Nobelpriset, National Geographic och den Oscarsbelönade regissören Orlando von Einsiedel har samarbetat kring en serie med fem kortdokumentärer. Filmerna sprider kunskap om hur organisationer och personer som mottagit Nobels fredspris påverkar samhällen och människor runt om i världen. Den 20 maj lanseras filmerna via National Geographics kanaler och på YouTube.
Filmerna följer en rad inspirerande personer och organisationer: Ett team av kvinnliga yazidiska minröjare i Irak i deras försök att rensa marken från minor som IS lämnat efter sig. En rohingya-flykting som ser som sin uppgift att återförena familjemedlemmar som har tappat kontakten med varandra i världens största flyktingläger. En man som bygger benproteser för att hjälpa offer som drabbats under kriget i södra Sudan. Ett team av forskare som får ett ovanligt uppdrag i Moçambique som ska hjälpa oss att bättre förstå klimatförändringarna. En orkester i Sydafrika som använder musik för att få landet att komma samman. Alla filmerna är inspirerade av fredspristagare.
– Att få arbeta med Nobelpriset kring den här serien av filmer har gett mig möjligheten att få filma med några av de mest extraordinära och modiga människorna jag någonsin har träffat. Det har varit väldigt givande att få uppleva hur fredspristagare fortsätter att inspirera och stödja människor över hela världen idag, säger Orlando von Einsiedel.
– Filmerna kastar ljus på hur personer och organisationer som mottagit Nobels fredspris förändrar människors liv och formar vår värld till att bli mer medmänsklig. Samarbetet med Orlando von Einsiedel och National Geographic är ett spännande sätt att nå ut till en ny global publik med budskapet att vi kan alla bidra till en bättre värld i linje med Alfreds Nobels testamente, säger Laura Sprechmann, VD för Nobel Media.
Filmerna distribueras via National Geographic: YouTube.com/natgeo
Filmerna kommer även att kunna ses via nobelprize.org, den officiella kanalen för Nobelpriset.
About the films
In association with The Nobel Prize and distributed by National Geographic Documentary Films, the five Orlando von Einsiedel-directed short documentaries, produced by Grain Media and Rideback, each gives center stage to the legacy of a different Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
Into the Fire
In an area of Iraq destroyed by ISIS, Hana Khider leads an all-female team of Yazidi deminers in their attempts to clear the land of mines. Their job involves painstakingly searching for booby traps in bombed out buildings and fields, where one wrong move means certain death. Hana works for the Mines Advisory Group, an organisation who are part of the ‘International Campaign to Ban Landmines’, a coalition awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997. Into the Fire premiered at Telluride Film Festival 2019.
Lost and Found
In the chaos of the world’s largest refugee camp, Kamal Hussein is a beacon of hope. From his small ramshackle hut, and armed only with a microphone, he has taken it upon himself to try and reunite the thousands of Rohingya families who have been torn apart by violence and ethnic cleansing in Myanmar. However, in finding lost family members and bringing them back together, he is not just helping them. He is also finding peace for himself. Kamal’s work is funded by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1954 and 1981.
Lost and Found premiered at Telluride Film Festival 2019, and won the Audience Award at AFI Fest 2019.
The Lost Forest
An international team of scientists and explorers go on an extraordinary mission in Mozambique to reach a forest that no human has set foot in. The team, including some of the world’s foremost climate change experts, aims to collect data from the forest to help in our understanding of how climate change is affecting our planet. But the forest sits atop a mountain, and to reach it, the team must first climb a sheer 100m wall of rock. The scientist’s work is based on research conducted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. The Lost Forest will receive its world premiere on the National Geographic YouTube Channel on May 20th.
Still Human
In war-torn South Sudan, Makur Diet knows all too well the horror of conflict. Over ten years ago, he lost his leg to a bullet. Despairing for his future, Makur was close to giving up, until one day he was given a prosthetic leg, and with it a new lease of life. Makur now devotes his life to helping others who have been injured in the war to walk again.
