View Event code of conductCome and join us for a screening of Sitting on the Fence, a powerful new documentary by film maker Daniel Cleary about the Aotearoa NZ response to the Gaza genocide. Director and Producer, Daniel Cleary will join us to introduce the film and asnwer Q&A.
Thursday March 12th, 5-7pm
Venue: University of Canterbury (Room tbc)
Please register for the film via this link here: https://forms.gle/ZuXyMZCxZoSJez1y8
Screening is free, however there will be a koha box set up for anyone wishing to contribute to the filmmakers expenses.
Is New Zealand complicit in a genocide? This inquiry into the inaction of the New Zealand government to what has happened in Gaza confronts uncomfortable truths.
Reviews :
“Sitting On The Fence” powerfully exposes the moral cost of neutrality, showing that choosing silence in the face of injustice is itself a position. It challenges viewers to reflect on whether staying ‘neutral’ truly means staying human. - Maher Nazzal, Co-Chair, PSNA (Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa)
Sitting on the Fence shows just how inadequate and morally cowardly the New Zealand government’s response to the ongoing genocide in Gaza has been. The country’s mainstream media have failed to hold the government to account by studiously avoiding interviewing experts on international law and genocide. Sitting on the Fence asks the important questions and has experts answer them.
An important documentary for anyone interested in what a principled response to genocide in the 21st century by a small country like Aotearoa (New Zealand) would look like. - Jeremy Rose - Journalist & member of Alternative Jewish Voices
“Powerful and brilliant! This needs to be aired across the country.” - Richard Jackson - Professor of Peace Studies, Otago University
“It will have historic significance” - Robert Patman - Professor of International Relations, Otago University
