JANA CEKARA
Film Festival 2023
Jana Cekara Festival about the life and culture of East Turkestan region
JANA CEKARA
online festival schedule
September 8, day 1
7:00 pm
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7:50 pm
Official festival opening.
Welcome speech by the organizers.
Guest speaker: Rushan Abbas (founder and executive director of Campaign for Uyghurs).
8:00 pm
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9:00 pm
Screening of the movie "Nikah", live broadcast.
9:00 pm
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9:30 pm
Q&A session with Mukaddas Midjit (director of "Nikah").
9:30 pm
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10:30 pm
Open discussion
September 9, day 2
2:00 pm
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2:45 pm
Opening of the second day
Welcoming speech by the organizers
Guest speaker: Rushan Abbas (founder and executive director of Campaign for Uyghurs)
2:45 pm
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2:50 pm
Break
2:50 pm
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2:20 pm
Guest speaker: Rune Stenberg (30 min)
3:20 pm
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3:30 pm
Break
3:30 pm
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4:00 pm
Screening of the movie “All Static&Noise”, live broadcast
4:00 pm
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4:30 pm
Q&A session with the director of "All Static & Noise,” David Novak
4:30 pm
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4:40 pm
Break
4:40 pm
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5:40 pm
Open discussion
September 10, day 3
2:00 pm
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2:10 pm
Opening of the second day
Welcoming speech by the organizers
2:10 pm
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2:50 pm
Online lecture:
Speaker Aziz Isa Elkun (poet and SOAS academic, University of London)
2:50 pm
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3:00 pm
Break
3:00 pm
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3:30 pm
Invited speakers:
Mukaddas Midjit and Rachel Harris
3:30 pm
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3:15 pm
Open discussion
JANA CEKARA 2023
On September 8th, we invite everyone interested to attend the Jana Cekara Film Festival dedicated to the culture and history of East Turkestan, Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other peoples residing in the region.
The goal of the Zhana Shekara Film Festival is to raise awareness of East Turkestan as part of Central Asia, its identity, language, culture, and history. Our mission is to expand knowledge about East Turkestan and provide a platform for the analysis and discussion of documentary and visual research by contemporary directors and artists.
Films that have made it to the festival's shortlist:
▪️ Nikah
▪️ In Search of My Sister
▪️ All Static & Noise
▪️ An Unanswered Telephone Call
▪️ Druzhba Narodov
▪️ A Letter Home
▪️ A Song of Resistance
▪️ Dina
▪️ Qazaqs from the Xinjiang Camp
▪️ Testimonies of Camp Survivors
Film screenings will take place from September 8th to September 11th, with subtitles. During the festival, panel discussions and artist talks will also be held. The detailed festival program will be available on the Jana Cekara social media platforms and on the website janacekara.com.
Opening: September 8th, 19:00.
