{"id":10083,"date":"2018-06-03T22:23:58","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T02:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/?p=10083"},"modified":"2018-08-18T18:03:53","modified_gmt":"2018-08-18T22:03:53","slug":"2018-human-rights-watch-film-festival-gwm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/2018-human-rights-watch-film-festival-gwm\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Human Rights Watch Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Co-presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and IFC Center June 14-21, 2018, <\/strong><strong>15 Films &amp; Discussions Showcase Courageous Activists During Challenging Times<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/270143178\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>(This Press Release May 9, 2018) <\/b>\u2013 The Human Rights Watch Film Festival will shine a bright light on bravery and resilience in challenging times, this year showcasing 15 timely and provocative documentary and narrative works, screening 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.<\/p>\n<p>Now in its 29th edition, the Human Rights Watch Film Festival is co-presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and IFC Center. All screenings will be followed by in-depth Q&amp;A sessions with filmmakers, film subjects, Human Rights Watch researchers, and special guests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year\u2019s festival focuses on strong women who take great risks to push back against powerful forces within their respective societies. And, at a time when the use of personal data by institutions is front-page news, this year\u2019s program explores governmental and corporate regulation of information, and how, by burying the truth and creating their own narratives, these gatekeepers are uniquely positioned to abuse their power and control the populace. \u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a year when women have spoken out against abuse, harassment and oppression, the festival highlights the outstanding work of women filmmakers telling epic stories of women fighting injustice with resilience and courage.\u201d said John Biaggi, the Human Rights Watch Film Festival creative director. \u201cThe festival will also probe the headline-breaking questions of corporate and government control of information at a time when the use of personal data has outrun the limits of the law and ethics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Opening Night documentary <b><i>On Her Shoulders<\/i><\/b>\u00a0introduces Nadia Murad, a 23-year-old Yazidi survivor of atrocities by ISIS who makes it her life\u2019s mission to fight for justice and freedom for her people.<\/p>\n<p>Two documentaries highlight women\u2019s rights in Afghanistan. <b><i>A Thousand Girls Like Me<\/i><\/b> follows a young mother seeking justice from a legal system designed to criminalize sexual abuse survivors like her. <b><i>Facing the Dragon<\/i><\/b> (winner of the festival\u2019s Nestor Almendros Award) profiles two intrepid Afghan women \u2014 a member of parliament and a journalist \u2014 who risk the safety of their families to bring change and accountability to their country.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Naila and the Uprising<\/i><\/b> features courageous Palestinian women activists who played a pivotal role in the First Intifada, and in <b><i>Women of the Venezuelan Chaos<\/i><\/b>, five resilient women find creative ways to defend their fellow citizens, their families, and their own lives amid the national crisis that has enveloped their country.<\/p>\n<p>In the profoundly moving and poetic <b><i>Angkar<\/i><\/b>, a filmmaker traces her father\u2019s journey home to Cambodia to seek out his Khmer Rouge persecutors while confronting his country\u2019s collective amnesia regarding their horrifying past. In <b><i>The Silence of Others<\/i><\/b>, survivors of the Franco dictatorship\u2019s crimes against humanity refuse to relent in their pursuit of justice, despite Spain\u2019s \u201cpact of forgetting,\u201d which has denied Franco\u2019s victims legal recourse. <b><i>The Cleaners<\/i><\/b> reveals a murky world of digital \u201ccleaning,\u201d in which giant social media companies employ workers to delete Internet content deemed inappropriate, raising essential questions over Internet control and the life-threatening impact of erasing entire resistance movements from the world\u2019s gaze.<\/p>\n<p>As always, the festival features critical human rights issues in the U.S., this year with three timely films. <b><i>Charm City<\/i><\/b> moves between community members, police and local officials during a period of heightened violence in Baltimore, exposing layers of disconnect and distrust that need to be addressed to move their city forward. <b><i>TransMilitary<\/i><\/b> focuses on the largest employer of transgender people in the country \u2013 the U.S. military \u2013 and the efforts of four brave people as they come forward to demand much-needed change. The Closing Night film, <b><i>The Unafraid<\/i><\/b>, introduces three high school students in Georgia, banned by the state from attending top state universities due to their unauthorized immigration status, and their passionate fight to pursue their dreams of higher education.