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Watch Trailers for Human Rights Watch Film Festival Selections
By Michael Odmark
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June 10, 2015
This year's edition of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival gets underway Friday, bringing human rights issues to life through storytelling in a way that challenges each individual to empathize and demand justice for all.
Lineup Announced for Human Rights Watch Film Festival
By Rachel Del Giudice
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May 12, 2015
The 26th edition features 16 films from across the globe that celebrate the power of individuals and communities to effect change.
Drama Therapy and Theater Inside a Lebanese Prison in Zeina Daccache’s ‘Scheherazade’s Diary’
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June 20, 2014
Zeina Daccache's Scheherazade's Diary follows women inmates in Lebanon's Baabda prison throughout a 10-month drama therapy/theater project. The film closes out the 25th Human Rights Watch Film Festival this Sunday.
The “Emergency Cinema” of the Abounaddara Collective
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June 19, 2014
The Abounaddara Collective is a group of self-taught filmmakers who aim to provide an alternative image of Syrian society to the public. A series of their short films will screen on June 19 at the IFC Center as part of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, followed by a discussion with spokesperson Charif Kiwan.
Genocide and the Word’s Creator: Edet Belzberg’s ‘Watchers of the Sky’
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June 19, 2014
Edet Belzberg reflects on the process of exploring the life of Raphael Lemkin, who coined the word "genocide," in her documentary Watchers of the Sky. The film screens on June 19, followed by a discussion with Belzberg.
The Transformation of Civilians Into Soldiers: Rachel Beth Anderson and Tim Grucza’s ‘First to Fall’
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June 17, 2014
Capturing those who fight and the draw of civilians to become soldiers, Rachel Beth Anderson and Tim Grucza's documentary First to Fall follows two young men who leave the safety of their lives in Canada to travel back to their home country of Libya to fight in the revolution.
Confronting Censorship & Dictatorship: ‘Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus’
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June 17, 2014
Human Rights Watch's Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus chronicles an underground theater performing against a tide of repression. Filmmaker Madeleine Sackler gives insight into her experience filming "illegally" in Europe's last dictatorship.
‘Evaporating Borders’: A Window Into the Lives of Migrants
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June 17, 2014
Filmmaker Iva Radivojevic discusses current immigration in Cyprus and describes what she hopes audiences will take away from her visual essay Evaporating Borders, screening June 17 at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival.
Rethinking American Ideals in Sandrine Orabona & Mark Herzog’s ‘Lady Valor: The Kristin Beck Story’
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June 16, 2014
Sandrine Orabona and Mark Herzog's Lady Valor: The Kristin Beck Story rethinks the American ideals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness through the eyes of Kristin Beck, former U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Beck, as she continues life as a transgender woman.
Changing the Public’s View of Domestic Abuse: Cynthia Hill’s ‘Private Violence’
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June 13, 2014
Cynthia Hill's Private Violence explores domestic violence in America through the stories of two women who seek justice and change. The film opens this year's Human Rights Watch Film Festival, followed by a discussion with Cynthia Hill, executive producer Gloria Steinem, and film subjects Kit Gruelle and Deanna Walters.