“14 KILÓMETROS” (feature, Spain 2008, original version with German subtitles, 95 min – screening on 35mm celluloid!) by Gerardo Olivares on Wednesday, 28th October 2015 at 6:30 p.m. (1830) at Filmrauschpalast, Lehrter Straße 35, 10557 Berlin-Moabit 14km.org presents the sixth evening screening of the 2015 “14km Film and Discussion Series.”: In the semi-documentary film, “14 KILOMETERS – The Pursuit of Happiness” (Hausa/French/Tamasheq/Arabic with German subtitles), Spanish director Gerado Olivares tells the story of three men’s escape from Mali and Niger to Europe, highlighting the hardships of the route through the desert. The three men hope to cross the last 14 kilometers across the sea to reach a better life in Europe. Following the film screening, special guests and the audience will discuss the motives and conditions of fleeing and migrating from North Africa, as well as the reactions and viewpoints on migration in Europe. Attendance is free, donations are welcome. Facebook-Event The event takes place at Filmrauschpalast cinema, on the 1st floor of the Kulturfabrik's backyard building in Berlin Moabit: Lehrter Straße 35, 10557 Berlin. Press Kit "14 Kilometers" film (German) The discussion ends at 22:00 (10 pm) at the latest. Facebook event The 14km Film and Discussion Series 2015 gets sponsorship by budgetary funds of the Federal State of Berlin – Office for Development Cooperation. Further events are scheduled as followed: 18 November / 9 December The events are dedicatet to a single country or specific topic, in order to give an artistic-documentary impression . The ensuing audience discussion aims to include further informations by an affected person living in Berlin and by an scientific expert, always aiming to make links to North-South relationships. We express thanks for the support:

14km e.V. presents itself at the open Africa Days. We invite you to visit us on Saturday, October 17th 2015, at the Sprengelhaus in Berlin Wedding. At the same location and all around Berlin other associations, initiatives, institutions and companies with focus on Africa can be visited. The entrance is free. The events will take place in German language. During the complete period of time we invite you to get to know the volunteer 14km team in a personal conversation - we speak English as well. Press release (German): Afrika-Tage der Offenen Tür 2015   Programme overview (German)   Homepage Africa Days (German) The 14km programme on SAT, 10/17/15: 2:00 p.m.   Presentation of 14km e.V. 2:30 p.m.   Reading "Im Taxi" (Khalid Al-Chamissi) 3:30 p.m.   Presentation International Volunteer Programme 5:00 p.m.   Presentation 14km Film- and Discussion Series (incl. short movie screening)

The four guest discussing with moderator Carolin Bannorth: from left to right: Carolin Bannorth, Hervé Tcheumeleu, Sarah Reinke, Ahmad Hassan Arnau, Abbas Tharwat The Darfur conflict – told by local people, based on their own lived experiences. This was the theme of the fourth evening in 14km’s Film and Discussion Series, which featured Sudanese director, Hisham Hajj Omar’s documentary: “Darfur’s Skeleton”. From the outset, the audience was closely listening to the realities of Darfur as our guest, Ahmad Hassan Arnaud, himself having fled from the region, explained: “In Darfur, a village is burned every one to two days. But the media do not report it.” This 2009 film covers three dimensions of the war in Darfur: environmental destruction, persecution of the civilian population, and the role of tribal authorities in resolving the conflict. At the time of filming, three trees a day were being cut down in Kondowa forest – a rate that could soon lead to desertification of the region. In 2009, the forest is as good as dead. Nearby, in Otash camp, the home for tens of thousands of people displaced from their homes, inhabitants struggle to survive through daily life with close to nothing. For these refugees, selling the rare forest wood represents a scarce livelihood opportunity they are obliged to take, despite the protests of forest rangers in the film. “We have no choice”, the displaced declare. The Kondowa forest symbolizes a vicious cycle, which fuels the war in Darfur: a poor climate and limited arable land drives resource conflicts between neighbouring tribes, and nomadic and sedentary populations. In turn, hostilities destroy villages and force people to flee, leading to further exploitation of national resources in areas where thousands of refugees gather – as in the Kondowa Forest. Giving voice to the victims The sight of countless victims fleeing violence, which pervades the news and media, offers only an abstract context and encrypted figures. This documentary, in contrast, highlights the names, faces and