The seventh art exposes once again its power to inspire and raise consciousness on the worldwide human rights issues. Striking with its selection of films that are fusions of artistic talent and human rights content, the preminent NGO--Human Rights Watch collaborates with the Film Society of Lincoln Center, New York, and presents the HRW International Film Festival. "We seek to empower everyone with the knowledge that personal commitment can make a very real difference," the organization spokeman states. The festival that will take place between June 14th and 28th, includes twenty-four films and videos from nineteen different countries.
The New York premieres will be,
- Mon Colonel, Laurent Herbiet, Director; Costa-Gavras & Jean-Claude Grumberg, Screenplay; Michèle Ray-Gavras, France/Belgium, 2006,
- Carla's List, Marcel Schüpbach, Switzerland, 2006,
- The City of Photographers, Sebastián Moreno Mardones, Chile, 2006,
- Cocalero, Alejandro Landes, Argentina, 2007,
- Election Day, Katy Chevigny, USA, 2007,
- Enemies of Happiness, Eva Mulvad, Director; Anja Al-Erhayem, Co-Director, Denmark, 2006,
- Sari’s Mother, James Longley, USA/Iraq, 2006,
- Hot House, Shimon Dotan, Israel, 2006,
- A Lesson of Belarusian, Miroslaw Dembinski, Poland/Belarus, 2006,
- Virtual Freedom, Gef Senz and Maung Maung Aye, Australia, 2006,
- Manufactured Landscapes, Jennifer Baichwal, Canada, 2005,
- The Railroad All-Stars, Chema Rodriguez, Spain, 2006,
- Strange Culture, Lynn Hershman Leeson, USA, 2007,
- Suffering and Smiling, Dan Ollman, Nigeria/US, 2006,
- The Violin, Francisco Vargas Quevedo, Mexico, 2006,
- We’ll Never Meet Childhood Again, Sam Lawlor and Lindsay Pollock, Romania/UK, 2007, and
- White Light/Black Rain, Steven Okazaki, USA, 2006.
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