This Thursday, 7th of July, the cycle will begin with a presentation by vice-principal Guillermo Palao and the president of FASPS-PV, Lola Claramunt.  The first screening “Gurba, la condena”  Later, there will be a discussion with the audience, led by Ejaba Messaud, a student of Law and Political science at Universitat de València, and Maria Penya, secretary of  FASPS-PV.

On Thursday 14, a documentary titled “Hijos de las Nubes. La última colonia” (“Children of the clouds. The last colony”) will be shown.   The main characters are Javier Bardem and Álvaro Longoria (also director) and the conflict examined is the peak of political upheaval in North Africa in 2012. It looks into responsibility of western countries in this crisis, especially countries like USA and France, whose foreign policy is based on economic interests and who leave moral principles are pushed into the background.  The discussion will be led by Mustafá M. Lamin, a graduate of Hispanic Studies at UV, and Pepe Reverte, a lawyer and a member of IAJUWS.

The cycle will end with a documentary “Coría y el Mar” (“Coría and the sea”) about Saharan women who live in refugee camps. It is an audio-visual project which has been made possible thanks to great support by institutions and private donations. The discussion is directed by Hassina M. khadad, a graduate of Law and member of CEAR, and Diana Nava, director of the film.

This cycle is an initiative the objective of which is to make the Valencian people familiar with the reality of the Saharan people. The latter has withstood 40 years of occupation of its country, Western Sahara, and a great part of its population is in exile. “Through cinema we can transmit culture, and history of the people who are fighting everyday for their freedom. There are many documentaries and films which show the circumstances of the Saharan people Of all of these, we have chosen three documentaries which reflect this reality through various points of view” the organisers say.

The poster of the event