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    Life is Waiting: Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara

    Iara LEE 2015 Western Sahara & USA Documentary color 59min Hassaniya Arabic, Sp DCP
    In 1975, people of Western Sahara were promised freedom by departing Spanish rulers. 40 years later, it remains Africa's last colony. This film chronicles the everyday violence experienced by Sahrawis living under Moroccan occupation. In spite of this dangerous environment, a new movement, with youth at its center, is rising to challenge human rights abuses and to demand the long promised referendum on freedom. These are the aspiring voices of a desert people for whom the era of colonialism never ended.

    Director

    Iara LEE

    LEE is a Brazilian of Korean decent, an activist, and a filmmaker. In 2010, she released a feature-length documentary, Cultures of Resistance, which explores how creative action contributes to conflict prevention and resolution. She also founded "the Cultures of Resistance Network," an organization that promotes global solidarity to secure peace and social justice, bringing together artists around the world.

    Director's Statement ▾

    Iara LEE
    • 2015《革命．饒舌．撒哈拉》Life is Waiting: Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara
    • 2013 The Kalasha and the Crescent
    • 2012 The Suffering Grasses: When Elephants Fight, it is the Grass that Suffers
    • 2010《文化抗爭》Cultures of Resistance
    • 1998 Modulations: Cinema for the Ear
    • 1996 Synthetic Pleasures

    Director & Producer/ Iara LEE
    Cinematographer/ Jose Yeray MARTIN
    Editor/ Martin ELLER
    Sound/ Jordi Oriola FOLCH

    Caipirinha Productions
    Gillian MAXWELL
    asst2log@culturesofresistance.org

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