Giveaway: Claim free tickets to see Bel Trew’s powerful new documentary at ICA London
Independent is offering 10 pairs of tickets to a special screening of the powerful new documentary at the ICA London Hunted: Kidnapped, blackmailed and tortured for being LGBTQ+.
Reported by: IndependentBel Trew, ‘s award-winning chief international correspondent, hunted It documents the world of “kito” attacks in Nigeria: a place of escalating violence and hatred, where members of the LGBTQ+ community are set upon, humiliated and extorted by gangs. They are kidnapped, beaten and tortured in front of the camera in exchange for money; The images are then shared online and lives are destroyed.
Now, as global aid cuts begin to bite, survivors of these attacks who are also living with HIV are having to contend with the collapse of the clinics and shelters that once helped them. Bel travels to Nigeria to talk to those fighting for their lives.
The screening will take place on Tuesday, July 7, at 18.30. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Bel, Christine Stegling from UNAIDS and Dr Charles Ssonko from Doctors Without Borders.
To have the chance to request free tickets, simply fill out the form below by July 1, 16:00.
Selected readers will be contacted on July 2 to purchase their tickets. To see All event details are here.
Last year, Donald Trump cut off aid funding from the United States; essentially shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development and took away billions of dollars from projects around the world.
In the UK, funding for HIV has not been classified as such, although funding for certain key areas, including Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan, has been “protected” or kept the same.
UK aid spending on the prevention and treatment of HIV/Aids will be directed largely through funding to the Global Fund, which the UK confirmed would be cut by £150 million in December, and bilateral aid programs for developing countries in Africa and beyond, which have also been cut significantly.
There will be a 56 per cent drop in UK support to Africa between 2026-27 and 2028-29, with cuts affecting countries across the continent.
Bel Trew said of the screenings: “Members of the LGBTQ+ community, survivors of torture and humiliation, are currently in hiding. Some are being driven to death as discriminatory attacks escalate. Those living with HIV now face losing their life-sustaining medications and preventive treatments due to unprecedented benefit cuts.”
“Those who spoke to me for this film are very brave, given the fear we would all feel in such a situation. The world cannot turn its back on the most vulnerable at a critical moment.”
Contemporary Arts Institute (ICA) Director Bengi Ünsal added the following: Independent To show this important and urgent documentary.
“ICA Cinema has long been home to independent films and maintains a space where filmmakers can take risks, challenge form and tell stories that fall outside commercial expectations.
