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In the Crossfire : Louise Arbour and the Battle for Human Rights

Item number (ISN):

433766

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

2006

Item number (ISN):

433766

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

CANADIAN TELEVISION FUND

Accession:

2008-0055

Media:

Video

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

2006

Release date:

2007-03-01

Production company:

Galafilm

Production credit:

director/script, Ole Gjerstad; producer/executive producer, Francine Allaire; executive producer, Arnie Gelbart; photography, Andrei Khabad; Bill Turnley; Gray Theobald; editing, Susan Shanks; sound, Hubert Macé de Gastines; Steven Blatter; sound editing, Roger Guerin; music, Dino Giancola; Janet Lumb; narrator, Alain Goulem; line producer, Sylvia Wilson; Natalie Dubois; archival research, David Shonet; Hugh John Murray; Masha Oleneva

Country of production:

cn

Distributor name:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Current distributor:

Galafilm Distribution

Description:

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Louise Arbour has what her predecessor called "the job from hell." She is the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights at a time when jihad and 'the war against terror' dominate world affairs and erode human rights.Arbour is a Canadian who, as UN's War Crimes Prosecutor for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, indicted Slobodan Milosevic. She served four years on Canada's Supreme Court before Kofi Annan gave her another platform for her activism and strong views of human rights. The film catches up with Arbour one year into her new job. The genocide in Darfur rages on. In Congo, Uzbekistan, Chechnya and Colombia, warlords and tyrants persecute and plunder. The UN embodies humanity's most noble sentiments but when the politics get complex, as in Darfur, the world body is paralyzed, its legitimacy in question. In the meantime, innocent civilians, mainly women and children, are deprived of their dignity and of their most fundamental rights. Arbour's experience as War Crimes Prosecutor has given her a reputation for toughness. Her new job description is more complex and far-reaching. As Arbour tries to reform her office and the UN while herself under attack, the crisis in Darfur deepens and the world demands action. Arbour is caught in the crossfire between the best of our human intentions and the ugly reality of big-power politics. Her tenacity and strong moral sense, rooted in her Canadian heritage and strengthened by her previous work assignments, give us hope. This film follows Arbour as she reflects, develops her strategies and organizes her troops and travels to places of crisis. The film also allows viewers to experience from within the step-by-step process of her battle for human rights. This vigorous and determined woman challenges each and every one of us with questions on how to confront today's human rights crises with compassion and determination. <43mn 16s>

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. Produced with the participation of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; RDI; and Radio-Canada Télévision.~2. Produced with the Participation of The Canadian Television Fund created by the Government of Canada (Telefilm Canada : Equity Investment Program) and the Canadian Cable Industry (CTF : License Fee Program); The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit; Quebec - Film and Television Tax Credit (Gestion SODEC); and the Rogers Documentary Fund.~3. Produced with the interim financing of National Bank of Canada - TV and Motion Picture Group.~4. Participants: Louise Arbour, Mary Fisk, Fannie Lafontaine, Allan Rock, Kenneth Roth, James Traub.~5. Synopsis taken from the documentary's website - http://www.huntforjustice.com/2-documentary-en.php~6. Digital Betacam copy [16:9 Anamorphic / Ch. 1&2: Stetreo mix, Ch. 3&4: Stereo M&E / Textless backgrounds at end].

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Vault ISN:

577328

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

12257AV

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

43:16

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

1112184

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

433766.MXF

Number of items:

1

Made from:

12257AV

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

1112186

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

433766.MP4

Number of items:

1

Made from:

12257AV

Status:

REF
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Conditions of access:

Open

Copyright status:

Under copyright.

Copyright owner:

Copyright owner: Galafilm Productions (IX) Inc., 2006.

Reproduction access:

with written permission of coyright owner : no donor restrictions

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