The Human Rights Watch Film Festival Presents Lineup for New York Edition
====Festival runs May 31st-June 11th Co-presented by Film at Lincoln Center and IFC Center
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival, now in its 34th year, will present a full edition of 10 groundbreaking new films nationwide in the United States, from May 31 to June 11, 2023. The New York festival will be back with a full program of in-person screenings at Film at Lincoln Center and IFC Center, with in-depth discussions with filmmakers, film participants, journalists, activists and Human Rights Watch researchers. The festival will continue to offer the opportunity to watch all 10 new films online nationwide across the United States with a full digital edition of the film festival from June 5 to June 11.
This year’s edition highlights a broad diversity of themes and topics, including the Ukraine conflict, climate gentrification and justice, women’s rights, transgender rights, freedom of the press, and access to health care in the United States.
John Biaggi, Director of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, said, “We are extraordinarily proud to present our program of 10 powerful films and conversations in person at Film at Lincoln Center and IFC Center. This year’s selection covers expansive global ground, spotlighting urgent and timely human rights issues like the war in Ukraine, women’s rights and bodily autonomy, transgender rights, health and human rights, environmental gentrification, and freedom of the press.” He continues, “The festival is also committed to expanding inclusivity for audience members to enjoy the events together and is working to create features that more people can access. The majority of the festival films this year will be audio-described and play with captions, with live transcription for the conversations to follow.”
The opening night film is Seven Winters in Tehran, by Steffi Niederzoll. Theatre of Violence, by Lukasz Konopa and Emil Langballe, will be the Centerpiece Screening, and the closing night film is Pay or Die, is by Rachael Dyer and Scott Alexander Ruderman.
The rest of the line up includes: Razing Liberty Square by Katja Esson, Draw Me Egypt Doaa El-Adl, A Stroke of Freedom, by Nada Riyadh, The Etilaat Roz, by Abbas Rezaie, Into My Name ( Nel Mio Nome) by Nicolò Bassetti, Koromousso, Big Sister, by Habibata Ouarme and Jim Donovan, We Are Guardians by Edivan Guajajara, Chelsea Greene and Rob Grobman, and When Spring Came to Bucha by Mila Teshaieva and Marcus Lenz.
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Originally published at https://behindtherabbitproductions.wordpress.com on April 28, 2023.