voices of the victims. Aysha, for example, was shot and robbed in an attack in Guz. She lay alone and helpless in the village with her daughter until relatives were eventually able to rescue her, only for her injured leg to be amputated in Otash refugee camp, condemning her to a life of idleness. Half-smiling, Aysha laments: “How are we going to find the strength to cry?” By contrast, teacher Mohamed Adam, remains positive. He himself had to flee from home, traveling a dangerous route before reaching Otash camp. Having endured the experience, he is determined to pass on his knowledge to the children in the camp, so that they may tread a new, better path. In addition to allowing victims of the war to have their say, the film analyses the causes of the war, portraying the situation from their perspective. They speak of the responsibility of the central government in Khartoum, whose strategy of “divide and rule” and tactics using the Janjaweed militia has activated conflict lines and fuelled hostility between the Arab and African populations. Tribal leaders argue that with peace between the government and the rebels, conflicts between individual tribes would soon be reconciled. Yet, the government is hesitant to provide essential funding to tribes so that they might self-govern and achieve peace. Another obstacle to peace, particularly emphasised by political analysts, is the challenge of putting to trial war criminals and providing reparations to the victims – without which there can be neither peace nor an end to cycle of hatred. Holding the perpetrators accountable 14km staff Carolin Bannorth and Andreas Fricke The absence of judicial process was addressed by Sarah Reinke of the Society for Threatened Peoples in an audience discussion following the film screening. Tribunals at the local level and permanent mechanisms for prosecution are needed. At the international level, prosecution was not successful either. The International Criminal Court failed to hold President Omar al-Bashir accountable although he was indicted for his involvement in genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. Ultimately, the international community’s attempts to resolve the conflict have not been helpful. According to Sarah Reinke, the Doha peace process was not supported by international powers, with Russia and China blocking the UN Security Council’s ability to act. Hervé Tcheumeleu, executive director of the Africa Media Centre, pointed to the economic interests of large defence manufacturing companies, and to countries including Russia, China and the UK. Similarly, the impotence of the African Union (AU) on the issue has been evident, with Tcheumeleu arguing that “many presidents in the AU support Al-Bashir, as they themselves are in the same position as he is.” “A village is burned every one or two days” Hajooj Kuka by Toyin Ajao (CC) Ahmad Hassan Arnaud, a young Sudanese man from Darfur who has been living in Berlin for three years, lived through the war himself. “The reality is still clearly worse than shown in the film,” he informed the audience. “A village is burned every one or two days. But the media do not report it.” Sarah Reinke agreed: “After twelve years of genocide, the situation is very grim.” It was difficult to take a positive outlook away from the discussion. But at least the film ended on an optimistic note with a hopeful phrase: Darfur has a strong skeleton – and so long as the skeleton remains intact, flesh will once again cling to it. The director, who is currently working under the name of Hajooj Kuka, is receiving a lot of accolades and prizes, from Toronto to Luxor, for his second documentary “The Beats of Antonov.” This film, which explores the music scene of his home country, gives expression to something that is obscured by the palpable suffering in “Darfur’s Skeleton”: Against an identity that is imposed by the Government and which drives conflict, the only solution is to enthusiastically become aware of one’s own cultural identity. After the first film, we know that Darfur’s skeleton is not yet broken. After the second film, we will know that music can bring Darfur’s skeleton back to life. We thank our guests Ahmad Hassan Arnaud, Sarah Reinke, Hervé Tcheumeleu and Abbas Tharwat for helping us approach the difficult topic by sharing their personal point of views. Film links:  Film homepage Director’s CV Event organisation and moderation: Carolin Bannorth Coordination of the Film and Discussion Series: Andreas Fricke Text: Susanne Kappe Translation: Alex Odlum Photos: Silvia Limiñana, Caroline Bunge Organisation: The volunteer 14km Film Team The 14km Film and Discussion Series 2015 gets sponsorship by budgetary funds of the Federal State of Berlin – Office for Development Cooperation. Further events are scheduled as followed: 07 October / 28 October / 18 November / 9 December The events are dedicatet to a single country or specific topic, in order to give an artistic-documentary impression . The ensuing audience discussion aims to include further informations by an affected person living in Berlin and by an scientific expert, always aiming to make links to North-South relationships. We express thanks for the support:

