The Executives of Actors Guild of Nigeria, Imo state chapter and the Organizers of Imo International Film Festival (IIFF) have honoured an invitation by the Executive Director, Centre for the Right to Health (CRH), Dr. Stella Iwuagwu to view the documentary on lived experience of gender based violence among women with disabilities produced by CRH on July 8, 2024.
The President of Imo International Film Festival and foremost Film Maker, Hon. Chikezie Donatus popularly known as Don Nkems who disclosed the outcome of the parley, said IIFF had entered into partnership with the Centre for the Right to Health, to further promote the documentary with a promise to screen it at the forthcoming Imo Film festival to hold from July 25th to 27th, 2024.
Nkems also promised to help publicize the documentary and support women with disabilities with lodging and transportation to be a part of the film festival.
The Actors equally pledged to work with Centre for the Right to Health to further the issues of women with disabilities in their movies.
Responding, the Executive Director, Center for the Right to Health, Dr. Stella Iwuagwu thanked them for honoring her invitation and prayed for the success of Imo International Film Festival and their collaboration with CRH.
Centre for the Right to Health (CRH) is a non-profit, non-governmental Organization that advocates for the full realization of the right to health in Nigeria and to promote respect for ethics and human rights in health care policies and practices especially for vulnerable groups such as women, youths, children, persons with disabilities and other key population.