in Russian with English subtitles. Consecutive interpretation will be provided during discussion.