Cover DAKILA and Active Vista Centre are gearing up to put together the 10th edition of the Active Vista International Human Rights Festival. Among their activities is the Philippine premiere of documentary film '11,103'
DAKILA and Active Vista Centre are gearing up to put together the 10th edition of the Active Vista International Human Rights Festival. Among their activities is the Philippine premiere of documentary film '11,103'
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DAKILA and Active Vista Centre are gearing up to put together the 10th edition of the Active Vista International Human Rights Festival. Among their activities is the Philippine premiere of documentary film '11,103'
English philosopher George Santayana, in his work, The Life of Reason (1905), asserts that "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." This is why DAKILA together with its educational arm Active Vista Centre seek to provide a space for the documentary 11,103 by filmmakers Mike Alcazaren and Jeannette Ifurung.
The film, which will be shown during the 10th edition of Active Vista International Human Rights Festival, features survivor stories of "state-sponsored violence during the martial law years of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos." The screening is open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis at the UP Cine Adarna on September 21, 2022.
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“We challenge the writing of our history and seize the way we close its pages. Our chapter is beautiful, for the chapter we write is of our struggle; to envision a nation out of darkness and to navigate in an ocean of despite-ofs, in-spite-ofs, and countless even thoughs,” Active Vista Int’l Human Rights Festival Festival Director Alex Poblete said.
"The price of democracy is eternal vigilance. Let’s not dishonour those who suffered and fought the dictatorship and paved the way for our hard-earned freedom in 1986. We have to fight for their truths. What kind of a nation will we be if we are founded on lies?" 11,103 Producer Kara Magsanoc-Alikpala stressed.
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Since its conception in 2018, Active Vista International Human Rights Festival has screened over 326 films, organized 96 forums, partnered with 577 organizations, and reached 361,025 audiences in sparking crucial conversations on human rights, history, and democracy.
This year, the fight to defend historical truth has never been more critical. Apart from theatre and online screenings of human rights-themed films, Active Vista International Human Rights Festival will also be having community screenings, satellite festivals in Cebu, Iloilo, Bacolod, Cagayan De Oro, and in the US; events centred on the arts such as Politikal ang Komiks, Politikal ang Komedya, and Politikal ang Pagtatanghal will also happen in the duration of the festival from September 21 to October 2, 2022.
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