January Film Festival

Spend January getting ready for thinkBIG! We've collected five films that highlight the magnitude and scope of each of the four issues we're addressing in the conference. Join us for these fascinating, thought provoking films all through January! (Visit http://campus-map.stanford.edu for directions to the locations listed— the format is Building#-Room#).4 ISSUES / 5 FILMS

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
"Seńorita Extraviada"
January 9 at 7pm in 260-113
Seńorita Extraviada, Missing Young Woman tells the story of the hundreds of kidnapped, raped and murdered young women of Juárez, Mexico. The murders first came to light in 1993 and young women continue to "disappear" to this day (2005) without any hope of bringing the perpetrators to justice. Who are these women from all walks of life and why are they getting murdered so brutally? The documentary moves like the unsolved mystery it is, and the filmmaker poetically investigates the circumstances of the murders and the horror, fear and courage of the families whose children have been taken. Yet it is also the story of a city of the future; it is the story of the underbelly of our global economy.

HIV/AIDS
"Abstaining From Reality" and "Women: The Face of AIDS"
January 15 at 7pm in 320-105
Abstaining from Reality provides a snapshot of the Bush administration's abstinence-only approach to HIV prevention as part of its global HIV/AIDS assistance. This short film examines how these ideologically-driven programs are actually endangering the lives of the people they're supposed to be protecting. The film urges a balanced, comprehensive approach to preventing HIV infections by providing full and accurate information and a range of services that empower individuals to make informed decisions.
Women: The Face of AIDS traces the compelling stories of five courageous HIV positive women in four countries and the extraordinary grassroots organizations that support them. Of the 24.7 million people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, 59% are women.

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
"Anonymously Yours"
January 21 at 7pm in 260-113
In Anonymously Yours, four Burmese women's strikingly different life experiences come together to reveal an institution that enslaves them and as many as forty-million women worldwide in the fastest growing industry on earth: human sales. Clandestinely shot deep in the uncharted world of Southeast Asian sex trafficking, the film chronicles the merchandising of women commonplace in a land afflicted with staggering poverty and widespread corruption.


EDUCATION
"New Directions: Women of Zimbabwe and Women of Thailand"
January 29 at 7pm in 320-105
NEW DIRETIONS is award-winning documentarian Joanne Burke's series about women's empowerment in developing countries. Each one spotlights the critical role women are playing as community based leaders: providing education, inspiration and practical assistance to other women in their countries. Women of Zimbabwe focuses on a group of five daring women who have taken up the challenge of creating their own future in the traditionally male field of carpentry. Women of Thailand follows Rotjana Phraesrithon in her work with the women and children of Klong Toey, and reveals how her innovative programs promote schooling for children and provide AIDS and health eduction.

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The thinkBIG conference aims to inspire our generation to take action and help end the injustices and inequalities facing millions of girls and women around the world. The conference will take place February 1-3, 2008 .

For more information about the conference, please visit thinkbig.stanford.edu. To learn more about this film series, contact Ciara Segura at csegura0@stanford.edu. Event co-sponsored by Dance Marathon.