“LIFE IS WAITING – Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara” (documentary, USA /Western Sahara 2015, original version with English subtitles, 59 min) by Iara Lee    on Wednesday, 07th October 2015 at 6:45 p.m. (1845)    at Filmrauschpalast, Lehrter Straße 35, 10557 Berlin-Moabit 14km.org presents the fifth evening screening of the 2015 “14km Film and Discussion Series.”: In her film, “LIFE IS WAITING – Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara” (Arabic/Spanish/English/French with English subtitles), director Iara Lee documents how the Sahrawis, the local people of Africa’s last colony, Western Sahara, continue to struggle for their independence from Morocco despite it being promised by the former colonial power, Spain, over 40 years ago. Following the film screening, special guests will engage with the audience to discuss the independence movement and the current situation in Western Sahara. Attendance is free, donations are welcome. The event takes place at Filmrauschpalast cinema, on the 1st floor of the Kulturfabrik's backyard building in Berlin Moabit: Lehrter Straße 35, 10557 Berlin. The discussion ends at 22:00 (10 pm) at the latest. Facebook event Additional film informations The 14km Film and Discussion Series 2015 gets sponsorship by budgetary funds of the Federal State of Berlin – Office for Development Cooperation. Further events are scheduled as followed: 28 October / 18 November / 9 December The events are dedicatet to a single country or specific topic, in order to give an artistic-documentary impression . The ensuing audience discussion aims to include further informations by an affected person living in Berlin and by an scientific expert, always aiming to make links to North-South relationships. We express thanks for the support:

Two Swedes, a camel and the wide Yemeni desert – all set for an adventure. The third evening of our 14km Film and Discussion Series brought opposites together, not only on the screen, but also off it in the Filmrauschpalast filled to capacity with a diverse group of guests. After the film, Amal Nasser, Yemeni activist and co-founder of ArabHub Berlin, and Mohamed al-Thawr of "The Youth Initiative for a New Yemen", discussed stereotypes and diversity, as well as women's rights in contemporary Yemen. The film's Swedish director, Mikael Strandberg, is a passionate and experienced explorer. According to a friend speaking on his behalf, Strandberg's message to the audience was: "It's very hard to be in Yemen and not to fall in love with the country". However, whether his film succeeds in conveying this same message while portraying the diversity of the country and its people's needs, brought up a range of opinions in the ensuing discussion. An Adventurous Perspective The film is shot from the perspective of an adventurer looking directly into the director’s camera. Right from the introduction, the audience is prepared for an expedition, which they watch unravel over 60 minutes from the comfort of their armchairs. We first find the two exhausted explorers in the middle of the desert, seemingly stranded with their camel unwilling to continue. There seems to be no way forward. We are then transported back to the starting point of the journey in the capital, Sanaa. There, Mikael Strandberg and the journalist Tanya Holm are eagerly getting to know Yemeni society, meeting a Sheikh responsible for negotiations over a murder case. Strandberg is impressed by the good atmosphere among the hundreds of tribal members and their ability to resolve such a sensitive dispute, with neither aggression nor the assistance of the state institutions. He is less impressed, however, by the ever-present weapons and dangers of possible terrorist attacks. After that episode, we accompany Mikael and Tanya on their gruelling trek through the desert of the al-Mahra region, witnessing the generous hospitality with which the humble local villagers consistently greet them. The adventurers travel by foot in order to get as close as possible to the locals and to try and reciprocate their warmth and curiosity. By contrast, negative images of terrorists and rebel fighters with their attacks, kidnappings and hate speech, hardly appear in the film – they were simply not encountered during the 