Human Rights Watch International Film Festival – London 2010
The charity Human Rights Watch is having its 14th International Film Festival in London from March 17th.
Following close on the heels of the Toronto HRW IFF, and before the New York edition in June, the London IFF features 28 films from 20 countries, which look at a wide range of themes from Accountability and Justice, and Development and Migration, to Closed Societies, among others.
Key films include the Benefit Gala film The Balibo Conspiracy, a story from Indonesia's 1975 invasion of East Timor;
the opening night film Moloch Tropical, a drama about political disintegration in Haiti; and Festival-closer The Sun Behind The Clouds: Tibet's Struggle For Freedom, which explores the tension between the non-violent ways of the Dalai Lama and the impatience of the younger generation.
There's also a stream - Youth Producing Change - dedicated to the work of young filmmakers from across the globe, giving uniquely personal insights into areas of human rights crises.
The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival runs from March 17th to 26th 2010, at the Brixton Ritzy, ICA, Curzon Soho and Curzon Mayfair. For more information on the full range of films, check out the HRW IFF London website, or download the PDF of the Festival Programme.
