1 Sep 2009
'It is my opinion that the film Stolen portrays a situation of enslavement within the refugee camps of the Western Sahara.'
His book Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, and published in ten languages. Desmond Tutu called it “a well researched, scholarly and deeply disturbing expose of modern slavery”.
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2 Sep 2009
Asim and I are of the opinion that the practices described in the interviews are consistent with slavery as it is practised in neighbouring Mauritania and that the interviewees are credible...
I have read with much interest the statement issued by the Saharawi Republic, as you know slavery is a sensitive and particularly thorny issue for States. The denials are regrettably a fairly typical response consistent with those of States including Mauritania (in the past), Niger and Sudan. It is also a common practice for states to put pressure on victims to retract their statements.
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3 Sep 2009
Greens Senator Hanson-Young is putting questions with notice to the Minister for the Arts about STOLEN. Looks like the Polisario has prepared the questions for her!!!!
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6 Sep 2009
Ursular Aboubacar, Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa at UNHCR, told us and the Australian media in presenting her interview in the film that we manipulated her statements in the most abusive way and took them out of context for our own purposes. She says that never any case of slavery has been brought to the attention of UNHCR. Watch the interview for yourself and see if she had the same opinion in 2007...
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7 Sep 2009
Dear Kamal Fadel,
I note your request to remove footage of you from the film. We will not do so. This footage was taken of you, speaking in public against the film. You have no right at Law to demand removal of the footage and, given the relentless professional and personal attacks and accusations that you have made against us, we feel under no other duty to you.
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12 Sep 2009
We got back to the hotel exhausted and decided to have an afternoon nap before heading to TIFF opening, we were soooo excited, maybe too excited that we woke up an hour late!!! POOOOOHHHHHHHHHH we missed the red carpet and the opening film!!!
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16 Sep 2009
Today is the day we've come all this way for!! In about 7 hours Stolen will have it's international premiere and screen at the Toronto Film Festival.
The press and industry screening went well yesterday and the Sundance channel rep was rivited throughout the screening, intending to only stay for 20 minutes but stayed right to the end.
Tonight is the big one! Wish us luck... It's going to be great.
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17 Sep 2009
Stolen screened last night to a sold out audience at the Toronto Film Festival. Thom Powers presented the film and hosted the Q & A which went smoothly.
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21 Sep 2009
The Toronto International Film Festival is over and it was a great success for Stolen. Two sold out screenings, lively Q&A's and much festival buzz.
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Stolen a film by Dan Fallshaw & Violeta Ayala
A Bic Films / United Notions Film Production
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