2012 journey. And that is a key message of the director: in contrast to the negative coverage of Yemen in the Western media, it is important to paint a positive picture that emphasises the normality of people above and beyond the country’s troubles with violence. Diversity versus Stereotypes Amal Nasser, invited to the post-film discussion as an expert on Yemen, was left unconvinced by Mikael Strindberg's portrait of Yemen. She points to the early scene portraying the gathering of armed men, or to that set in a Bedouin tent where Strandberg explains to his hosts the workings of a GPS device, as examples of the unbearable stereotypes of Yemenis reproduced even in this film. According to Amal, the film does not show the reality of 9-to-5 professionals or cafe visits among friends in the way they would be captured by local Yemeni directors. Mohamed al-Thawr, however, disagreed. For him, it is clear that the adventurer is looking for exciting snapshots, as he would expect to find them on a dangerous wilderness journey. Of course, there is another daily life in Yemen, but it is not so interesting to document. Exploring Yemen's diversity has been somewhat of a personal expedition for Mohamed al-Thawr, who has spent his whole life oscillating between Yemen and Germany. 25 per cent of Yemen's population in the 1960s were Yemeni Jews. To meet a few of those who are still living in Yemen, Mohamed made a contact through his father's hospital, travelled to the Jewish villages and invited the Yemeni Jews to a meeting in Sanaa. "After the masks have been lifted, you can see thousands of similarities ," remarked Mohamed al-Thawr on the impressive experience. Women in Yemen: Emancipated or without Rights? For Amal Nasser, the lived diversity of a society is closely related to the ability of women to move naturally in public space. Unfortunately, this, along with the representation of women in political office, is rare. Although there are female Yemeni politicians, many are entangled in a corrupt system and do not pursue political programmes on their own. This is in contrast to committed young activists pursuing social goals outside of the political system. The role of women in society represented a controversial topic during the demonstrations of 2011. Dr. Yahya al-Thawr, Mohamed's father, is convinced that Yemeni women are in fact "very emancipated" as demonstrated by their important role in the demonstrations along with the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the female Yemeni activist and politician: Tawakkol Karman. Amal Nasser, by contrast, argued that Yemeni women protested as individuals, rather than on behalf of females. For her, it is unfortunately clear that most women in Yemen are oppressed, by fathers, brothers and other authority figures who constrain their free choices. As such, their primary struggle is to achieve their own rights as women, with other revolutionary goals a secondary interest. A Yemeni man in the audience agreed: "It is us men who say that women are supposedly equal in Yemen ". Yemen Today Today's violent situation in Yemen has extinguished the hopeful mood that permeated the country in 2011 after the overthrow of Ali Abdullah Saleh. "The war is a disaster," summarised Mohamed al-Thawr. But this declaration of love, as director Mikael Strandberg describes his film about Yemen, represents at least a small positive beacon amidst a sea of terrible events. Thanks to Amal Nasser and Mohamed al-Thawr for contributing to the fascinating discussion and for providing their interesting insights into the social and political situation in Yemen. Movie links: Film homepage Distribution Information Director’s comment Event Presentation and Moderation: Hussein Ben Amor On site coordination: Andreas Fricke Text: Susanne Kappe Translation: Alex Odlum Photos: Jana Vietze Programme: the 14km Volunteer Film Team The 14km Film and Discussion Series 2015 gets sponsorship by budgetary funds of the Federal State of Berlin – Office for Development Cooperation. The 14km Film Database offers an additional collection of films from and about Yemen, including shorts, documentaries and feature movies. The media collective "# Support Yemen" is producing videos like the short film "The Melody of our Alienation".  You find a tv documentary made by interviews of yemeni women on the revolution. The upcoming Film and Discussion Event takes place on September 16th and will be about Sudan. Read more about the date and the film screening of "Darfur's Sceleton". Further events are scheduled as followed: 07 October / 28 October / 18 November / 9 December The events are dedicatet to a single country or specific topic, in order to give an artistic-documentary impression . The ensuing audience discussion aims to include further informations by an affected person living in Berlin and by an scientific expert, always aiming to make links to North-South relationships. We express thanks for the support:

