"Speak up 4 Human Rights" - the Documentary

Early this year, we got in contact with the "Initiative Mittel- und Osteuropa" (Initiative Middle and Eastern Europe) because of their project „Speak up for Human Rights! Use new Media!”. In three separate workshop weeks (January-May 2012) they discuss human rights with 30 young adults from Belarus, Germany and Ukraine. In order to form a common basis, the participants learn about the past and present state of human rights as well as about how to promote t… Mehr anzeigen

The film intents to document the project and its participants who come from different political and cultural systems and represent parts of our European continent. How do they see their joint future, what are their desires, hopes and visions for their countries? What kind of external powers are they facing in their daily struggle to maintain their grounds and their human rights? And how do they relate to each other, what do they talk about, what do they le… Mehr anzeigen

While human rights should be the basis to our all behaviour, they must not be suppressed by regimes – it is of particular importance that those regimes do not succeed in blurring or cloaking the view on the people of those countries affected.

The documentary of this project shows a small part which stands for a greater part that should concern all of us.

The will for change, the curiosity and the openness demonstrated by the participants created a special at… Mehr anzeigen

The entire funding goes to the finalization/postproduction of the film, for which we will have to hire costly competences that we ourselves cannot deliver:
- Fine cutting
- Image and audio postproduction
- Coloration
- GEMA-free music production
- Graphic design

The required sum of 4.494 € is calculated tightly. If we achieve to raise more money, we will be able to guarantee for quality improvement. Hence, if we raise more than 100% funding, the money will go th… Mehr anzeigen

Sebastian Hasse studied computer science and drama. He ended up in the film business over producing interactive DVDs. While he works as an computer scientist half of the time, he devotes the rest of his time to making film projects. Among others he produces the intercultural web-comedy-series „Points Of You“: www.pointsofyou.eu. In the board of the non-profit organisation “Kunstwandel e.V.i.G.” he engages in the support of the free filmmakers and art scene… Mehr anzeigen