Our Media Center takes you inside Film at Lincoln Center with photos, videos, and podcasts from our screenings, talks, and events, plus announcements of upcoming programs and coverage of our artist and education initiatives.
‘A Quiet Inquisition’: Women’s Health Issues from Another Perspective
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June 12, 2014
Before the world premiere of A Quiet Inquisition at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, directors Alessandra Zeka and Holen Sabrina Kahn discuss their process of making a film showing the fallout from a restrictive abortion policy in Nicaragua, where it had once been legal.
‘Nelson Mandela: The Myth in Me’: Humanizing a Herculean Figure
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June 11, 2014
Filmmaker Khalo Matabane reflected on his unique approach to humanizing Mandela in his documentary Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me, which has its U.S. premiere at the Human Rights Film Festival on June 14, followed by a discussion with Matabane.
‘To Be Takei’: Civil Rights, Humor, and ‘Star Trek’ Fans
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June 11, 2014
Jennifer Kroot discusses her time with Star Trek's George Takei, and the parallel between Japanese-American internment during WWII and LGBT civil rights today. To Be Takei screens at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival on June 15.
Shedding Light on Human Rights Violations with Katy Chevigny and Ross Kauffman’s ‘E-TEAM’
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June 11, 2014
Katy Chevigny and Ross Kauffman's documentary follows Human Rights Watch's E-Team (Emergencies Team) members travel across boarders to bring attention to areas where human rights are violated.
Race, Class, Gender, and Self-Defense: blair dorosh-walther’s ‘Out in the Night’
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June 10, 2014
Director blair dorosh-walther talks about the process of bringing a previously untold story to light. Her documentary Out in the Night, which promotes change in how the public views the media, will screen on June 20 at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, followed by a discussion with dorosh-walther and the film's subjects.
From Conflict in Turkey to Life Anew in Switzerland: ‘The Beekeeper’
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June 10, 2014
Mano Khalil reflects on his process of capturing the beauty of life in his intimate documentary The Beekeeper, which screens on June 17 at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, followed by a discussion with the filmmaker.
An Iranian Teen Aspires to Be an Astronaut in 'Sepideh – Reaching for the Stars'
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June 10, 2014
Berit Madsen looks back on the inspiration and filmmaking process in the creation of her documentary Sepideh - Reaching for the Stars, depicting an ambitious teenage girl in modern Iran. Sepideh will screen at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival on June 21.
‘The Supreme Price’ of Corruption and the Gender Gap in Nigeria
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June 9, 2014
Joanna Lipper's film is a study of Nigeria's past and present through its portrayal of the political and social movement to transform a corrupt culture. The film screens in the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, followed by a discussion with Joanna Lipper and subject Hafsat Abiola.
‘Siddharth’: A Moving and Tangled Search for a Son
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June 9, 2014
A scripted film based on an encounter with a father looking for a lost son in New Delhi, Siddharth, directed by Richie Mehta, examines the present culture of India. The film will screen at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, followed by a discussion with Mehta and lead actress, Tannishtha Chatterjee.
‘The Homestretch’: Three Teens Combat Homelessness and Misunderstanding
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June 9, 2014
Anne de Mare and Kirsten Kelly's documentary is a stereotype-breaking portrait of three homeless teenagers and the circumstances surrounding their unstable lives. The Homestretch screens at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival on June 20, followed by a discussion with the filmmakers.