<\/p>\n<p>The festival continues its partnership with MUBI, a curated online streaming platform reaching a community of film lovers across the globe. MUBI will feature select films from the festival online while the New York program is in progress. <b>Learn more<\/b> <b>at<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/mail.hunter.cuny.edu\/owa\/redir.aspx?C=88tnqR-zY_S-VA6jj21dShQzM7CfH_QCWZsm0KVjHRAmli4iYsnVCA..&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2femail.wordfly.com%2fclick%3fsid%3dNTU1Xzk1NzZfNDYzNzJfNzI3OQ%26l%3d62d450b1-9b53-e811-bcb0-e61f134a8c87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mubi.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"2\" width=\"60%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Complete Program and Schedule Information:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Public screenings and special programs will take place at the Film Society of Lincoln Center\u2019s Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center (<a href=\"https:\/\/mail.hunter.cuny.edu\/owa\/redir.aspx?C=MnctDgaVX3Bm35uUzfv-yOMa6mgOtI6jsYm1CDMfZAEmli4iYsnVCA..&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2femail.wordfly.com%2fclick%3fsid%3dNTU1Xzk1NzZfNDYzNzJfNzI3OQ%26l%3d63d450b1-9b53-e811-bcb0-e61f134a8c87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">144 W. 65th St<\/a>) (FSLC) and at the IFC Center, <a href=\"https:\/\/mail.hunter.cuny.edu\/owa\/redir.aspx?C=v2_h9wPFS8o4lGFEXR7HXJbHpJ18469u47qaObygGTwmli4iYsnVCA..&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2femail.wordfly.com%2fclick%3fsid%3dNTU1Xzk1NzZfNDYzNzJfNzI3OQ%26l%3d64d450b1-9b53-e811-bcb0-e61f134a8c87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">323 Avenue of the Americas<\/a> (IFC). The opening night film, <i>On Her Shoulders<\/i>, will screen at the Film Society of Lincoln Center\u2019s Walter Reade Theater, <a href=\"https:\/\/mail.hunter.cuny.edu\/owa\/redir.aspx?C=MnGX8nF0xVDc7zLGMjBuyCggP1QEGVH7LjOUhiX_DUsmli4iYsnVCA..&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2femail.wordfly.com%2fclick%3fsid%3dNTU1Xzk1NzZfNDYzNzJfNzI3OQ%26l%3d65d450b1-9b53-e811-bcb0-e61f134a8c87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">165 W. 65th St<\/a>\u00a0(WRT), between Amsterdam and Broadway.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>All press screenings take place at the IFC Center, <a href=\"https:\/\/mail.hunter.cuny.edu\/owa\/redir.aspx?C=v2_h9wPFS8o4lGFEXR7HXJbHpJ18469u47qaObygGTwmli4iYsnVCA..&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2femail.wordfly.com%2fclick%3fsid%3dNTU1Xzk1NzZfNDYzNzJfNzI3OQ%26l%3d64d450b1-9b53-e811-bcb0-e61f134a8c87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">323 Avenue of the Americas<\/a> (at West 3rd St.)\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>RSVP to <a href=\"https:\/\/mail.hunter.cuny.edu\/owa\/redir.aspx?C=KfvKV-j0K5GBJ_dBLArHGh_BIj7xHY8JQDNhOODJ8ZImli4iYsnVCA..&amp;URL=mailto%3aHRWFF%40jmpverdant.com\">HRWFF@jmpverdant.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Press Screening Schedule<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Wednesday, May 23<\/b><br \/>\n10:00 am \u2013 <i>On Her Shoulders\u00a0<\/i>(94m)<br \/>\n11:40 am \u2013 <i>Anote&#8217;s Ark<\/i> (77m)<\/p>\n<p><b>Thursday, May 24<\/b><br \/>\n10:00 am \u2013 <i>The Cleaners\u00a0<\/i>(88m)<br \/>\n11:40 am \u2013 <i>Angkar<\/i> (71m)<\/p>\n<p><b>Tuesday, May 29<\/b><br \/>\n10:30 am \u2013 <i>The Unafraid<\/i> (85m)<\/p>\n<p><b>Wednesday, May 30 <\/b><br \/>\n10:30 am \u2013 <i>The Distant Barking of Dogs<\/i>\u00a0(90m)<\/p>\n<p><b>Thursday, May 31<\/b><br \/>\n10:30 am \u2013 <i>Voices of the Sea (<\/i>99m)<\/p>\n<p><b>Wednesday, June 6<\/b><br \/>\n10:30 am \u2013 <i>What Will People Say<\/i> (106m)<\/p>\n<p><b>Monday, June 11<\/b><br \/>\n10:30 am \u2013<i>Facing the Dragon <\/i>(80m)<\/p>\n<p><b>Public Screening Schedule\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Thursday, June 14<\/b><br \/>\n<b>7 p.m. \u2013 <i>On Her Shoulders<\/i> <\/b>(94m)<b> \u2014 WRT<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Friday, June 15<\/b><br \/>\n6:30 p.m. \u2013 <i>Voices of the Sea<\/i> (99m) \u2014 FSLC<br \/>\n7 p.m. \u2013 <i>Anote\u2019s Ark<\/i> (77m) \u2014 IFC<br \/>\n9 p.m. \u2013 <i>What Will People Say<\/i> (106m) \u2014 FSLC<br \/>\n9:15 p.m. \u2013 <i>Women of the Venezuelan Chaos<\/i> (83m) \u2014 IFC<\/p>\n<p><b>Saturday, June 16<\/b><br \/>\n3:30 p.m. \u2013 <i>Women of the Venezuelan Chaos<\/i> (83m) \u2014 FSLC<br \/>\n6 p.m. \u2013 <i>Angkar<\/i> (71m) \u2014 FSLC<br \/>\n7 p.m. \u2013 <i>Naila and the Uprising<\/i> (76m) \u2014 IFC<br \/>\n9:15 p.m. \u2013 <i>What Will People Say<\/i> (106m)<b> \u2014 IFC <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Sunday June 17<\/b><br \/>\n6 p.m. \u2013 <i>Facing the Dragon<\/i> (80m)<b> \u2014 FSLC<br \/>\n<\/b>6:45 p.m. \u2013 <i>Angkar<\/i>(71m) \u2014 IFC<br \/>\n8:15 p.m. \u2013 <i>The Cleaners <\/i>(88m) \u2014 FSLC<br \/>\n8:45 p.m. \u2013 <i>Voices of the Sea<\/i> (99m) \u2014 IFC<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0Monday June 18<\/b><br \/>\n6:30 p.m. \u2013 <i>Anote\u2019s Ark<\/i> (77m)<b> \u2014 FSLC<br \/>\n<\/b>7 p.m. \u2013 <i>Facing the Dragon<\/i>(80m) \u2014 IFC<br \/>\n8:45 p.m. \u2013 <i>The Distant Barking of Dogs<\/i> (90m) \u2014 FSLC<br \/>\n9 p.m. \u2013 <i>The Cleaners<\/i> (88m) \u2014 IFC<\/p>\n<p><b>Tuesday June 19<\/b><br \/>\n6:30 pm \u2013 <i>The Silence of Others<\/i> (96m \u2014 FSLC<br \/>\n7 p.m. \u2013 <i>The Distant Barking of Dogs<\/i> (90m) \u2014 IFC<br \/>\n9 p.m. \u2013\u00a0<i>A Thousand Girls Like Me<\/i>(76m) \u2014 FSLC<br \/>\n9:15 p.m. \u2013 <i>TransMilitary<\/i> (92m)<b> \u2014 IFC\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Wednesday June 20 <\/b><br \/>\n6:30 p.m. \u2013 <i>TransMilitary <\/i>(92m) \u2014 FSLC<br \/>\n7 p.m. \u2013 <i>A Thousand Girls Like Me<\/i> (76m) \u2014 IFC<br \/>\n9 p.m. \u2013 <i>Charm City <\/i>(106m) \u2014 FSLC<br \/>\n9 p.m. \u2013 <i>The Silence of Others<\/i> (96m) \u2014 IFC<\/p>\n<p><b>Thursday June 21<\/b><br \/>\n7 p.m. \u2013 <i>The Unafraid<\/i> (85m)<b> \u2014 IFC<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"2\" width=\"60%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>TICKET INFORMATION: Ticket On Sale Date:<\/b> May 18 \u2013 Tickets on sale to the General Public. Tickets will be available on the festival website at <a href=\"https:\/\/mail.hunter.cuny.edu\/owa\/redir.aspx?C=k4VPXr5_BWowuRdWuBmfzpIH5RBPINMXxrVAJbG2G4Qmli4iYsnVCA..&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2femail.wordfly.com%2fclick%3fsid%3dNTU1Xzk1NzZfNDYzNzJfNzI3OQ%26l%3d69d450b1-9b53-e811-bcb0-e61f134a8c87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ff.hrw.org\/new-york<\/a>, or directly from the cinemas at <a href=\"https:\/\/mail.hunter.cuny.edu\/owa\/redir.aspx?C=fFyrcEcHpTYJy-lb_nZszYUySTB6JgHLSaiFgxHaRvYmli4iYsnVCA..&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2femail.wordfly.com%2fclick%3fsid%3dNTU1Xzk1NzZfNDYzNzJfNzI3OQ%26l%3d6ad450b1-9b53-e811-bcb0-e61f134a8c87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">filmlinc.org<\/a> for the screenings at the Film Society of Lincoln Center and <a href=\"https:\/\/mail.hunter.cuny.edu\/owa\/redir.aspx?C=XL8_f-xaHtFDapu1OB6JHFpyVtGAQN8ilyEyGNqgVH8mli4iYsnVCA..&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2femail.wordfly.com%2fclick%3fsid%3dNTU1Xzk1NzZfNDYzNzJfNzI3OQ%26l%3d6bd450b1-9b53-e811-bcb0-e61f134a8c87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ifccenter.com<\/a> for the IFC Center. Tickets can be purchased in person at the box offices of each cinema. <b>Film Society of Lincoln Center<\/b>: $15 General Public, $12 Seniors, Students and Persons with Disabilities, $10 FSLC Members. <b>IFC Center<\/b>: $15 General Public, $11 Seniors and patrons with the MTA reduced-fare MetroCard for people with disabilities, $10 IFC Center Members. A 3+ film discount package is also available for screenings at the Film Society of Lincoln Center. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/mail.hunter.cuny.edu\/owa\/redir.aspx?C=o0CA8IugLuFarXzarARG8mmeeOn0GScklB_oEPccAEsmli4iYsnVCA..&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2femail.wordfly.com%2fclick%3fsid%3dNTU1Xzk1NzZfNDYzNzJfNzI3OQ%26l%3d6cd450b1-9b53-e811-bcb0-e61f134a8c87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ff.hrw.org<\/a>, or the respective websites for the Film Society of Lincoln Center and IFC Center. <b>Ticket On Sale Dates: <\/b>May 16 \u2013 Pre-sale to Film Society of Lincoln Center and IFC Center Members. May 18 \u2013 General Public. For discounted tickets and festival updates, sign up for the mailing list at <a href=\"https:\/\/mail.hunter.cuny.edu\/owa\/redir.aspx?C=abY4NnN7nP8UA1WfcXMmpXJKy-z7GlsAHvanP6GbB0smli4iYsnVCA..&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2femail.wordfly.com%2fclick%3fsid%3dNTU1Xzk1NzZfNDYzNzJfNzI3OQ%26l%3d6dd450b1-9b53-e811-bcb0-e61f134a8c87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.hrw.org\/filmconnect<\/a>. Follow the festival on Twitter and Instagram @hrwfilmfestival<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"2\" width=\"60%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><u>PROGRAM DETAILS<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Opening Night Film and Reception*<br \/>\n<i>On Her Shoulders<br \/>\n<\/i>Alexandria Bombach, 2018, 94 min., Arabic, English, Kurdish<\/p>\n<p>Nadia Murad is a 23-year-old lifeline to the Yezidi community. A survivor of the 2014 atrocities against the Yezidi in northern Iraq, Nadia escaped sexual slavery at the hands of the Islamic State (also known as ISIS) and witnessed the murder of those closest to her. With the love of her people propelling her forward, Nadia is determined to turn her pain into international action. She now shoulders immense burdens as a key public figure whose supporters are pushing her further into the spotlight \u2013 from testifying at the United Nations Security Council and having endless meetings with government officials to giving soul-baring media interviews and emotionally draining speeches. <i>On Her Shoulders<\/i> tells the story of a multi-layered and selfless activist who once dreamed of opening a beauty salon in her village as she becomes an essential voice in the fight to bring ISIS to justice and save her people from extinction.