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NY / RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman opens the exhibit of the "Art in All of Us," based on a book that features children's photography, poetry and art. She also introduces UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Lucy Liu and filmmaker Guy Jacobson, who screened their film, "Redlight," about child trafficking in Cambodia. The events are leading up to the Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child on November 20th. UNICEF

Duration:02:05Date:04 November 2009

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United Nations Children's Fund, SPECIAL GROUPS, HUMAN RIGHTS, CULTURE

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STORY: NEW YORK / RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
TRT: 2:05
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: English

DATELINE: 3 NOVEMBER 2009, NEW YORK CITY

SHOTLIST:

1. Med shot, man looking at photo
2. Wide shot, photo exhibit “192 countries”
3. Wide shot, audience
4. Med shot, pan right CRC banner to photo exhibit
5. Med shot, Ann M. Veneman with Anthony Asael, holding book
6. Med shot, man looking at photo
7. Wide shot, photo wall
8. Close up, photo
9. Wide shot, Lucy Liu at podium
10. Med shot, Guy Jacobson at podium
11. Wide shot, audience
12. Med shot, audience
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Ann M. Veneman, UNICEF Executive Director: 
“Photography and film are powerful means of shining a spotlight on issues that are often left in the dark.”
14. Various shots, trailer for “Redlight” documentary
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Guy Jacobson, Co-producer, Director, “Redlight”:
“It’s a very inspirational story. Not of the gloom and doom of how horrible things are but to the contrary, how incredible people on the ground have been able to make a dent into this problem even in the most difficult situation.”
16. Various shots, photos in exhibit
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony Asael, Founder of Art in All of Us:
“Sometimes they fear in some countries to speak out,” said Anthony Asael, Founder, Art in All of Us. “So having a camera or having pencils or using their hands, it’s a lot easier for them to express themselves; it is a very good opportunity that each kid in the world can grab that opportunity to speak out, and give their own opinion and express themselves.”
18. Various shots, audience
19. Wide shot, photo exhibit
20. Med shot, documentary screening

STORYLINE:

Art and film came together to showcase child rights during a special event in the lead-up to the 20th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, at UNICEF headquarters.

UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman opened the exhibit of the “Art in All of Us,” based on a book that features children’s photography, poetry and art. She also introduced UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Lucy Liu and filmmaker Guy Jacobson, who presented their documentary, “Redlight,” about child trafficking in Cambodia.

“Photography and film are powerful means of shining a spotlight on issues that are often left in the dark,” said Veneman.

The film “Redlight” – narrated and produced by Lucy Liu - addresses the trauma of child trafficking, while showing the complex challenges involved in confronting it.

“It’s a very inspirational story. Not of the gloom and doom of how horrible things are but to the contrary, how incredible people on the ground have been able to make a dent into this problem, even in the most difficult situation,” said Guy Jacobson, the Co-producer and Director of Redlight.

The issues that affect children can often best be expressed by children themselves through more than language alone:

“Sometimes they fear in some countries to speak out,” said Anthony Asael, Founder, Art in All of Us. “So having a camera or having pencils or using their hands, it’s a lot easier for them to express themselves; it is a very good opportunity that each kid in the world can grab that opportunity to speak out, and give their own opinion and express themselves.”

In the countdown to the 20th anniversary of the Convention, the event brought together two important elements, a child’s right to self-expression and the power of art as a vehicle for change.

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