Docs For Education

April 1, 2013

Dear Friends,

ONE DAY AFTER PEACE won two prizes at the Movies that Matter Film festival in The Hague, the City of Peace and Justice, Netherlands, including "The Audience Award" and a special mention in the "A Matter of Act" competition.

A Matter of Act consists of ten special films about human rights defenders. Impressive portraits of human rights defenders throughout the world show their brave fight against injustice and oppression. Robi Damelin attended the festival and got a lot of support for her reconciliation activities at the Parents Circle, the forum of bereaved families Palestinians and Israelis.

Last month the film won the Grand Prix at The 11th Paris International Film Festival on Human Rights.

The film is being screened NOW all over the world at the most prestigious film festivals We are very proud that we can offer the film to libraries when it's still showing in festivals/theatres across the globe. The film, which premiered at Hotdocs and DocAviv 2012, has been screened at over 50 festivals around the globe, including: IDFA's Best of Fest, The Hamptons International Film Festival, Warsaw International Film Festival, Korea International Film Festival and many more. The film also had a special screening at the United National headquarters in New York, honoring its contribution to the conflict resolution issue.

Now available with subtitles in English, Hebrew, Arabic, French and Italian.

The following university libraries have already purchased the film: DePaul (Chicago), Ithaca (NY), Marquette(WI), Las-Vegas (NV), St.Nichols (MA), Chapell Hill (NC), Tel-Aviv & Jerusalem (Israel), Otago (New-Zealand), Brandon & York (Canada), Utrecht (The Nederlands) Wellesley College (MA), Kennesaw (GA), Austin CC (TX), Eastern Washington (WA), School for Peace (Cambodia), FAU Florida Atlantic (Fl), School for Jain Studies (India), Dickinson (Pa), Seattle Pacific (Wa), Nansen Center Institute (Norway) For more information on this film, including a full list of festival screenings and reviews, visit http://www.onedayafterpeace.com

Rated HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by Educational Media Reviews Online.

For purchasing the film for your Library/institution and for special screenings Please contact me at: laufern@netvision.net.il


Our Message Is Peace, Salaam, Shalom,

Nahum Laufer, nahum@docsforeducation.com
Docs For Education



Frame

Peace may be difficult to imagine, but this brave and inspiring film puts the process in a global, historical context that helps us glimpse what might be possible… — Urban Times London, May 8, 2012

Hotdocs
DocAviv

Encounters
HIFF

Warsaw
Korea

Watch the trailer on Youtube

Here are some of the achievements, prizes and reviews won over the past year, since our premiere in Toronto:

One Day After Peace
Hotdocs 2012 Docaviv 2012, Encounters South Africa Korean International Documentary Festival, Warsaw Film Festival, Hamptons International, UNSPOKEN Human Rights Film Festival, San Francisco, Sydney, Melbourne, London and Vancouver Jewish Film Festivals, Syracuse International, and more.

Show Me Justice Film Festival - Jury Award
for Feature Films

Best Research - Docaviv

Special screening - United Nations Headquarters

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