All Static & Noise + Behind the Mask + Talk: No Escape - The Battle of Uyghurs in exile

Synopsis

Double screening and panel talk discussing the persecution of the Uyghur population.

Screenings

This talk requires a ticket to the screening of «All Static and Noise».

The Chinese persecution of the Turkic-speaking Uyghur population in Western China has led to the detention of more than a million Uyghurs, kept in concentration camps, tortured and utilized in forced labour. Both films «Behind the Mask» and «All Static & Noise» examine the struggles of those who escaped from China, their battle for international awareness and justice from the Chinese regime.

After the screening of the short film «Behind the Mask», there will be a talk with Håvard Bustnes, director of «Behind the Mask», and Abduweli Ayup, protagonist in «Behind the Mask», Uyghur former political prisoner and in the Norwegian PEN Cities of Refuge program in Bergen.

Following this, there will be a panel talk: How to fight the Uyghur persecution.

Panel:
Abduweli Ayup, protagonist in «Behind the Mask» and All Static and Noise, Uyghur former political prisoner and in the Norwegian PEN Cities of Refuge program in Bergen.
Adiljan Abdurihim, project leader Uyghur Transitional Justice Database
David Novack, director of «All Static and Noise»
Harald Bøckmann, Sinologist, member of The China Selection Committee of Norwegian PEN
Moderator: Kristoffer Rønneberg, journalist i Aftenposten

After the panel there will be a short break before the screening of «All Static & Noise».

This event is in collaboration with Uyghur Transitional Justice Database, Journeyman Pictures and The China Selection Committee of Norwegian PEN.

Before and after the event the Uyghur Transitional Justice Database invites the audience to try their VR-experience of the detention camps, 3D-modeled after witness testimonies from survivors.