The UC Davis Humanities Institute and Human Rights Studies Program inaugurated the UC Davis Human Rights Film Festival in fall 2017, in partnership with Human Rights Watch (HRW). The multi-day online festival showcases a selection of HRW films with Q&A sessions with filmmakers and scholars. Human Rights Watch currently screens its Human Rights Film Festival in over 20 cities around the world, including Amsterdam, London, New York, and Sydney. The selected films bear powerful and moving witness to human rights issues both locally and globally and will inspire our community with the knowledge and commitments that can make a difference.
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2020
Gather
Screening: Thursday, November 12th - Tuesday, November 24th
Q&A: Monday, November 16 from 5:10pm-6pm with filmmaker, Sanjay Rawal
Born in Evin
Screening: Thursday, November 12th - Tuesday, November 24th
Q&A: Tuesday, November 17th from 5:10pm-6pm
Maxima
Screening: Thursday, November 12th - Tuesday, November 24th
Q&A: Wednesday, November 18th from 5:10pm-6pm with filmmaker, Claudia Sparrow
Belly of the Beast
Screening: Thursday, November 12th - Tuesday, November 24th
Q&A: Thursday, November 19th from 5:10pm-6pm with filmmaker, Erika Cohn
The Force
Screening: Thursday, November 12th - Tuesday, November 24th
Q&A: Friday, November 20th from 5:10pm-6pm with filmmaker, Peter Nicks