“Darfur's Skeleton” (USA 2009, original Arabic version with English subtitles, 52 mins) by Hisham Haj Omar on Wednesday, 16 September 2015 at 18:45 (6:45 pm) at Filmrauschpalast cinema, Lehrter Strasse 35, 10557 Berlin-Moabit 14km.org presents the fourth event of the 14km Film and Discussion Series 2015: The film “Darfur's Skeleton” (Arabic with English subtitles) focuses on explaining the causes of the conflict and the citizen suffering resulting from the war in Darfur. Sudanese director Hisham Haj Omar a.k.a. hajooj creates a moving and original statement of Darfurians experiencing the crisis first-hand, including the environmental and social effects of the civil war in Darfur. The movie is followed by a moderated open conversation and audience discussion with invited guests to deepen insights about the history of the Darfur conflict and consequences for today's society and politics in Sudan. Attendance is free, donations are welcome. The event takes place at Filmrauschpalast cinema on the 1st floor of the Kulturfabrik's backyard building  in Berlin Moabit: Lehrter Straße 35, 10557 Berlin. The discussion ends at 22:00 (10 pm) at the latest. Facebook event Film links:  Film homepage  Director's CV The 14km Film and Discussion Series 2015 gets sponsorship by budgetary funds of the Federal State of Berlin – Office for Development Cooperation. Further events are scheduled as followed: 07 October / 28 October / 18 November / 9 December The events are dedicatet to a single country or specific topic, in order to give an artistic-documentary impression . The ensuing audience discussion aims to include further informations by an affected person living in Berlin and by an scientific expert, always aiming to make links to North-South relationships. We express thanks for the support:

„EXPEDITION YEMEN. 126 Degrees in the Shade.“ (Documentary, Sweden 2014, in the original with English subtitles, 58 mins) by Mikael Strandberg     on Wednesday, 26 August 2015 at 18:45 (6:45 pm)     at Filmrauschpalast cinema, Lehrter Strasse 35, 10557 Berlin Moabit 14km.org presents the third event of the 14km Film and Discussion Series 2015: Getting to know more about Yemen is the issue of 14km's August event. The evening starts with the film "Expedition Yemen" (English, Arabic and Swedish with English subtitles) in which Mikael Strandberg discovers the country with his European adventurer's eyes. He documents his experiment to travel through the country by camel, showing his experiences and encounters in a state which is considered to be one of the most dangerous on earth for western tourists. The following open conversation and audience discussion with invited guests will improve the picture of Yemen with Yemenite guests and scientific expertise. In addition to insights in Yemen's culture, the current social and political situation will be discussed. The discussion will be held in German. Attendance is free, donations are welcome. The event takes place at Filmrauschpalast cinema on the 1st floor of the Kulturfabrik's backyard building  in Berlin Moabit: Lehrter Straße 35, 10557 Berlin. The discussion ends at 22:00 (10 pm) at the latest. Facebook-Event Movie links: Film homepage Distribution Information Director's comment The 14km Film and Discussion Series 2015 gets sponsorship by budgetary funds of the Federal State of Berlin – Office for Development Cooperation. Further events are scheduled as followed: 16 September / 07 October / 28 October / 18 November / 9 December The events are dedicatet to a single country or specific topic, in order to give an artistic-documentary impression . The ensuing audience discussion aims to include further informations by an affected person living in Berlin and by an scientific expert, always aiming to make links to North-South relationships.   We express thanks for the support:        

