Cambridge, United Kingdom
Speaker & Film Event
Date: Friday 24th February
Time: 6pm
Venue: LG19, Law Faculty, Sidgwick Site, Sidgwick
Avenue, Cambridge
Programme: Addresses by Dr Tony Wood & Satanay Dorken
Dr Tony Wood studied French and Russian at Cambridge, and Russian at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, London. He is currently assistant editor at New Left Review, and he is working on a book entitled 'The Case for Chechnya'.
Satanay Dorken is a graduate from Birkbeck College, London. She is currently the Chief Executive of MARCCH, Medical Aid and Relief for the Children of Chechnya (www.marcch.org).
Film Showing: Chechen Lullaby
A French independent film, made by Georgian director Nino Kirtadze, depicts the human tragedy of the Chechen conflict as seenthrough the eyes of four veteran reporters. Their testimonies reveal the absurdity and hopelessness of the current situation and their own frustration as they watch civilians die on a daily basis in a war largely outside the concern of the West. The documentary was awarded numerous prises, including Prix Europa, 2001, Festival au Sloop, 2001, FILA, 2002 and Adolf Grimme Award in Gold, which is considered the "Oscar" of German Television.
For further details of the event, please contact hr@isoc.co.uk
