A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers will be on PBS next year as part of the next Women War and Peace series. Please watch out for news about this!
Q&A With Co-Director Geeta Gandbhir at Bronx Documentary Center
There will be Q&A following our screening of A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers at Bronx Documentary Center in NY, Saturday, September 10th, 8PM. This screening is the final screening of the center's 2nd Annual Women's Film Series.
Screening at Sydney Film Festival
Nearly 1000 people showed up at the beautiful State Theater for our screening of A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers!
Humanitarian Award at River Run!
The River Run International Film Festival documentary jury surprised us with a humanitarian award for "A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers." We dedicate this award to the fantastic policewomen who traveled from Bangladesh to Haiti to serve as peacekeepers! We're honored to share their stories. (ScreenDaily)
Best Documentary at Bentonville Film Festival!
We're honored that " A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers" won the Jury award for Best Documentary at the Bentonville Film Festival, where women and diverse voices in media are championed.
And on mother's day weekend, we celebrate these female peacekeepers who fulfill multiple roles — as mothers, providers, and role models for their families and their country. They defy stereotypes. We salute them!
- "Bentonville Film Festival Announces Film Awards" via 4029tv.com
We're screening at THE Minneapolis-St. paul international Film Festival
Image Credit: The Film Society of Minneapolis-St. Paul
Save the dates! We're screening at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival:
Fri, Apr 22 at 7:00 PM, St. Anthony Main Theatre 5
Sat, Apr 23 at 1:20 PM St., Anthony Main Theatre 3
Filmmaker Nandita Ahmed attending
Screening at River Run International Film Festival
Producer Farihah Zaman and River Run programmer David Chisholm.
Great Q&A with "A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers" producer Farihah Zaman and River Run International Film Festival programmer David Chisholm.
Future screenings at the festival:
2:00 pm, Saturday, April 16 | UNCSA Babcock
11:00 am, Sunday, April 17 | UNCSA Babcock
Screening at the Atlanta Film Festival
We screened A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers at the Atlanta Film Festival.
Screening at the United Nations With Ban-Ki Moon
We screened A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers to a packed room at the United Nations. Panelists included UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN, Masud Bin Momen; Stefan Feller, UN Police Adviser in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations; A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers Co-Director/Co-Producer Geeta Gandbhir. Also attending: Executive Producer Irfan Izhar, Field Producer Nandita Ahmed, Editor Maya Mumma.
Screening at NYDAIFF
A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers screens at the African Diaspora International Film Festival in NYC: Fri,
Dec 4 @ 8:30pm; Sun, Dec 6 @ 2pm
Here and Now on ABC7NY
Writer/Poet/Activist Sonia Sanchez, ADIFF Co-Director Diarah N’Daw-Spech and A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers Co-Director Geeta Gandbhir talk to WABC Here And Now Host Sandra Bookman. Watch
U.S. PREMIERE at DOCNYC!
Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers premieres in the U.S. at DOCNYC.
Sat Nov 14, 4:30 PM, Bow Tie Chelsea Cinemas
Mon Nov 16, 5:15 PM, Bow Tie Chelsea Cinemas
A Journey of a Thousand Miles Goes to the Mumbai Film Festival
Co-Director/Producer Geeta Gandbhir
Our film will be screening at the Mumbai Film Festival, as part of the World Cinema program.
October 30, 2pm, World Cinema, PVR ECX 1 (Andheri)
November 1, 2pm, World Cinema, PVR Phoenix 4
A Journey of a Thousand Miles Premieres at TIFF 2015
"A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers" has its global premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, September 2015.
We are honored to share the story of these 3 extraordinary women; who are flag-bearers of bravery for their country, the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission, and their families.
Nancy Ajaponna named UNPol of the Month!
Nancy Ajaponna is honored in the March 2014 edition of MINUSTAH Magazine for her work as the Deputy Chief of Operations for FPU/SWAT. She is the first woman to ever hold this incredibly important position.
Nancy is one of several remarkable women that "Peacekeepers" follows over the course of one year's deployment in Haiti. Stay tuned for more of their stories.
Congratulations, Nancy!
"Peacekeepers" at Women in the World Conference
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy joined her fellow Women in the World co-host Tina Brown, President Atifete Jahjaga and Ambassador Melanne Verveer for a panel discussion about the role of women in international Peacekeeping. Video of their discussion will be posted soon.
Peacekeepers Honored to Be MacFound Doc Grantee!
Our team is thrilled to announce that "Peacekeepers" has been selected as one of 18 documentary films awarded generous donations by the MacArthur Foundation as part of their 2014 Documentary Film Fund.
To learn more about the other outstanding projects, please visit the following link.