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40Braids is an itinerant international festival, celebrating films by and about women; traveling its own
Silk Roads, weaving intercultural dialogue to support women's universal agency.
In each of its destinations it creates forums for dialogue, conferences, workshops and exhibitions bringing
together films and film-makers, rights activists, peacemakers, academics and artists to give a central place
to women's stories about their history and current realities challenging gender stereotypes, in order to
shape collective memory and build a common future for humanity.
40Braids aims to strengthen women's resilience in the face of inequalities, war, violence, militarism,
populism and extremism, and climate change through transnational North-South and South-South
dialogue.
OPEN ASIA, based in Paris, France and active for the last 24 years, is the founder of the 40Braids
Women’s Film Caravan.
40Braids benefits from the rich experience of OPEN ASIA and Armanshahr Foundation its sister
organization active in Afghanistan, in particular the successful establishment in 2013 and organization of
five editions of the International Women’s Film Festival – Herat in collaboration with local and
international partners.
A successful example of creating safe and innovative forums in a both closed and conflict-affected
context, this festival has brought hundreds of independent international films and related events to
thousands of participants in Afghanistan, a majority of whom are ordinary women.
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PROGRAM 7 March 2020 Exchange with the 40Braids international organizers, speakers,
Consult the biographies artists, activists and publishers
filmmakers, speakers and artists here Share bread of friendship
12:00 Debate: Afghanistan’s Women, nearly two decades after the 15:30 Round Table: Gender equality? Two steps forward, one step
Taliban Regime back
Speakers Ms. Zargha Yaftali (UN N-Peace awardee), Ms. To mark International Women’s rights day
Shukria Heydar (President of NEGAR), Mr. Zia Moballegh
(Researcher). Speakers: Dr. Isabelle Konuma (Professor & gender equality
Moderator Ms. Guissou Jahangiri (Vice President FIDH | referent INALCO), Dr. Bahar Azadi (Post doc researcher), Dr.
Executive Director OPEN ASIA). Q&A Neelam Raina (Global Challenges Research Fund, UK Research
and Innovation), Ms. Souhayr Belhassen (Honorary President of
13:30 Cultural pause and light lunch FIDH and member of 40Braids Patrons Committee)
Poems and accordion performance with the pianist and troubadour Moderator: Dr. Azadeh Kian (Professor of Sociology, Director of
Yvan Navaï the Center for Teaching, Documentation and Research on Feminist
Visit painting and poetry Exhibition, Audio-installation, book Studies - CEDREF).
stands and campaign corners Followed by Q&A with the Public
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17:00-18:30 Screening of award-winning documentary
OPEN ASIA’s 7th edition of SIMORGH International Peace Prize
Tiny Souls, Dina Naser, 86 ', Documentary, Jordan - Palestine - supports 40Braids by an international call for contribution to artists and
Qatar, 2019 (FR subtitles). Marwa is nine years old, she flees photographers.
Syria with her family and ends up in Jordan. They believe they
will only stay a few months in the refugee camp, but that
quickly turns into years. Followed by a short video presentation 40Braids marks International Women’s rights day, the 25th anniversary of the
by Dina Naser. Fourth World Conference on Women & adoption of the Beijing Declaration
& Platform for Action (Beijing+25); the 20th anniversary of the UN Security
Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security and the 40th
anniversary of CEDAW.
All-day Cultural side events
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