Film screening : Delta Force
- Světozor cinema, Vodičkova 41, Prague 1
- 28/01/13 20:30
Humanitas Afrika invites you to the third and last film screening of the series Environmental Stories from Africa
Delta Force follows the documentary film The Drilling Fields describing the struggle of the Ogoni people led by writer Ken Saro‑Wiwa to save their homeland devastated by Shell corporation. It underscores the close relationship between Shell and Nigerian military dictatorship, bears witness to the military attack on Ogoni communities and documents natural devastation. Neither strong international engagement is not successful and illegally detained leader Ken Sano‑Wiwa is finall executed despite massive protests. Much of the Delta Force footage was secretly shot by Ogoni themselves.
GB 1995, Director: Glenn Ellis, 52 min., English / Czech subtitles
Speakers:
Dr. Ing. Raymond Asuquo, MBA is a fuel scientist, environmental management expert and CEO/Managing Director of ZEOPOL, s.r.o.
Mrs. Petra Chaloupkova, Ph.D.Vice Director for International Relations, Institute of Tropics and Subtropics, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague.
Mr. David Stella, MSc.Mr Stella studies Environmental Studies and Evolutionary Biology at Charles University. In the past, he also studied Environmental Conservation in the UK.
Mr. Cleland Fiifi Afful, a Ghanaian Ph.D. research fellow at the Czech University of Life Sciences with special attention to food security in developing countries.
Martin Balcar, Campaign Advisor, Amnesty International
