SEX: F

Directed by: Laurence VALE

France. 2000. Documentary. 52min. Color. OV/FrS.

Synopsis

Two important events happened in NY which were barely covered by the media. From June 4 to 9 2000, at the UNO, the assessment of the application of the decisions taken at the Peking 4th International Women's Conference in 95. This demonstration reunited 8000 representatives from 180 countries and 2000 government organization members. In October 17th, day of the arrival of the World March of Women of which two thousand met Koffi Annan, to hand him the millions of signatures supporting the 17 demands of the march. I chose to meet informally with some of these women from différents countries. They all speak of the violation of the most basic human rights and the incredible difficulty women around the world still have just to exist. But the musical punctuation of festive images, full of energy and hope, from concerts of female band who were in NY, shows that the stuggle continue...

October 30th to November 3rd, 2002

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Partners 2002