<i> <\/i>New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis moving film highlights the journey for justice, and how elusive it has been and continues to be for Yezidis, despite the world acknowledging their suffering.\u201d \u2013 Rothna Begum, Researcher, Women\u2019s Rights Division, Human Rights Watch<\/p>\n<p>US Documentary Directing Award, Sundance Film Festival 2018. Opening in theaters this October from Oscilloscope Laboratories.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thursday June 14, 7:00 PM \u2013 Film Society of Lincoln Center\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>*Please note the reception is open to all ticket holders<br \/>\n<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Closing Night Film<br \/>\n<i>The Unafraid <\/i><br \/>\nAnayansi Prado and Heather Courtney, 2018, 85 min., English, Spanish<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have years of activism under our belts. Now we just fight harder, we fight smarter, and we fight as one.\u201d \u2013 Alejandro, film subject,<i>The Unafraid<\/i><\/p>\n<p>High School seniors Alejandro, Silvia and Aldo, like most of their friends, are eager to go to college and pursue their education. However, their home state of Georgia not only bans them from attending the top five public universities, but also deems them ineligible for in-state tuition at public colleges due to their immigration status as DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipients. In response, these three ambitious and dream-filled students divert their passions toward the fight for education in the undocumented community. As President Donald Trump\u2019s campaign rhetoric against immigrants gains momentum, and with the three students under constant threat of losing their DACA status and being deported, <i>The Unafraid<\/i> follows these inspirational members of the generation of \u201cundocumented, unapologetic and unafraid\u201d young people who are determined to overcome and dismantle oppressive policies and mindsets. <b>New York Premiere <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Thursday June 21, 7:00 PM \u2013 IFC Center<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>A Thousand Girls Like Me <\/i><br \/>\nSahra Mani, 2018, 76 min., Farsi<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery woman in this country has a hundred owners. Fathers, brothers, uncles, neighbors: They all believe they have the right to speak on our behalf and make decisions for us. That\u2019s why our stories are never heard, but buried with us.\u201d \u2013 Sahra Mani, director, <i>A Thousand Girls Like Me\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>When Khatera, a 23-year-old Afghan woman, forces her father to stand trial after a lifetime of sexual abuse, she risks her family, freedom and personal safety to expose a judicial system that incriminates the very women who seek protection. In a country where the systematic abuse of girls is rarely discussed, Afghan filmmaker Sahra Mani presents an awe-inspiring story of one woman\u2019s battle against cultural, familial and legal pressures as she embarks on a mission to set a positive example for her daughter and other girls like her.<i> <\/i>U.S. Premiere<\/p>\n<p><b>Tuesday June 19, 9:00 PM \u2013 Film Society of Lincoln Center<br \/>\nWednesday June 20, 7:00 PM \u2013 IFC Center<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Angkar <\/b><br \/>\nNeary Adeline Hay, 2018, 71 min., French, Khmer<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe called it the Angkar, \u2018The Organization\u2019 in Khmer. The nebulous wielder of power. Something shapeless, without a head, without a face. Angkar made the rules. Angkar had eyes everywhere.\u201d \u2013 Khonsaly Hay, film subject, <i>Angkar<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Khonsaly Hay returns to his lush, serene village in Cambodia after over 40 years living in France and comes face-to-face with his former Khmer Rouge persecutors. Pol Pot\u2019s regime of extreme violence and torture between 1975-1979 turned neighbor against neighbor and resulted in the deaths of nearly 2 million people. Decades later, survivors find themselves living next door to the very people responsible for their suffering. In this beautifully personal and artfully crafted testimony of survival, Khonsaly travels the country, confronting his past and seeking what remains of the family and friends he was forced to leave behind. Directed by Khonsaly\u2019s daughter, Neary Adeline Hay, this deeply immersive film juxtaposes past and present to tenderly reveal unreconciled traumas haunting Cambodians today. New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p><b>Saturday June 16, 6:00 PM \u2013 Film Society of Lincoln Center<br \/>\nSunday June 17, 6:45 PM \u2013 IFC Center <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Anote\u2019s Ark <\/i><br \/>\nMatthieu Rytz, 2018, 77 min., English, Kiribati<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to emphasize that climate change is not a political issue. It&#8217;s not entirely an economic issue. It&#8217;s an issue of survival. Maybe today for countries like mine. But in the future, for the planet as a whole.