YEARS OF LEAD: MEMORY AND IMMEDIATE HISTORY, MOBILE CINEMA FOR THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORY AND COLLECTIVE MEMORY
The Regional Human Rights Commission of Marrakech organizes a film caravan entitled “Years of Lead: Memory and Immediate History”, from January 18 to February 1, 2013.This caravan is organized in contribution to the implementation of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission’s recommendations, mainly those related to the preservation of history and memory.
4 Moroccan famous films dealing with the grave human rights violations that took place in recent past are scheduled for this mobile cinema festival.
The caravan is in line with a Program implemented to follow-up the implementation of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission’s Recommendations related to Archive, History and Memory (IER2). The Program is funded by the EU delegation and the Moroccan government.
This festival is organized in partnership with the Regional Academy of Education and Training in the region of Doukkala, the Regional Academy of Education and Training in the region of Marrakech-Tansift-Al Haouz, OCP Group (national phosphates corporate), the Delegation of the Ministry of Youth and Sport in the Province of Al Haouz and Marrakech School of Visual Arts (ESAV).
The four movies will be screened in Kalaat-Sraghna, Youssoufia, Tahanaout, Essaouira, Safi and Marrakech.