HRW film festival is back in town
Human Rights Watch Film Festival, London, 17-25 March
This year’s festival features three in-person Q&A screenings at the Barbican, as well as a full digital edition of 10 films from around the world + discussions with filmmakers, film participants, activists, and HRW researchers.
Bangla Surf Girls
Shobe, Aisha and Suma from are poised to make history as Bangladesh’s first women surfers in an international surf competition. But society and poverty pose major hurdles.
Women's Rights and Children's Rights, Asia
Boycott
In a country where voting rights are under attack, the ability to boycott, or “vote with your dollar,” has been an important and impactful way for citizens of the United States to bring about change.
Freedom of the Press, United States
Daughter of a Lost Bird
Kendra Mylnechuk Potter was adopted into a white family and raised with no knowledge of her Native American parentage.
Indigenous Peoples' Rights, United States
Eternal Spring (長春)
When members of Falun Gong hack China's state TV to expose brutal repression - lives are changed forever. Award winning filmmaker Jason Loftus and celebrated comic book artist Daxiong tell the resilient story of those fighting for religious freedom.
Art Versus Oppression, Asia
Judges Under Pressure
Democracy in Poland hanging by a fragile thread, as the government begins arresting judges whose rulings are not to their liking. In Judges Under Pressure the public and judges take to the streets.
Democracy and Human Rights, Europe
Myanmar Diaries
Myanmar Diaries by the Myanmar Film Collective, an anonymous group of filmmakers, reveals the realities of life since February 1, 2021, when the country’s military overthrew the civilian government.
Freedom of the Press, Asia
On the Divide
On The Divide follows the story of three Latinx people living in McAllen, Texas who, despite their views, are connected by the most unexpected of places: the last abortion clinic on the U.S./Mexico border. As threats to the clinic and their personal safety mount, these three are forced to make decisions they never could have imagined.
Reproductive Justice, United States
Silence Heard Loud
Seven UK community members strive for freedom and dignity as they navigate the British asylum system, after fleeing persecution.
Refugee Rights, Europe
Tacheles -The Heart of the Matter
Three generations removed from the Holocaust, Yaar is a young Jewish Berliner desperate to leave the past behind.
Family History and Human Rights, Europe
You Resemble Me
Who was Hasna Aït Boulahcen? After the November 2015 Paris bombings, she was labelled “Europe’s first female suicide bomber.”
Women's Rights and Children's Rights, Europe
Digital festival tickets:
£6 / €6 - Individual ticket
£4.80 / €4.80 - Individual ticket for Barbican/ HRW Members (with use of code)
£4.50/ €4.50 - Barbican Corporate Members (with use of code)
£4 / €4 - Young Barbican members/ Students (with use of code)
£50 / €50 - Digital festival pass with access to all 10 films
£40 / €40 - Digital festival pass with access to all 10 films - Barbican/ HRW Member price (with use of code)
Barbican in-cinema screenings:
£12 - Individual ticket price
£9.60 - Barbican member
£9 - Barbican Corporate Member
£5 - Young Barbican, Barbican Staff, City of London Staff