Traveling Film Festival
Since its inception, Human Rights Watch’s International Film Festival has embodied the power of film to make a difference. Courageous and committed filmmakers produce impressive documentary and feature films, which stimulate passionate conversations about human rights and inspire human rights activists. Through the universal language of film, we connect the experiences of survivors and activists with our own experiences. Each year highlights from our London and New York festivals are presented in our Traveling Film Festival. The 2009-2010 season of the Traveling Festival begins in September 2009 and runs through May 2010. Please note that the traveling festival is only available in the US and Canada at this time.
If you are interested in licensing the traveling festival:
* You can select from a minimum of three titles to a maximum of all the titles at a cost of $300 per title.
* You can screen each title twice. You can screen certain titles more than twice, but we must request special permission for these additional screenings.
* You can license the package for the duration of a week up to a semester.
* You can screen on Digibeta or DVD - depending on availability.
* You must pay one way shipping - be it to the next site or back to HRW.
* The festival books on a rolling basis. Dates and films are not confirmed until you have signed and returned your traveling festival contract. Payment is not expected until 30 days after your final screening.
* Titles NOT listed as part of our traveling festival title list are not available through HRW. One must contact the distributor or filmmaker directly for all other titles on our site. Equally, if one screens a film from our traveling festival list without permission (i.e. a contract) - it is in violation of our licensing agreements.
* Human Rights Watch provides support materials for all the films. These items include: information on Human Rights Watch's work, images and press kits for the films, and preview DVDs.
If you would like more information or would like to make a booking, please contact Andrea Holley on 212-216-1839 or at holleya@hrw.org.
After 30 years of war and the Taliban’s repression, Afghan Pop Idol is taking the nation by storm. But this is more than just a TV show. In Afghanistan you risk your life to sing.
Director:Havana MarkingYear of Production:2008Running time:87m
A cinematically stunning examination of two lives affected by conflict that illustrates how hope prevails in even the most desperate of settings.
Director:Fabrizio Lazzaretti and Paolo SantoliniYear of Production:2008Running time:90m
Armed with video-cameras, a tenacious band of Burmese reporters face down death to expose the repressive regime controlling their country.
Director:Anders ØstergaardYear of Production:2008Running time:84m
The inside story of the “Amazon Chernobyl” case in the rainforest of Ecuador, the largest oil-related environmental lawsuit in the world.
Director:Joe BerlingerYear of Production:2009Running time:101m
Is anti-Semitism a buzz-word for all kinds of real or imagined slights? Is it an arcane expression that should be retired, or is there legitimacy to outcries worldwide that anti-Semitism is again on the rise?
Director:Naftaly GliksbergYear of Production:2008Running time:80m
The moving story of a West African mother’s fight for asylum in the US to protect her two-year-old daughter from female genital cutting.
Director:Barbara Attie and Janet GoldwaterYear of Production:2009Running time:60m
When peace comes, how do you make it right again? An epic emotional journey in search of coexistence in Rwanda.
Director:Anne AghionYear of Production:2009Running time:80m
When the war ends, the work to save the land begins.
Director:Jawad MetniYear of Production:2009Running time:76 mins
A moving story of women in South Africa who have turned their tragedy into a tool.
Director:Gabriela Gutierrez Dewar and Sally Gutierrez DewarYear of Production:2008Running time:88m
An insightful documentary that follows two riveting dramas—the prosecution of unspeakable crimes and the International Criminal Court’s fight for justice.
Director:Pamela Yates, Paco de Onis, and Peter KinoyYear of Production:2009Running time:95m
Young people are on the frontlines of many of the world’s human rights crises, but it’s all too rare that we get to hear their point of view.
Director:Year of Production:2009Running time:62m