Title:?Screening of Academy Award-nominated film?Brooklyn

Date:?February 2016

Venue: Economic and Social Council Chamber, UN Headquarters

Speakers:

Karen AbuZayd, Special Advisor on the Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants

Leila Buck, writer

Joe Neumaier, film critic (moderator)

Saoirse Ronan, Academy Award-nominated actress

Colm T¨®ib¨ªn, author of?Brooklyn

Event Summary:

In partnership with Fox Searchlight Pictures, CCOI organized a screening of the Academy Award-nominated film?Brooklyn, a 1950s historical drama that tells the tale of an Irish immigrant adjusting to life in New York. The screening was followed by a conversation about the modern-day challenges relating to migration.

CCOI¡¯s Role:

CCOI organized the screening in collaboration with Fox Searchlight Pictures.

Related UN Issues:

Sustainable Development Goal #10 ¨C Reduced Inequalities

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