“The film shows the twisted layers of damage from war, twisted until the soldiers believe they must rape to win. Twisted until the viewer becomes engulfed in the twisted message of magic and enemy control and devastation. And you shout at the screen.”
– DeNeen L. Brown, The Washington Post, April 8, 2008
Screenings & Events
Public Screenings
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Past Screenings & Events
- Wednesday, October 20th @ 8:45PM: Barbican Film London, UK
- Barbican Film, Cinema 1 »
- A screening in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on the participation and protection of women in conflict and peacekeeping. In partnership with Social Development Direct.
Post-screening panel discussion to follow with the filmmaker Lisa F. Jackson and Sarah Maguire, Chief Executive of Social Development Direct.
- Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 @ 9:00 PM: Human Rights Films, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Campbell Hall »
- General public $10.00
UCSB Students $8.00
- Tuesday, April 20th @ 4:30 PM: University of California Riverside
- HUB 355 »
- Rape Awareness Film Series for Rape Awareness Month
- Tuesday, March 30th, 2010: Part of the African Film Series, brought to you by RUB Entertainment and AIM for Africa
- Tuesday, March 2 @ 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM: University of Wisconsin River Falls Screening
- Kinni Theater, University Center »
Followed by Q&A with the Producer Lisa F. Jackson
- Friday, October 16th @ 7:30 PM: CONGO IN HARLEM SERIES
- Maysles Institute »
- 343 Malcolm X Boulevard / Lenox Avenue (between 127th and 128th Streets)
Following the screening, a discussion with attorney/activist Joseph Mbangu, Aningina Tshefu Bibiane (Women's International League for Peace and Freedom), Sandra AM Bell (designer, Ndunga Public Art Project) and others TBD.
Co-presented by the Friends of the Congo
Suggested Admission: $10. Box office opens 1 hour before show time.
- Thursday, June 18th, 2009 @ 5:30 PM: Human Rights Watch Benefit Screening and Reception / Chicago
- Museum of Contemporary Art »
- 220 East Chicago Avenue, Education Center Entrance
Human Rights Watch International Film Festival Benefit Screening Program
5:30 - Reception
6:15 - Welcome and screening of "The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo"
7:30 - Remarks by director Lisa F. Jackson, followed by Q&A with audience
Please click here to purchase tickets or make a donation.
All proceeds benefit Human Rights Watch.
For further information, please contact Stephen Steim at 312-573-2452 or steims@hrw.org
- April 5th, 2009 @ 2:00 PM: Cinema Arts Center Women’s Series
- Cinema Arts Center »
- 423 Park Avenue
Huntington, NY 11743
Tel. 631-423-7611
Fax: 631-423-5411
For show times, call 631-423-FILM (3456)
Q&A with Lisa F. Jackson and reception to follow the screening.
- Tuesday, March 31st @ 6:30 PM: Yale “Visions of Africa: Contemporary African Cinema” film series
- Luce Hall Auditorium »
- 34 Hillhouse Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511
Sponsored by the Women's Center of Yale Divinity School, the New Haven Alliance for the Congo and the Yale Council on African Studies
- Friday, March 27th, 2009 @ 3PM - 4PM ET: Lisa F. Jackson on MyNDTALK Radio Show
- MyNDTALK “MAKING IT MAKE SENSE” (SM) WITH DR. PAMELA BREWER »
- PACIFICA NETWORK RADIO, WPFW 89.3 FM IN THE WASHINGTON, DC TRI-STATE AREA & LIVE ON LINE IN REAL TIME at WWW.WPFW.ORG
MyNDTALK celebrates Women’s History Month by devoting its programming to women. Each week you will participate in the lives of magnificent women!
FRIDAY - MARCH 27TH 3-4 PM ET
Meet award winning documentarian Lisa F. Jackson who will discuss the feature length documentary she shot in the Democratic Republic of Congo "The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo" and hear about her very special connection with the women she met.
- March 11th, 2009: Oslo Documentary Theatre
- Oslo Documentary Theatre »
- Akersveien 20
0177 Oslo
Norway Panel discussion to follow the screening
- March 8th, 2009 @ 11:30 AM: Best.Doks Munich
- ARRI KINO »
- Türkenstrasse 91
80799 Munich
Germany “The Greatest Silence” will be screened during a documentary season called “Best.Doks” at the ARRI Cinema Munich in cooperation with Human Rights Watch and the Munich International Documentary Film Festival. The screening will be followed by discussions led by the filmmaker, Human-Rights-Watch-staff, journalists and renowned experts on the particular subject.
- February 17th, 2009 @ 6:00 PM : The Enough Project’s “Raise Hope for Congo” Tour/ NYU Panel
- New York University »
- Rosenthal Pavilion at the Kimmel Center
60 Washington Square South Featuring discussion with:
Lisa F. Jackson, Filmmaker
John Norris, executive director, The Enough Project
Jimmie Briggs, Author/UN Goodwill Ambassador
Dayle Haddon, Actress/Activist
Sarina Virk, Congo campaign assistant, The Enough Project
- February 6th, 2009 @ 5:00 PM: Advocates for Congolese Women screening, University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC)
- ACW UCSC »
Join us for an evening discussion with Lisa F. Jackson, Patrick Vinck, Director of the Berkeley-Tulane Initiative for Vulnerable Populations, and Dan Fahey, a PhD candidate at UC Berkeley studying the causes and effects of Uganda’s involvement from 1996-2007 in the DR Congo.
- February 5th, 2009 @ 6:30 PM: Spark San Francisco screening
- Delancey Street Theater »
Featuring Q&A with Director Lisa F. Jackson
- January 28th, 2009 @ 2:00 PM: Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the United Nations screening
- Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the United Nations »
- 313 East 43rd Street
New York, NY 10017 Show your support for the women of Congo
The screening is followed by a traditional Malaysian tea.
RSVP by 24th January to reserve seats with names of attendees: unitedwomenallnations@gmail.comOrganized by United for Women of all Nations (UWaN), a dedicated group of UN Spouses, is working to raise awareness about the appalling violence against women in conflict areas.
- January 10th, 2009 @ 4:15 PM: “The Greatest Silence” in San Rafael, introduced by John Prendergast and Robin Wright Penn
- Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center »
- 1118 Fourth St
St. Rafael, CA 94901 John Prendergast, Co-Chair of the Enough Project, an initiative to end genocide and crimes against humanity, will introduce the documentary and discuss the film’s issues with actress Robin Wright Penn.
John Prendergast is an activist and author who has participated in numerous peace processes in Africa, including his service at the National Security Council and the Department of State during the Clinton administration. He co-founded the Enough Project, as part of the Center for American Progress, to help build a permanent constituency to prevent genocide and crimes against humanity. Actor Robin Wright Penn is active as an advocate for the Enough Project and its programs.
- November 9th, 2008 @ 7:30 PM: 92YTribeca
- 92YTribeca »
- 200 Hudson Street
New York, NY Filmmaker will be there for Q&A after the screening
