{"id":29595,"date":"2024-11-28T15:02:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T14:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/?p=29595"},"modified":"2025-02-06T12:24:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T11:24:10","slug":"impact-lab-2025-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/en\/pro\/news\/impact-lab-2025-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact Lab 2025 selection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull has-text-align-center\">The FIFDH programme for professionals returns for a 7th edition! <a href=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/en\/pro\/\">Impact Days<\/a> is made up of inspiring public events &#8211; both online and in person in Geneva &#8211; and an annual Impact Lab training programme for 12 international film projects.<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-image\">\n<figure>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2025-FIFDH-SOCIALMEDIA-IMPACTDAYS-SELECTION15-1280x720.png\" class=\"attachment-md size-md\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2025-FIFDH-SOCIALMEDIA-IMPACTDAYS-SELECTION15-1280x720.png 1280w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2025-FIFDH-SOCIALMEDIA-IMPACTDAYS-SELECTION15-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2025-FIFDH-SOCIALMEDIA-IMPACTDAYS-SELECTION15-854x480.png 854w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2025-FIFDH-SOCIALMEDIA-IMPACTDAYS-SELECTION15-1900x1069.png 1900w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2025-FIFDH-SOCIALMEDIA-IMPACTDAYS-SELECTION15.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>    <figcaption><p><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-image image-small\">\n<figure>\n        <figcaption><p><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Every year we:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Select<\/strong> compelling documentary projects from around the world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Train<\/strong> the selected teams to craft an impact strategy through our Impact Lab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Connect<\/strong> the teams with dozens of NGOs, international organisations and philanthropists in Geneva and beyond<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Today we\u2019re excited to announce our 12 selected films and projects for 2025, which we hope you\u2019ll find as thought-provoking as we do.&nbsp;This year we received a total of 196 submissions from 77 countries, with all 5 continents represented. Tough choices were made.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>From the world\u2019s oldest <strong>martial art<\/strong> empowering <strong>young women in India <\/strong>today, to <strong>Aboriginal Elders<\/strong> fighting for <strong>asbestos-scarred homelands<\/strong> \u2013 from generations of <strong>children born of rape during war<\/strong>, to a rural Black Colombian woman <strong>inspiring the nation to dream <\/strong>\u2013 from a <strong>California judge<\/strong> bringing to court a <strong>dictator accused of genocide<\/strong>, to a firsthand look into <strong>autism<\/strong> after years of misdiagnoses and <strong>forced institutionalisation<\/strong> \u2013 and more \u2013 our selection goes around the world to report and impact upon urgent causes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This selection was made by a committee formed by<strong>&nbsp;Abeer Bayazidi&nbsp;<\/strong>(Jordan),&nbsp;<strong>Lea Maria Strandb\u00e6k S\u00f8rensen&nbsp;<\/strong>(Denmark),&nbsp;<strong><strong>Prince (Austin) Nyambok II<\/strong> <\/strong>&nbsp;(Kenya), FIFDH editorial co-director&nbsp;<strong>Laura Longobardi&nbsp;<\/strong>and the Head of the Impact Days,<strong>&nbsp;Ana Casta\u00f1osa<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>more information about the committee below the list of projects<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/?film=timesup-kyrgyzstan\" target=\"\" title=\"#TimesUp Kyrgyzstan\" class=\"block block-image\">\n<figure>\n  <div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Above-and-below-the-Ground_ID-2025-1280x720.png\" class=\"img-cover\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Above-and-below-the-Ground_ID-2025-1280x720.png 1280w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Above-and-below-the-Ground_ID-2025-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Above-and-below-the-Ground_ID-2025-854x480.png 854w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Above-and-below-the-Ground_ID-2025.png 1878w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>  <\/div>  <figcaption><p><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fifdh.org\/en\/pro\/catalogue\/2025\/above-and-below-the-ground\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Above and Below the Ground<\/strong><br><\/a><\/em>by Emily Hong \u2013 Republic of Korea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Myanmar\u2019s first and only country-wide environmental movement, Indigenous women activists and punk rock pastors defend a sacred river from a Chinese-built mega-dam through protest, prayer, and Karaoke music videos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/?film=an-unfinished-journey\" target=\"\" title=\"An Unfinished Journey\" class=\"block block-image\">\n<figure>\n  <div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Cinderella-Unbound-ID-2025jpg-1280x720.jpg\" class=\"img-cover\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Cinderella-Unbound-ID-2025jpg-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Cinderella-Unbound-ID-2025jpg-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Cinderella-Unbound-ID-2025jpg-854x480.jpg 854w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Cinderella-Unbound-ID-2025jpg-1900x1069.