\u201d \u2013 Anote Tong, film subject,<b> <\/b><i>Anote\u2019s Ark\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>What if your country was swallowed by the sea? The idyllic Pacific nation of Kiribati will be submerged within decades due to climate change. As President Anote Tong passionately embarks upon a race against time to save his people and 4,000 years of Kiribati culture, islanders are already feeling the pressure to relocate. Sermary, a young mother of six, must decide whether to use a sought-after lottery visa and leave her children behind to build a future for her family overseas. Set against the backdrop of international climate negotiations and the fight to recognize climate displacement as an urgent human rights issue, <i>Anote\u2019s Ark<\/i> presents personal stories that serve as cautionary tales for the entire world.\u00a0New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival 2018<\/p>\n<p><b>Friday June 15, 7:00 PM \u2013 IFC Center<br \/>\nMonday June 18, 6:30 PM \u2013 Film Society of Lincoln Center <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Charm City <\/b><br \/>\nMarilyn Ness, 2018, 106 min., English<\/p>\n<p>During three years of unparalleled violence in Baltimore, Maryland, award-winning filmmaker Marilyn Ness takes viewers beyond the headlines and into the lives of community members, police and government officials as they attempt to reclaim the future of their city. A young City Councilman, Brandon Scott, calls for diverting funds from policing to programs that build opportunities and combat poverty. A Senior community leader, \u201cMr. C,\u201d and his colleague Alex Long spend their days in the streets working with youth to provide a positive environment and safety. <i>Charm City<\/i> speaks to a nationwide crisis, where the grit and compassion of citizens offer humanity as a way forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis film is extremely well made. It asks, rather than answers, questions, and doesn\u2019t tell the viewer how to think.\u201d \u2013 John Raphling, Senior Researcher, U.S. Program, Human Rights Watch<\/p>\n<p><b>Wednesday June 20, 9:00 PM \u2013 Film Society of Lincoln Center<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>The Cleaners<br \/>\nHans Block and Moritz Riesewiek, 2018, 88 min., English, Tagalog<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The companies have more and more power \u2026 They take advantage of our desire for ease, our resistance to effort, our resistance to challenge, and I think, over time, if we\u2019re not already there, it will interfere with our ability to have critical thinking.\u201d \u2013 David Kaye, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression, film subject, <i>The Cleaners\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Who controls what you see on the internet? Welcome to a hidden industry of digital cleaning where content determined as inappropriate is deleted from the internet. This fascinating documentary follows five \u201ccleaners\u201d in the Philippines whom social media giants, including Facebook and Twitter, hire to undertake the highly sensitive work of viewing and removing millions of images and videos from online platforms every day. Exposing the extreme and often life-threatening impact of censorship capable of disappearing entire conversations, perspectives and events from world view, <i>The Cleaners<\/i> expertly reveals the impact on critics of the U.S. president, activists in Turkey and the Rohingya in Myanmar from Silicon Valley\u2019s control over free speech. <b>New York Premiere\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Please be advised this film contains material that may be disturbing to some viewers.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival 2018<\/p>\n<p><b>Sunday June 17, 8:15 PM \u2013 Film Society of Lincoln Center<br \/>\nMonday June 18, 9:00 PM \u2013IFC Center <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>The Distant Barking of Dogs <\/i><br \/>\nSimon Lereng Wilmont, 2017, 90 min., Ukrainian<\/p>\n<p><i>This film is fully subtitled and ASL interpretation will be provided for the Q&amp;A.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have days of silence. But they are so deadly \u2013 even worse than explosions. It\u2019s the lull before the storm.\u201d \u2013 Grandmother Alexandra, film subject, <i>The Distant Barking of Dogs\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>The life of a 10-year-old child includes a healthy dose of curiosity and adventure. But the days of Oleg, who lives in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine \u2013 just minutes from where Ukrainian and pro-Russian forces are at war \u2013 are often interrupted by echoes of anti-aircraft fire and missile strikes. Oleg and his cousin Yarik are young boys whose play fights and restlessness often lead them toward dangerous discoveries. But, as this touching and intimate film evolves, it bears witness to the unique pressures that come with living adjacent to a war zone, and the gradual erosion of innocence under intense psychological burdens. As the world shakes around Oleg and Yarik, the beauty of childhood friendship becomes ever more important for survival.