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Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2020 Digital NY in …
… These Times of the Pandemic & Vicious Police Attacks of Innocent Protestors and Black People
Never Forgetting George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Botham Jean, Stephon Clark, Philando Castie … The List Goes On and On and …
Thursday, June 11 — Saturday, June 20, 2020 — First full digital edition. Co-presented by IFC Center, one of the festival’s long-time cinema venue partners, HRWFF will again feature in-depth online discussions with filmmakers, film subjects, and Human Rights Watch researchers.
Available to screen across the America, the 11 films in this year’s festival are truly global in scope, and present an overriding message of hope, from reform of the criminal justice system in the United States to the fight for reproductive rights in Ireland and the re-framing of long-suppressed yet ever powerful indigenous voices in Peru and North America.
The Festival is excited to share films that reflect a resounding global rallying cry: The will of the people shall not be ignored.
Complete program: Tickets, $9 for general public, $8 for IFC Center members. A festival pass, good for all 11 films in the lineup, $70…