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>  <\/div>  <\/figure>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fifdh.org\/en\/pro\/catalogue\/2025\/children-of-honey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><strong><em><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/en\/pro\/catalogue\/2025\/anatomy-of-indifference\/\"><strong>Anatomy of Indifference<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong> <br>by Ilinca Calugareanu \u2013 Romania, United Kingdom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Romania&#8217;s patriarchal society, a group of relentless women fights against a justice system that harms and silences child victims of sexual abuse. Will they be able to create lasting change or will the status quo silence them too?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/?film=all-rivers-spill-their-secrets-to-the-sea\" target=\"\" title=\"All Rivers Spill Their Secrets (To the Sea)\" class=\"block block-image\">\n<figure>\n  <div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Children-of-Honey_ID-2025-1280x720.jpg\" class=\"img-cover\" alt=\"Children of Honey\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Children-of-Honey_ID-2025-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Children-of-Honey_ID-2025-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Children-of-Honey_ID-2025-854x480.jpg 854w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Children-of-Honey_ID-2025.jpg 1495w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>  <\/div>  <\/figure>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fifdh.org\/en\/pro\/catalogue\/2025\/children-of-honey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em><strong>Children of Honey<\/strong><\/em><\/strong> <br><\/a>By Jigar Ganatra &amp; Immanuel Musa Marc \u2013 Tanzania&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three young friends on a quest to find the meaning of life in nature. A story told by the Hadzabe hunter-gatherers immerses us in a pivotal moment of their 50,000-year history &#8211; at a crossroads between old and new, as loss of land and alcohol addiction seeps into their once-peaceful community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/?film=brotherhood-of-weeping-men\" target=\"\" title=\"Brotherhood of Weeping Men\" class=\"block block-image\">\n<figure>\n  <div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Dissidents_ID-2025-1-1280x720.png\" class=\"img-cover\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Dissidents_ID-2025-1-1280x720.png 1280w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Dissidents_ID-2025-1-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Dissidents_ID-2025-1-854x480.png 854w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Dissidents_ID-2025-1-1900x1069.png 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>  <\/div>  <figcaption><p><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fifdh.org\/en\/pro\/catalogue\/2025\/dissidents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dissidents<\/a><\/em><\/strong><br>by Manon Loizeau \u2013 France<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This project is confidential; as such we cannot currently publicly disclose more information. We will contact pertinent organisations and foundations to organise direct meetings with the project team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/?film=hakuchu-munayta\" target=\"\" title=\"Hakuchu Munayta\" class=\"block block-image\">\n<figure>\n  <div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Igualada_ID-2025-1280x720.jpg\" class=\"img-cover\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Igualada_ID-2025-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Igualada_ID-2025-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Igualada_ID-2025-854x480.jpg 854w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Igualada_ID-2025-1900x1069.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>  <\/div>  <figcaption><p><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fifdh.org\/en\/pro\/catalogue\/2025\/igualada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Igualada<\/em><\/strong><br><\/a>by Juan Mejia \u2013 Colombia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In one of Latin America\u2019s most unequal countries, Francia M\u00e1rquez &#8211; a Black Colombian rural activist &#8211; challenges the status quo with a presidential campaign that reappropriates the derogatory term \u201cIgualada\u2019 and inspires a nation to dream.