Screening + Q&A: The Veto

For 80 years, the UN Security Council permanent member veto power has been the subject of constant debate, within the UN and without. The veto itself isn’t going away—it’s ‘veto-proof’. But when vetoes are cast in the face of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, obligations under international law and the UN Charter must be considered. Such veto uses have led to massive loss of life, displacement of millions, and the multilateral order pushed to a breaking point.

The film, featuring leading global experts, puts aside ‘the impossibility of change’ and explores real paths to breaking the Security Council deadlock, and avoiding a third global conflict.

Julian Borger is the Guardian's senior international correspondent based in London. He was previously a correspondent in the US, the Middle East, eastern Europe and the Balkans. He is the author of two books: I Seek A Kind Person and The Butcher's Trail.

Tahani Mustafa is a visiting fellow in the Middle East and North African Programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations and former senior Palestine analyst at the International Crisis Group. She works on issues including security and socio-political and legal governance in the West Bank. She has a background in development and security governance in the Middle East, and has worked in academia and policy advocacy. She is based between the UK, Jordan, Israel and Palestine, and holds a PhD in Politics and International Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.

Tim Slade is a producer, writer and director whose films have screened at over 80 international film festivals and have been broadcast in 50 countries. He has won best film and audience festival awards for his films. His feature documentary 4 was released theatrically, won a Gold Plaque at the Chicago HUGO Television Awards, and received nominations at the Banff World Television Festival, the International Documentary Association Awards, and the Australian Film Institute awards. The Destruction of Memory has been broadcast globally and officially screened for the UN, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Getty Museum, LA.