The final slate of films has been revealed for the 2020 Human Rights Watch Film Festival, which will be taking place virtually June 11 – 20.
Take a look below at the full list of titles and check out the previously announced
The lineup for the first digital edition of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival has been revealed, with more titles planned to be announced on May 14th.
Take a look below for details about the first eight films. The festival will be
The lineup for the 2019 Human Rights Watch Film Festival has been announced, which will be taking place in New York from June 13 - 20. 13 films will be presented this year, over half of which are directed by women.
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I know it may be shocking to hear, but the internet can often be a cesspool of horrors, beaming the most abhorrent, awful things humans are capable of straight onto our screens.
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Soon after the death of Freddie Gray, at the hands of the Baltimore Police Department, is where documentary filmmaker Marilyn Ness places herself for her latest film, Charm City.
This week, Adam and Kevin take a look at the 2018 Human Rights Watch Film Festival and review two films screening this year with Charm City and The Distant Barking of Dogs. Other films from the festival discussed include Women of Venezuelan Chaos, Anote's Ark, and The Cleaners.
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Instead of an impersonal chronicle, Simon Lereng Wilmont brings an intimate, stirring portrayal of life during wartime in The Distant Barking of Dogs, a film that focuses on the life of a 10-year-old boy living on Ukraine’s front lines.
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While still entertaining and visually arresting due to its exotic locale, Anote’s Ark is an uneven film that feels more like two short films cobbled together than one cohesive documentary experience.
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Powerful, heart-wrenching and vitally important, Margarita Cadenas’ timely documentary Women of Venezuelan Chaos provides an intimate look at the atrocities occurring right now in Venezuela, despite their oppressive government continuously trying to cover it up.
