As part of the Human Rights 75 Film Tour 2023-2024, the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Vienna in cooperation with the International Film Festival and Forum for Human Rights (FIFDH) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), invites you to the Ciné-ONU Vienna screening of the film ‘My Name Is Happy’, followed by a panel discussion.
‘My Name is Happy’ tells the inspirational story of teenage singing sensation Mutlu Kaya as she makes a remarkable journey from gunshot victim to fearless survivor. As she battles to heal her haunting voice, she campaigns for women’s right in Turkey and beyond. Mutlu means ‘happy’ in Turkish.
Panellists:
Helene Gressenbauer-Rösner
President, UN Women Austria
Angela Me
Chief, Research Branch, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Alicja Switon
Co-Director, Association of Austrian Autonomous Women’s Shelters
Martin Nesirky
Director, UNIS Vienna (moderator)