Press Film Festival
Films Featured
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Drawing from nearly 300 hours of vérité footage shot between 2005 and 2008, Camp Victory, Afghanistan skillfully explores the reality of building a functioning Afghan military.
Carol Dysinger201084m (Director's Cut) -
Follow filmmaker Thet Sambath as he uncovers terrifying personal explanations for the Cambodian genocide by allowing the perpetrators to speak for themselves.
Rob Lemkin and Thet Sambath200994m -
Targeted by prison officials for being members of the Black Panther Party and for fighting against prison conditions, the Angola 3 were convicted of the murder of a prison guard—with no physical evidence and no credible eyewitnesses.
Vadim Jean200984m -
The untold story of Iranian secularists through three fascinating characters—each from a distinct social, economic and educational background but all sharing a love for their motherland and a need for a country free from political repression and theocracy.
Davoud Geramifard200968m -
A moral tale of modern American politics, Last Best Chance brilliantly presents a political legend, Senator Edward Kennedy, in his final battle for comprehensive immigration reform in the US as he seeks to provide greater security and dignity to many of the 20 million people currently living in the shadows.
Michael Camerini and Shari Robertson2010100m -
With unprecedented access to some of the most powerful members of the US Congress, Mountains and Clouds revisits a seminal moment in the push for immigration reform, with implications for the immigration battle currently brewing for the Obama administration and Congress.,
Michael Camerini and Shari Robertson201093m -
Out in the Silence dramatically illustrates the challenges of negotiating the morally charged issue of sexual orientation and the potential for building bridges when people with differing opinions approach each other with openness and respect.
Joe Wilson and Dean Hamer200966m -
An intimate family drama set against the backdrop of the 1998 conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pushing the Elephant tells the story of Rose Mapendo, who was separated during the conflict from her five-year-old daughter, Nangabire.
Beth Davenport and Elizabeth Mandel201084m -
The story of the sensational trial of Issa Sesay at Special Court for Sierra Leone - a case that illustrates both the complexities of achieving justice and addressing a nation's traumatic past.
Rebecca Richman Cohen201083m -
Youth Producing Change presents stories from teen filmmakers across the globe as they turn the camera on their own lives and invite audiences to experience the world as they do every day.
Various filmmakers72m