"Turtles Can Fly" (Iran/Iraq/France, 2004, in the original with German subtitles, 98 mins) by Bahman Ghobadi on Wednesday, 22 July 2015 at 18:30 (6:30 pm) at Filmrauschpalast cinema, Lehrter Strasse 35, 10557 Berlin Moabit 14km.org presents the second event of the 14km Film and Discussion Series 2015. Discussing the consequences of war and flight for children is the issue of our next film screening. We screen the award-winning feature movie Turtles Can Fly (inter alia The Golden Shell at 52nd San Sebastian Film Festival 2004 and the Peace Film Award at Berlinale 2005) by Bahman Ghobadi in Kurdish with German subtitles and in the 35mm celluloid version. The movie tells the story of thirteen-year-old Satellite, who is the leader of a children's gang that collects mines in the borderland of Northern Iraq to sell them at the local black market, and the war-traumatized Agrin. Shortly before the 2003 American invasion of Iraq both meet in a refugee camp. The following open conversation and audience discussion with invited experts will scrutinize the effects of war and escape on children as well as the actual situation in Northern Iraq. The discussion will be held in German.   Attendance is free, donations are welcome. The event takes place at Filmrauschpalast cinema at the Kulturfabrik in Berlin Moabit (Lehrter Straße 35, 10557 Berlin). The discussion ends around 22:00 (10 pm) at the latest. Facebook event Background information: Producation company "Turtles Can Fly" Kurdish film distributor in Germany   The 14km Film and Discussion Series 2015 gets sponsorship by budgetary funds of the Federal State of Berlin – Office for Development Cooperation. Further events are scheduled as followed: 26 August / 16 September / 07 October / 28 October / 18 November / 9 December The events are dedicatet to a single country or specific topic, in order to give an artistic-documentary impression . The ensuing audience discussion aims to include further informations by an affected person living in Berlin and by an scientific expert, always aiming to make links to North-South relationships.   We express thanks for the support:                

Last Wednesday we launched our annual 14km Film and Discussion Series at Filmrauschpalast in Moabit. As opening movie we screened “Azul” of Tunisian film maker Wassim Korbi who himself belongs to the indigenous group of Imazighen (sg. Amazigh, often called “Berbers”) in Tunisia. Following the screening, Abderrahmane Ammar, Berber-Expert, sociologist at Humboldt University Berlin, and freelance journalist, shared his insights into the Amazigh culture as well as into the political and social situation of the indigenous population in North Africa today. The film accompanies the director’s journey to his father’s ancestral village in search for his cultural roots. “Azul” is the greeting in Tamazight, the language of the Berbers, and language is one of the main topics that move the Berbers who are portrayed in the film. They proudly present themselves in front of their culture’s centuries-old ruins of historical buildings, or otherwise, in the deserted streets of run-down villages. They want to be recognized as indigenous population with their own history, culture, and language, and they grasp the opportunity after the opening-up of the political space after the 2011 Tunisian revolution to speak out about this wish for recognition. The history of the Berbers today living in Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, and Egypt, is marked by domination of foreign people in their home countries – first by Romans, then Arabs, and later by the French and Italian. “Adaptation and rebellion” – these were the only options open for the Berbers under foreign rule, explained sociologist and himself a Moroccan Berber, Abderrahmane Ammar, who was invited as speaker for the ensuing discussion. They, as “free men”, how the term “Imazighen” can be translated into English, mostly opted for non-adaptation and retreated into the mountain regions to practice their culture in their families and escape prosecution by foreign rulers. Tattoos were one means of rebellion. The signs and ornaments decorating the back of men’s hands tell about tribal belonging and religion – and they were forbidden under Muslim rule. Today, the youth chooses other means to express their identity and to combat discrimination. In the movie, young men use rap to gain attention both in their own community and in the society as a whole. There is still reason to rebel. In Tunisia, under the governments of Bourguiba and Ben Ali, a strict nationalist policy put Arabs and Arabic into focus, as the Berbers portrayed in the movie complain. Berber culture, by contrast, was used as a folkloristic decoration to attract tourists and earn money. Representatives of this Arab nationalistic stance are among today’s political decision makers, as well as agents of political Islam who sometimes decry Berbers as atheists or rant against the role of women in Berber culture. A young Tunisian woman in the film accordingly paints the picture of the “Mère Amazigh”, the Amazigh mother, who with her status as free woman who has her own history and tradition acts as a symbol for the political opposition. In fact, women have a strong standing in some Berber tribes, as Mr. Ammar clarified in the debate. The Tuareg people for example favor women in the law of succession and women are free to choose their