The Berlin Human Rights Festival Forum shares stories about how it can inspire and fight for social justice

The forum from this year Berlin Human Rights Film Festival (October 13-23) in the German capital and online from October 14-19. Defined as a “place of encounter, exchange and inspiration” by the Festival Director I Ramskogler-WetThe event will host a series of conferences and workshops.

The conference program will run from 17-19 October. On the first day, called Don’t Starve Our Future, speakers will highlight the essential links between climate, justice and peace. The day will start with a keynote and dialogue on the role of environmental rights, forgotten crises and hunger, including Yoland Wright And the gentle me wen, followed by a panel discussion “Breaking the Vicious Circle of Hunger – Does Food Security Contribute to Peace?” Other highlights of the day include a conversation with Volker Schlöndorff and the Commission “Speaking of Humanity – Development and Diplomacy: With Feminism Against Hunger?”

On the second day, New Narratives, the speakers will aim to find answers to questions such as: How do we get rid of (post-colonial) stereotypes? How do we free ourselves from misogyny approaches? Highlights of the second day are the panels “How We Tell Stories – Status Quo and Impacts on Society”, “Who Tells the Story – Making Unheard Views Visible” and “Why We Need New Narratives – Including Feminist Crossing Angles”.

The third day, Open Societies, will focus on how to combat disinformation and disinformation, how to protect journalists and filmmakers at risk, and how to communicate data and facts so that they cannot be misinterpreted or misused. Among the confirmed highlights of Day Three are the panels “Storytelling in Times of Crisis” and “The Hidden Power of Data Resides in Storytelling.”

In the meantime, the workshop program will run from October 14-16. The first day will focus on climate storytelling, during which experts such as Juan Oz And the Ann Thomas He will share best practices and explore the power of humor and constructive storytelling. On the second day, collaborative work will take center stage and experts Nicholas JanowskiAnd the Irina TaskovskyAnd the Vivian Schroeder And the Annie Slimrod It will present new ways of producing and distributing content individually and collectively, while highlighting the need to understand the political dimension involved in collaborative work. On the third day Leslie ThomasAnd the Ines Kaisek KratzmüllerAnd the Paul WraithAnd the Josephine Schmidt And the Martina Desi It will explore how storytelling can decolonize the minds of our societies.

Commenting on the mission of this year’s forum, Ramskogler-Witt told Cineuropa: “Across the world we see how concerns about the future spread and how fundamental values ​​such as the rule of law, human rights and freedom of art and science are being questioned. At the same time, we see people taking to the streets around the world to protest and stand up for these values, and fight for a tolerant, global and peaceful society. It takes courage – the courage to stay active and not close our eyes to the challenges of our time. We believe stories are the key to courage. Stories have the power to inspire and empower, condemn grievances and injustice, and reveal about solutions. They can play a fundamental role in peace processes and make a significant contribution to rethinking society. That is why it is important who tells them, and above all, how: storytelling matters!”

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