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/?film=hawar-our-banished-children\" target=\"\" title=\"Hawar, Our Banished Children\" class=\"block block-image\">\n<figure>\n  <div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/In-Front-of-Us_ID-2025-1280x720.jpg\" class=\"img-cover\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/In-Front-of-Us_ID-2025-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/In-Front-of-Us_ID-2025-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/In-Front-of-Us_ID-2025-854x480.jpg 854w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/In-Front-of-Us_ID-2025.jpg 1490w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>  <\/div>  <figcaption><p><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fifdh.org\/en\/pro\/catalogue\/2025\/in-front-of-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>In Front of Us&nbsp;<\/strong><br><\/a><\/em>by Inna Sahakyan \u2013 Armenia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A California judge finds herself on the other side of the courtroom in the most difficult case she\u2019s ever seen \u2014 bringing a dictator accused of genocide to The Hague.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/?film=i-made-a-mistake-coming-here\" target=\"\" title=\"I Made a Mistake Coming Here\" class=\"block block-image\">\n<figure>\n  <div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kalari_ID-2025-1280x720.jpg\" class=\"img-cover\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kalari_ID-2025-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kalari_ID-2025-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kalari_ID-2025-854x480.jpg 854w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kalari_ID-2025-1900x1069.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>  <\/div>  <figcaption><p><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fifdh.org\/en\/pro\/catalogue\/2025\/kalari\/\">Kalari<\/a><\/em><\/strong><br>by Maria Kaur Bedi &amp; Satindar Singh Bedi \u2013 India, Switzerland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kalari is enthralling young women in India. As the world\u2019s oldest martial art, it is becoming increasingly significant in a society where violence against women is both historical and a daily reality. We follow four women on their journey towards self-empowerment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/?film=ninxs\" target=\"\" title=\"NI\u00d1XS\" class=\"block block-image\">\n<figure>\n  <div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Queer-As-Punk_ID-2025-1280x720.png\" class=\"img-cover\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Queer-As-Punk_ID-2025-1280x720.png 1280w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Queer-As-Punk_ID-2025-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Queer-As-Punk_ID-2025-854x480.png 854w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Queer-As-Punk_ID-2025-1900x1068.png 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>  <\/div>  <figcaption><p><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fifdh.org\/en\/pro\/catalogue\/2025\/queer-as-punk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Queer As Punk<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><br>by Yihwen Chen \u2013 Malaisia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This project is confidential; as such we cannot currently publicly disclose more information. We will contact pertinent organisations and foundations to organise direct meetings with the project team.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/?film=pulo-bloodstream-of-the-kirike\" target=\"\" title=\"P\u00fcl\u00f6 : Bloodstream of the Kirike\" class=\"block block-image\">\n<figure>\n  <div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The-Myth-of-Monsters_ID-2025-1280x720.png\" class=\"img-cover\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The-Myth-of-Monsters_ID-2025-1280x720.png 1280w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The-Myth-of-Monsters_ID-2025-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The-Myth-of-Monsters_ID-2025-854x480.png 854w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The-Myth-of-Monsters_ID-2025-1900x1069.png 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>  <\/div>  <figcaption><p><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fifdh.org\/en\/pro\/catalogue\/2025\/the-myth-of-monsters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Myth of Monsters<\/em><\/a><\/strong><br>by Beatrice Leong \u2013 Malaisia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How far will you fight to belong? After a lifetime of being misunderstood, filmmaker Beatrice faces her own camera, revealing her autism diagnosis after years of misdiagnoses, forced institutionalisation and coerced electroconvulsive treatment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/?film=son-of-the-streets\" target=\"\" title=\"Son of the Streets\" class=\"block