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CCA 4 Friday 17th October
9.30-10.00 pm
Father
Ivan's Doors
Kristina Nikolova
Bulgaria 2008 / 4 Mins 20s
A glimpse into the life of Father Ivan- a priest who gives shelter to pregnant and homeless gypsy women in his monastery.
Trial of a Child Denied
Michelle Coomber
England/Czech Republic 2008 / 25 Mins
When
Helena Ferencikova was 19 years old and in the throes of labour with her
first child, she was told to sign a document. Only afterwards did she
realize she had authorized her own sterilization. Eleven years previously,
the same happened to Elena Gorolova. Both women are fighting for justice.
Helena has chosen legal action, and became the first Roma woman to win a case in Central Europe against the hospital that sterilized her in 2001. Elena addresses
international audiences to ensure this never happens again.
Recently, Elena found out that Helena Ferencikova was her cousin. Now she has
to contend with the thought that if she'd have spoken out when it happened,
her cousin might have been spared the same fate.
Helena and Elena's situations are a microcosm for the multiple sources of social
injustice facing today's Roma. Through their poignant and unnerving stories, this film unearths the shocking anachronism of the practice of forced sterilization that
continued long after the Communist mandate.
9.30-10.00 pm
Father
Ivan's Doors Kristina Nikolova
Bulgaria 2008 / 4 Mins 20s
A glimpse into the life of Father Ivan- a priest who gives shelter to pregnant and homeless gypsy women in his monastery.
Trial of a Child Denied
Michelle Coomber
England/Czech Republic 2008 / 25 Mins
When
Helena Ferencikova was 19 years old and in the throes of labour with her
first child, she was told to sign a document. Only afterwards did she
realize she had authorized her own sterilization. Eleven years previously,
the same happened to Elena Gorolova. Both women are fighting for justice.
Helena has chosen legal action, and became the first Roma woman to win a case in Central Europe against the hospital that sterilized her in 2001. Elena addresses
international audiences to ensure this never happens again.
Recently, Elena found out that Helena Ferencikova was her cousin. Now she has
to contend with the thought that if she'd have spoken out when it happened,
her cousin might have been spared the same fate.
Helena and Elena's situations are a microcosm for the multiple sources of social
injustice facing today's Roma. Through their poignant and unnerving stories, this film unearths the shocking anachronism of the practice of forced sterilization that
continued long after the Communist mandate.
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