Makur works at an International Committee of the Red Cross centre in South Sudan. The ICRC have received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1917, 1944 and 1963. Still Human will receive its world premiere on the National Geographic YouTube Channel on May 20th.
An Unfinished Symphony
The Miagi Orchestra is a South African orchestra dedicated to helping the nation overcome decades of violence, conflict and division through the power of music. The film follows two of its musicians: Tsepo Pooe, who grew up in Soweto Township; and Lize Schaap, who grew up in wealthy Pretoria. Through their eyes, and differing experiences of growing up in South Africa, we understand the enormous impact apartheid continues to have, but also see hope for a brighter future for the country. The Miagi Orchestra’s mission is inspired by the work and legacy of Nelson Mandela, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. An Unfinished Symphony will receive its world premiere on the National Geographic YouTube Channel on May 20th.
The Nobel Prize
Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been honoring men, women and organisations from around the world for outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for work in peace. The world’s most important prize rewards achievements that contributed to the greatest benefit to humankind in line with the will of Alfred Nobel.
Several outreach organizations and activities have been developed and expanded over the years to inspire generations and spread knowledge about the Nobel Prize through various public activities, exhibitions, meetings, events and digital publishing. The activities leverage the ability of the Nobel Prize to inspire people to seek knowledge, question the status quo and desire to understand and improve the world. These films, made in partnership with filmmaker Orlando von Einsiedel, is an opportunity to celebrate the legacy of previous recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize.
About Orlando Von Einsiedel
Orlando von Einsiedel is the director of the Academy Award-winning short documentary, THE WHITE HELMETS, which follows the lives of a group of heroic Syrian civilian rescue workers in 2016. The film was released as a Netflix Original and was also nominated for two EMMYs, including one for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking.
His debut feature documentary VIRUNGA charted the story of a group of courageous park rangers risking their lives to build a better future in the Democratic Republic of Congo. BAFTA and Academy Award nominated, the documentary won over 50 international awards including an EMMY, a Grierson and a duPont-Columbia Award for outstanding journalism. The film was also recognised for its role in protecting the Virunga National Park winning a Peabody, a Television Academy Honor and the prestigious 2015 Doc Impact Award. He is the founder of double Oscar-winning production company, Grain Media, based in the UK.
About National Geographic Documentary Films
Since launching three years ago, National Geographic Documentary Films has come to be known for excellence in nonfiction storytelling, releasing acclaimed films such as the Academy Award®, BAFTA Film Award and Emmy Award-winning Free Solo, TIFF audience award winner and fellow THR Docs to Watch nominee The Cave, Sundance and SXSW Audience Award-winning Science Fair, Emmy award-winning LA 92 and Jane (both LA 92 and Jane were included in the top 15 documentaries considered for an Oscar® in 2017), and Dupont Award-winning Hell on Earth.
About Grain Media
Grain Media produces a wide range of award-winning programming across film and television. They have won over 100 international awards across multiple genres including two OSCARs, an EMMY, a BAFTA, a Peabody and a duPont-Columbia Award for outstanding journalism. Recent credits include: Academy Award winning, Learning To Skateboard In A Warzone (If You Are A Girl) for A&E Networks, which also won a BAFTA and an IDA award; the Academy Award winning The White Helmets for Netflix, Emmy winning and Academy Award nominated Virunga – exec produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, factual series Moon Shot with producer J.J. Abrams, BIFA winning BBC and Netflix feature-documentary Evelyn, International Emmy nominated India’s Forbidden Love and BIFA nominated BBC2 feature doc Seahorse.
About Rideback
Rideback produces premium content film and television content for global audiences. Rideback films include “Aladdin,” for Disney; “The LEGO Movie” franchise and “It” and “It: Chapter Two” for Warner Bros.; and the “The Two Popes” for Netflix, which earned three Oscar nominations. Rideback films have combined for more than $5 Billion in worldwide box office. Rideback additionally develops and produces television for network, cable and streaming, including the upcoming reboot “Walker” for the CW. Rideback was founded on a simple idea: to be a community in support of creativity, a place where people and ideas pour into each other to elevate the potential of both. Visit www.rideback.com.