block-image\">\n<figure>\n  <div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The-other-side-of-silence_ID-2025-1280x720.jpg\" class=\"img-cover\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The-other-side-of-silence_ID-2025-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The-other-side-of-silence_ID-2025-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The-other-side-of-silence_ID-2025-854x480.jpg 854w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The-other-side-of-silence_ID-2025.jpg 1864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>  <\/div>  <\/figure>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fifdh.org\/en\/pro\/catalogue\/2025\/the-other-side-of-silence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Other Side of Silence<\/strong><br><\/a><\/em>by Dheeraj Akolkar \u2013 India, United Kingdom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wars don\u2019t end when peace treaties are signed. Gerd Fleischer travels to post-war countries collecting testimonies from generations of children born of enemy Soldiers\u2019 sexual violence. She urges authorities to create legal protections for children being born today.\u2028<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/?film=state-of-silence\" target=\"\" title=\"State of Silence\" class=\"block block-image\">\n<figure>\n  <div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/TRACES_ID-2025-1280x720.jpg\" class=\"img-cover\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/TRACES_ID-2025-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/TRACES_ID-2025-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/TRACES_ID-2025-854x480.jpg 854w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/TRACES_ID-2025-1900x1069.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/TRACES_ID-2025.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>  <\/div>  <figcaption><p><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fifdh.org\/en\/pro\/catalogue\/2025\/traces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Traces<\/a><\/em><\/strong><br>by Alisa Kovalenko &amp; Marysia Nikitiuk \u2013 Ukraine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The deep traces of trauma left within six women survivors of sexual violence and torture as a result of Russia&#8217;s aggression in Ukraine become a source of strength. As they come together, the women attempt to transform their ordeals into post-traumatic growth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/?film=laikipia\" target=\"\" title=\"Laikipia\" class=\"block block-image\">\n<figure>\n  <div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1120\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/YURLU_ID-2025.jpg\" class=\"img-cover\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/YURLU_ID-2025.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/YURLU_ID-2025-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/YURLU_ID-2025-854x480.jpg 854w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/>  <\/div>  <figcaption><p><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fifdh.org\/en\/pro\/catalogue\/2025\/yurlu-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Yurlu | Country<\/strong><br><\/a><\/em>by Yaara Bou Melhem \u2013 Australia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aboriginal Elder Maitland Parker is fighting to heal his homelands scarred by Australia\u2019s very own Chernobyl &#8211; the Southern Hemisphere\u2019s largest asbestos -contaminated site. For Maitland and his people the landscape is a living, breathing entity; when the land is sick, we are sick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selection committee:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Their individual experience as audiovisual and impact professionals, in-depth expertise, and wise advice made this high-quality selection possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/?film=waiting-for-winter\" target=\"\" title=\"Waiting for Winter\" class=\"block block-image image-small\">\n<figure>\n  <div class=\"ratio ratio-A4V\">  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"905\" src=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Abeer-Bayazidi_2024_N-B-679x905.png\" class=\"img-cover\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Abeer-Bayazidi_2024_N-B-679x905.png 679w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Abeer-Bayazidi_2024_N-B-255x340.png 255w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Abeer-Bayazidi_2024_N-B-453x604.png 453w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Abeer-Bayazidi_2024_N-B.png 795w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/>  <\/div>  <figcaption><p><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Abeer Bayazidi <\/strong>(Jordan) is an impact-driven storyteller with over a decade of experience in sustainability and corporate responsibility. She draws on her skills in outreach, communication, and training to support environmental and social sustainability initiatives. As the Training and Impact Director at Greener Screen, Abeer works with filmmakers, writers, and content creators to promote sustainable practices and social responsibility in the media and audiovisual industry.