husband without parental intrusion. The debate with the guests, among whom there were some Tunisians, centered on the socio-political situation today and perspectives for the different North African countries. Mr. Ammar stressed that especially in some countries population statistics tend to be manipulated to understate the share of Berbers amongst the populace and to force them into a minority role. In fact, Mr. Ammar said, Berbers form the majority in Morocco, whereas they represent about half the populace in Tunisia and Libya, and there are 10.000 Berbers living in Egypt. The legal situation is best in Morocco, where they obtained political recognition in 2011. Tamazight is now an official language in Morocco. In Algeria, on the other hand, legal recognition took place early, but economic discrimination lingers. Therefore, an independency movement has grown in the Kabyle. After suffering from discrimination under Gaddafi, Berbers in Libya now fight for recognition. In Egypt, this struggle is fought mainly in intellectual debate. In Tunisia, the young generation looks at its origin and cultural identity with freshly gained pride. Only with higher education and international experience is it that today’s youth is able to overcome their parents’ feeling of shame who did not oppose against the reigning opinion of the stupid “barbarians”. Although they have not yet found a structure for their political lobbying, one of the best examples for the recent rise in self confidence is exactly this movie by Wassim Korbi – “Azul”: Hello, here we are! Many thanks to Abderrahmane Ammar for the interesting insights and to all guests for joining the screening and the vivid debate! In charge of the event and presentation: Andreas Fricke Text: Susanne Kappe Photos: Silvia Liminiana Organisation: the volunteer 14km Film Team Please find further movies and films about Amazigh (Berber) in the 14km Film Database. The webpage Tlaxcala documents the Amazigh language. Thanks to our guests Hamid Behetschi for this tip. International Amazigh webpage. The 14km Film and Discussion Series 2015 gets sponsorship by budgetary funds of the Federal State of Berlin – Office for Development Cooperation. Subject of the upcomming event are CHILDREN in (civil) war and as refugees. 14km presents the feature and winner of numerous awards "Schildkröten können fliegen" ('Turtles Can Fly'') by Bahman Ghobadi (Iran/Iraq, 2005) in the original (Kurdish) with German subtitles. Date: Wednesday, 22nd of July, starting at 6.30 pm (18:30) at Filmrauschpalast Berlin Moabit. Further events are scheduled as followed: 26 August / 16 September / 07 October / 28 October / 18 November / 9 December We express thanks for the support:    

 "AZUL" (Documentary, Tunisia, 2013, in the original with subtitles, 43 mins) by Wassim Korbi on Wednesday, 24 June 2015 at 18:30 (6:30 pm) at Filmrauschpalast cinema, Lehrter Strasse 35, 10557 Berlin Moabit 14km.org presents the first event of the 14km Film and Discussion Series 2015. The event's subject is the indigenous Amazigh (Berber) culture in Tunisia, including their role as a minority in the Tunisian society. 14km screens the Tunisian documentary "AZUL" by Wassim Korbi in the original (Arabic, French, Tamazigh) with English subtitles. The director gives an insight into his personal journey to his father's village, situated in an area where the culture of the Amazigh is still visible and alive. Korbi provides a perspective on the Amazigh culture and their situation in Tunisia until June 2013. The film will be followed by an open conversation and audience discussion, in order to deepen insights and information about the Amazigh (Berber) and their current political and social situation in Tunisia. Invited are: Khouloud Madhaoui (Amazigh, film maker) and Abderrahmane Ammar (Berber expert and sciologist at Humboldt University Berlin; freelance journalist). Attendance is free, donations are welcome. The event takes place at Filmrauschpalast cinema at the Kulturfabrik in Berlin Moabit (Lehrter Straße 35, 10557 Berlin). The discussion ends around 21:30 (9:30 pm) at the latest. Facebook event The 14km Film and Discussion Series 2015 gets sponsorship by budgetary funds of the Federal State of Berlin – Office for Development Cooperation. Further events are scheduled as followed: 22 July / 26 August / 16 September / 07 October / 28 October / 18 November / 9 December The events are dedicatet to a single country or specific topic, in order to give an artistic-documentary impression . The ensuing audience discussion aims to include further informations by an affected person living in Berlin and by an scientific expert, always aiming to make links to North-South relationships.   We express thanks for the support: