Title: World premiere screening of feature documentary He Named Me Malala
Date: September 2015
Venue: Ziegfeld Theatre, New York
Speakers:
Malala Yousafzai, Nobel ²Ù±ÆÊÓƵapp Prize laureate and UN Messenger of ²Ù±ÆÊÓƵapp
Ziauddin Yousafzai, Education activist and Ms. Yousafzai¡¯s father
Davis Guggenheim, Academy Award winning director
Event Summary:
The world premiere of He Named Me Malala, a feature documentary directed by the Academy Award winner Davis Guggenheim, was organized by CCOI in cooperation with Fox Searchlight Pictures and the Independent Filmmaker Project. A discussion with Malala, and her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, moderated by Mr. Guggenheim, followed the screening. The documentary presents the story of Malala, the young Pakistani activist for girls¡¯ education and Nobel ²Ù±ÆÊÓƵapp Prize laureate. The film recounts how she miraculously survived after being hunted down and shot by a Taliban gunman as part of the organization¡¯s violent campaign to suppress girls¡¯ education in the Swat Valley in Pakistan.
CCOI¡¯s Role:
CCOI collaborated with Fox Searchlight Pictures and the Independent Filmmaker Project on the organization of the premiere.
Related UN Issues:
Sustainable Development Goals - #4 Quality Education and #5 Gender Equality?
Girls¡¯ education
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