<b> New York Premiere\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>First Appearance Award, International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 2017<\/p>\n<p><i><b>Monday June 18, 8:45 PM \u2013 Film Society of Lincoln Center<br \/>\nTuesday June 19, 7:00 PM \u2013 IFC Center <\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Facing the Dragon <\/i><br \/>\nSedika Mojadidi, 2018, 80 min., Dari<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a responsibility to speak on behalf of every woman, from the remote mountains of Pamir to Nuristan. Advocating for women\u2019s rights should not be a political game.\u201d \u2013 Dr. Nilofar Ibrahimi, film subject,<i> <\/i><i>Facing the Dragon\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>As the U.S. withdraws forces and aid from Afghanistan, the Taliban are regaining their hold and the stability of the country&#8217;s fragile democracy is unclear. Afghan-American filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi joins two awe-inspiring women on the front lines: Nilofar, a successful doctor-turned-member of parliament, driven in her mission to secure peace and well-being for women; and Shakila, a top investigative journalist committed to exposing the truth about what is happening in her troubled country. Under increasing threats of violence, these two women are soon forced to choose between their sense of duty and love for Afghanistan, and the safety of their families. <i>New York Premiere\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Winner of the 2018 Human Rights Watch Film Festival Nestor Almendros award for courage in filmmaking.\u00a0<i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Sunday June 17, 6:00 PM \u2013 Film Society of Lincoln Center<br \/>\nMonday June 18, 7:00 PM \u2013 IFC Center <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Naila and the Uprising <\/i><br \/>\nJulia Bacha, 2017, 76 min., Arabic, English, Hebrew, French<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t be free as women unless we\u2019re in a free country. And even if we are free of the occupation, we can\u2019t know freedom as long as we are subjugated in our own society.\u201d \u2013 Sama Aweidah, film subject, <i>Naila and the Uprising\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>When an uprising breaks out in the Occupied Palestinian Territories in 1987, a young woman in Gaza must make a choice between love and family and freedom. <i>Naila and the Uprising<\/i> chronicles the remarkable real-life journey of Naila Ayesh, a key figure in the First Intifada, which forced the world to recognize the Palestinian right to self-determination. Using evocative animation, intimate interviews, and exclusive archival footage, this film tells the story the mainstream media missed: of a courageous women\u2019s movement at the head of Palestinians\u2019 struggle for freedom, bringing out of anonymity the bold women activists whose contributions and sacrifices changed history, but whose stories have remained untold until now.<\/p>\n<p><b>Saturday June 16, 7:00 PM \u2013 IFC Center\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>The Silence of Others <\/i><br \/>\nAlmudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar, 2018, 96 min., Spanish<\/p>\n<p>A 1977 amnesty law in Spain known as \u201cthe pact of forgetting\u201d prohibits legal action related to the oppression, torture and murder of an estimated 100,000 people during Franco\u2019s 40-year dictatorship. But for much of the population \u2013 including the survivor who passes his torturer\u2019s home every day on the way to market, the children of forcibly disappeared parents found buried in mass graves, and parents still searching for their children seized at birth and handed to Franco\u2019s allies \u2013 there is no peace in silence. Taking strength and inspiration from justice-seekers in Chile and Guatemala, the characters in <i>The Silence of Others<\/i> fight an urgent battle to get recognition and admissions of guilt against state-imposed amnesia. From award-winning directors and Executive Producer Pedro Almodovar comes a powerful film about a country still divided four decades into democracy. <b>New York Premiere\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe film shows why victims need justice, even decades after the crimes, and why forgetting simply isn\u2019t an option.