Title: World premiere screening of feature documentary He Named Me Malala
Date: September 2015
Venue: Ziegfeld Theatre, New York
Speakers:
Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and UN Messenger of Peace
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 Peace 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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