Screening of The White Helmets & panel discussion

Speakers

Dr M. Rodwan Abouharb (UCL Department of Political Science)
Muzna Al-Naib (Babel Media Productions)
Dr Estella Carpi (The Bartlett Development Planning Unit)
Dr Elaine Chase (UCL Institute of Education)
Dr Anna Marazuela Kim (Institute of Advanced Studies)
Dr Tejendra Pherali (UCL Institute of Education)
Dr Ralph Wilde (UCL Faculty of Laws)

About the event

A Netflix original short documentary, set in Aleppo, Syria and Turkey in early 2016. As the violence intensifies, The White Helmets follows three volunteer rescue workers as they put everything on the line to save civilians affected by the war, all the while wracked with worry about the safety of their own loved ones. Moving and inspiring, The White Helmets (winner of the 2017 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short) is both a snapshot of the harrowing realities of life for ordinary Syrians who remain in the country, and a humbling portrait of the power of the human spirit.

Following the screening, a multidisciplinary panel discussion will reflect upon the issues raised, future of the region and human rights abuses within countries following the onset of civil war.