\u201d \u2013 Param-Preet Singh, Associate Director, International Justice Program, Human Rights Watch<\/p>\n<p>Panorama Audience Award for Best Documentary and Peace Film Prize winner, Berlin International Film Festival 2018<\/p>\n<p><b>Tuesday June 19, 6:30 PM \u2013 Film Society of Lincoln Center<br \/>\nWednesday June 20, 9:00 PM \u2013 IFC Center <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>TransMilitary <\/b><br \/>\nGabriel Silverman and Co-director Fiona Dawson, 2018, 92 min., English<b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is our time now to step forward and say, \u2018OK, it\u2019s not about what gender I am, it\u2019s about if I can get the job done. And we for years have shown that, so why not acknowledge us?\u2019\u201d \u2013 Laila Villanueva, film subject, <i>TransMilitary<\/i><\/p>\n<p>The military is the largest employer of transgender people in the United States. Amid rapidly changing policies that technically bans them from serving, 15,500 troops identify as transgender. <i>TransMilitary <\/i>documents four brave men and women who risk their families\u2019 livelihoods by coming out to the Pentagon\u2019s top brass in the hope of attaining the equal right to serve. With a new commander-in-chief at the helm, they must traverse a series of successes and defeats, as their careers hang in the balance. <b>New York Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Audience Award for Documentary, South by Southwest Film Festival 2018<\/p>\n<p><b>Tuesday June 19, 9:15 PM \u2013 IFC Center<br \/>\nWednesday June 20, 6:30 PM \u2013 Film Society of Lincoln Center <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Voices of the Sea <\/i><br \/>\nKim Hopkins, 2018, 99 min., Spanish<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018For the humble, by the humble.\u2019 \u2026 That was the goal. But the humble don\u2019t have access to anything that other people have. It will improve for those on top. And for us down here it will be the same or worse.\u201d \u2013 Mariela Mora Quintana, film subject, <i>Voices of the Sea<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>In this tiny, remote Cuban fishing village, Mariela, a mother of four young children, longs for a better life. The families in her village are utterly dependent on the day\u2019s catch, which changes with the tide. The shops are empty, school is repeatedly shut down due to a lack of resources, and basic transportation is non-existent. With the relationship between the U.S. and Cuba in flux, Mariela, like many Cubans, is afraid that her only chance to escape to the U.S. will soon close. Her husband, Pita, loves his community, cherishes his friendships, and is loyal to his craft as a fisherman. The tension between husband and wife \u2014 one desperate to leave, the other content to stay \u2014 increases after her brother and neighbors flee the country, risking their lives to chase the American Dream. <i>New York Premiere<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Friday June 15, 6:30 PM \u2013 Film Society of Lincoln Center<br \/>\nSunday June 17, 8:45 PM \u2013 IFC Center <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>What Will People Say? <\/i><br \/>\nIram Haq, 2017, 106 min., Norwegian, Urdu<\/p>\n<p>Sixteen-year-old Nisha lives a double life. At home with her conservative Pakistani family, she is the perfect, compliant daughter. But when out with her friends, she is a typical Norwegian teenager \u2013 partying and exploring relationships. When her father discovers her deception, Nisha\u2019s two worlds brutally collide. Trapped between countries and perceptions of honor, Nisha is forced to find her own way in life. This gripping and powerfully acted drama from Norwegian-Pakistani filmmaker Iram Haq untangles the complex relationship between a father and daughter and presents an empathetic perspective on family, community and culture. <b>New York Premiere\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis film powerfully highlights some of the abuses Pakistani women and girls face, which include forced marriage, barriers to education, and violence, including in the name of family \u2018honor,\u2019 which all too frequently goes unpunished.\u201d \u2013 Heather Barr, Senior Researcher, Women&#8217;s Rights Division, Human Rights Watch<\/p>\n<p>Official Selection, Toronto International Film Festival 2017<\/p>\n<p><b>Friday June 15, 9:00 PM \u2013 Film Society of Lincoln Center<br \/>\nSaturday June 16, 9:15 PM \u2013 IFC Center <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Women of the Venezuelan Chaos <\/i><br \/>\nMargarita Cadenas, 2017, 83 min., Spanish<\/p>\n<p><i>This film is fully subtitled and ASL interpretation will be provided for the Q&amp;A\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Embodying strength and stoicism, five Venezuelan women from diverse backgrounds each draw a portrait of their country as it suffers under the worst crisis in its history amid extreme food and medicine shortages, a broken justice system, and widespread fear. The women share what life is really like for them and their families while the government repeatedly denies the country\u2019s difficulties. Featuring stunning visuals and creative soundscapes, <i>Women of the Venezuelan Chaos<\/i> presents a uniquely beautiful country and people, who remain resilient and resourceful despite the immense challenges they face. New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is one of the best films I have seen on Venezuela. It is extraordinary, very accurate, very balanced, moving, powerful. It delves into all the issues Human Rights Watch covers in Venezuela: the humanitarian crisis, lack of medicines and food, exile, police abuses, lack of justice, impunity, abuse of power, violence.