<br>In her role as a Sustainability Insight and Content Producer at The Climate Tribe, Abeer continues her commitment to environmental advocacy. As a co-founder of Common Good, she supports projects that integrate the arts with sustainability and equity. Her directorial work on Finding Oum Al Ghaith demonstrates her approach to storytelling as a means to address pressing issues and encourage dialogue in the WANA region (West Asia and North Africa) and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/?film=waiting-for-winter\" target=\"\" title=\"Waiting for Winter\" class=\"block block-image image-small\">\n<figure>\n  <div class=\"ratio ratio-A4V\">  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"509\" height=\"905\" src=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Prince-Austin-Nyambok-II_2025-509x905.png\" class=\"img-cover\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Prince-Austin-Nyambok-II_2025-509x905.png 509w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Prince-Austin-Nyambok-II_2025-191x340.png 191w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Prince-Austin-Nyambok-II_2025-340x604.png 340w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Prince-Austin-Nyambok-II_2025-955x1697.png 955w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Prince-Austin-Nyambok-II_2025.png 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/>  <\/div>  <figcaption><p><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Prince (Austin) Nyambok II<\/strong> (Kenya) has a storied background mainly in Strategic Communications, Media, Arts, Entertainment and Education. Circa 2013-2018 he was the host of The Great Debaters Contest, a national TV show that aired on Citizen TV and KBC Channel 1. He was also the Main Content Creator and moderator of Great Debaters Contest; Connect Edition &#8211; a spin-off of the main show.<br>Currently, Nyambok is the Communications &amp; Outreach Manager at DocA \u2013 Documentary Africa. There he\u2019s notably been involved in the Co-design of the DocA Real Reel Impact Program (RRI) that seeks to holistically support documentary producers\/filmmakers in the African continent with their Impact Campaigns. He is also the impact producer of <em>Our Land, Our Freedom<\/em> by Meena Nanji &amp; Zippy Kimundu.<br>Outside of film, he is the founder of a noisy music company called MAD Royal Entertainment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/?film=waiting-for-winter\" target=\"\" title=\"Waiting for Winter\" class=\"block block-image image-small\">\n<figure>\n  <div class=\"ratio ratio-A4V\">  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"905\" src=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/LEA_MARIA_STRANDBAEK_SORENSEN_PHOTO-602x905.jpg\" class=\"img-cover\" alt=\"Comit\u00e9 selection\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/LEA_MARIA_STRANDBAEK_SORENSEN_PHOTO-602x905.jpg 602w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/LEA_MARIA_STRANDBAEK_SORENSEN_PHOTO-226x340.jpg 226w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/LEA_MARIA_STRANDBAEK_SORENSEN_PHOTO-402x604.jpg 402w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/LEA_MARIA_STRANDBAEK_SORENSEN_PHOTO-1129x1697.jpg 1129w, https:\/\/fifdh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/LEA_MARIA_STRANDBAEK_SORENSEN_PHOTO.jpg 1362w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/>  <\/div>  <figcaption><p><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Lea Maria Strandb\u00e6k S\u00f8rensen<\/strong> (Denmark) est responsable de l&#8217;impact et des ateliers \u00e0 Nordisk Panorama. Elle est charg\u00e9e de la planification et de l&#8217;ex\u00e9cution des ateliers Impact et Doc Forward de Nordisk Panorama, et conseill\u00e8re de d\u00e9veloppement de projets, de cr\u00e9ation de strat\u00e9gies d&#8217;impact et de sensibilisation cibl\u00e9es. Lea travaille \u00e9galement comme gestionnaire int\u00e9rimaire du Forum de Nordisk Panorama pour le cofinancement des documentaires, o\u00f9 elle s&#8217;occupe entre autres de la mise en relation du forum et des r\u00e9unions individuelles entre les responsables et les \u00e9quipes de projet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FIFDH programme for professionals returns for a 7th edition! Impact Days is made up of inspiring public events &#8211; both online and in person in Geneva &#8211; and an annual Impact Lab training programme for 12 international film projects. Every year we: Today we\u2019re excited to announce our 12 selected films and projects for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":29606,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,26],"class_list":["post-29595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fifdh","category-pro"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29595"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33840,"href":"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29595\/revisions\/33840"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}