HOLODOMOR: VOICES OF SURVIVORS (UKRAINIAN FAMINE / GENOCIDE) POEFF aims to contribute to a culture of peace through international cinema, dialogue and programming highlighting individuals on the vanguard of peace activism and social change.Ī special category that the festival directors created 5 years ago to recognize short and feature documentaries that expose a subject that has received little or no media or public attention, but that shares a potent message, and a clear demonstration that change is needed and is possible. POEFF celebrates and supports independent filmmakers and their work from around the world on the themes of peace, nonviolence, social justice and eco-balance. The festival directors and review committee select entries into the festival and the award winners. Every film that played at the 8 th Festival (March 3-6 th) is eligible to win an award. (CHICAGO, March 9, 2016)- The Peace on Earth Film Festival (POEFF) announces the winners of this years film awards.
* with permission of filmmakers March 12, 2016Ģ016 Peace On Earth Film Festival Winnersĭanielle 8 TH ANNUAL PEACE ON EARTH FILM FESTIVAL Theirs is a story of courage, resilience, and activism. Luke’s Hospital’s pioneering Crime Victims Treatment Center in New York City, this film tells the real stories of four rape survivors and their struggles and ultimate triumphs on the road to healing.
UNAFRAID: Voices From the Crime Victims Treatment Center* But he puts his curse to work and creates beautiful art with intricate sketches of scenes he sees in his violent world, and the lives of people he doesn’t even know change in profound and significant ways. Because of ASD he endures ridicule and rejection from kids in school and his impoverished community. Michael is a 12 year old boy with autism. Winner 2016 POEFF Student Voices for Peace, Most Inspiring Story A New Color illuminates the social issues of our time and how the work of one woman reverberates throughout a community. When a deeply personal tragedy ignites a national outcry, everything that Edy has worked for comes into question. Long before Black Lives Matter became a rallying cry, Edythe Boone embodied that truth as an artist, educator, and great-grandmother. Peace On Earth Film Festival is pleased to announce partnership with O+: Chicago Festival, (July 8, 9 and 10, 2016) in the presentation of three POEFF Archival films:Ī New Color: The Art of Being Edythe Boone*ĭirected & Produced by Maureen “Mo” Morris,
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