Press & Screenings
Not Ours to Carry is currently on the festival circuit and available for press, programmer consideration, and partner screenings.
For press enquiries, interview requests, or screener access, please contact
info@raccoon-media.org
Please see One Pager here.
We can provide: a press kit, high-resolution stills, director biography, and a password-protected screener link.
For press
Organisations worldwide use Not Ours to Carry as a training resource, community engagement tool, fundraising centrepiece, and catalyst for policy conversations about conflict-related sexual violence.
Our screening toolkit includes everything you need: discussion prompts, context on the conflict, and step-by-step instructions for hosting.
Download screening toolkit (PDF)
To arrange a screening, contact
Host a screening
Title: Not Ours to Carry
Director: Veronica Blecker
Producer: Seblework Lemma
Runtime: 38 minutes
Country: Ethiopia / United Kingdom
Language: Tigrinya, English
Year: 2026
The film
Upcoming
22 September 2026: Palais des Nations, Geneva. Screening and discussion hosted by FIDH.
5 to 9 October 2026: SVRI Forum, Bangkok.
17 November 2026: Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, Washington DC.
18 to 24 November 2026: TERRE DES FEMMES Filmfest FrauenWelten, Berlin. German premiere. (Only once the festival has published its programme.)
Past
July 2026: Sevil International Women's Documentary Film Festival, Baku. World premiere.
Screenings and festivals
Press
Talks & appearances
AI for Peace: Art, Memory, and Resistance, UN CSW70, New York (panelist)
KaleidHERscope Podcast with Magda Zenon (guest)