Doc Lounge Lund: It’s a Girl, 12 November

Doc Lounge Lund Presents the Swedish premiere of IT’S A GIRL as a pre-event for the MR dagarna (Swedish Forum for Human Rights). Together with a book launch of Petra Flaums new book ‘ANSVAR Gemensamt Ansvar – Sveriges Politik för Global Utveckling (PGU)’, and a fantastic line up of panel members ready for a great panel discussion, this event is not one you want to miss out on.

It’s a Girl By Evan Grae Davis / USA, 2012 / 63 min www.itsagirlmovie.com
In India and China, where sons are valued and daughters are burdens, millions of babies are killed, abandoned, or selectively aborted, simply because they are girls.
   The result of longstanding traditions and governmental policies, this devaluation of females has led to rampant violence against women and a growing female “gendercide”.
   A powerful and thought-provoking documentary film, It’s a Girl reveals this issue of “gendercide” by exploring the stories of the victims, families, global experts and grassroots activists. Shot on location in India and China, It’s a Girl asks why this is happening and why so little is being done to save girls and women.

PANEL DISCUSSION – After the screening
The panel will follow the screening and help to contextualise the issue from a multi -disciplinary perspective and problematise some of the themes that the movie brings out.
   We are honored to present our panel members for the night: Siri Tellier, Helle Rydström, Marina Thorborg & Petra Flaum. Moderating the panel is Roshni Kapoor.
NÄR: 12 November kl 19.00-23.00
VAR: Mejeriet, STORA SÖDERGATAN 64, LUND
ENTRE: 80 kr // Student 60 kr
GULDKORT 300 kr, ger dig fritt inträde till alla ordinarie visningar under hösten.