\u201d \u2013 Jos\u00e9 Miguel Vivanco, Executive Director, Americas Division, Human Rights Watch<\/p>\n<p><b>Friday June 15, 9:15 PM \u2013 IFC Center<br \/>\nSaturday June 16, 3:30 PM \u2013 Film Society of Lincoln Center<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Human Rights Watch<br \/>\n<\/u><\/b>Human Rights Watch is one of the world\u2019s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. We work tenaciously to lay the legal and moral groundwork for deep-rooted change and fight to bring greater justice and security to people around the world. Through the Human Rights Watch Film Festival we bear witness to human rights violations and create a forum for courageous individuals on both sides of the lens to empower audiences with the knowledge that personal commitment can make a difference. The film festival brings to life human rights abuses through storytelling in a way that challenges each individual to empathize and demand justice for all people. To learn more about our work or to make a donation,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mail.hunter.cuny.edu\/owa\/redir.aspx?C=SAhgTid-EGv3mmvSTtkRgB_FcXsAmjvKy6MPML9O8OiH9zAiYsnVCA..&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2femail.wordfly.com%2fclick%3fsid%3dNTU1Xzk1NzZfNDYzNzJfNzI3OQ%26l%3d6ed450b1-9b53-e811-bcb0-e61f134a8c87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.hrw.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"2\" width=\"60%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Film Society of Lincoln Center<br \/>\n<\/u><\/b>The Film Society of Lincoln Center is devoted to supporting the art and elevating the craft of cinema. The only branch of the world-renowned arts complex Lincoln Center to shine a light on the everlasting yet evolving importance of the moving image, this nonprofit organization was founded in 1969 to celebrate American and international film. Via year-round programming and discussions; its annual New York Film Festival; and its publications, including <i>Film Comment<\/i>, the U.S.\u2019s premier magazine about films and film culture, the Film Society endeavors to make the discussion and appreciation of cinema accessible to a broader audience, as well as to ensure that it will remain an essential art form for years to come. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/mail.hunter.cuny.edu\/owa\/redir.aspx?C=CFp_798-W15SnrSmyJhnNWDB9FMeZok6jW4MGh6SVp6H9zAiYsnVCA..&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2femail.wordfly.com%2fclick%3fsid%3dNTU1Xzk1NzZfNDYzNzJfNzI3OQ%26l%3d6ad450b1-9b53-e811-bcb0-e61f134a8c87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.filmlinc.org<\/a> and follow @filmlinc on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"2\" width=\"60%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><u>IFC Center<br \/>\n<\/u><\/b>IFC Center is a five-screen, state-of-the-art cinema in the heart of New York\u2019s Greenwich Village that opened in June 2005 following an extensive renovation of the historic Waverly Theater. IFC Center presents the very best in new foreign-language, American independent and documentary features to audiences and is also known for its innovative repertory series and festivals, showing short films before its regular features in the ongoing \u201cShort Attention Span Cinema\u201d program, and special events such as the guest-programmed \u201cMovie Nights\u201d and frequent in-person appearances by filmmakers. In 2010, IFC Center launched the acclaimed DOC NYC festival, a high-profile showcase that celebrates nonfiction filmmaking and is now the largest documentary festival in the US. For additional theater information, current and upcoming program details and more,<i>\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/mail.hunter.cuny.edu\/owa\/redir.aspx?C=-0mL8ghHkpAgy-y4iRBVf16RjH-FVhyclGFoQVHuSJGH9zAiYsnVCA..&amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2femail.wordfly.com%2fclick%3fsid%3dNTU1Xzk1NzZfNDYzNzJfNzI3OQ%26l%3d6fd450b1-9b53-e811-bcb0-e61f134a8c87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.ifccenter.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Showcasing 15 timely and provocative documentary and narrative works, screening June 14-21.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/2018-human-rights-watch-film-festival-gwm\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[819],"class_list":["post-10083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives","tag-human-rights-watch-film-festial"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10083"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10083\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10133,"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10083\/revisions\/10133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}