As racism and xenophobia continue to rise within the highest echelons of power, this year’s festival presents cinematic works that expose and humanize cases of legalized and legitimized oppression of the disenfranchised that demand the world’s attention.
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2018 Human Rights Film Festival, June 14 – 21
In a year when women collectively raised their voices against discrimination and abuse, Human Rights Watch will present films offering incisive perspectives and critical insights on human rights issues impacting people around the world. Twelve of the 15 films are directed or co-directed by women.
SONITA Film Review, HRW Film Festival
By Gregg Morris, June 19, 2016 What’s a film reviewer to do on the closing night of a the internationally acclaimed Human Rights Watch Film Festival closing with a great movie – and he’s still struggling with the review? Committing…