Born This Way
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There are more arrests for homosexuality in Cameroon than in any other country in the world. With intimate access to the lives of four young gay Cameroonians, Born This Way steps outside the genre of activist filmmaking and offers a vivid and poetic portrait of day-to-day life in modern Africa. This is a story of what is possible in the global fight for equality.
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Amid constant threat of losing their #DACA status and being deported, THE UNAFRAID follows three inspirational #Dreamers who are โundocumented, unapologetic and unafraidโ. See the film โ join the chat with the filmmakers tonight at the #HRWFFNY Closing Night @ifccenter! Last few tix available โก bit.ly/HRWFFtheunafraid . . #activism #students #university #keepfamiliestogether #immigration #us #undocumented #humanrights #humanrightswatch #civilrights #education #educationrights #community #activists #filmmakers #documentary #documentaryphotography #filmpremiere #newyork #nyc #nylife #thingstodoinnyc #nycity #ifccenter
"A young woman's fight for justice in the face of threats, oppression and sexism in war-torn Afghanistan was a story filmmaker Sahra Mani had to tell." @thomsonreutersfoundation โก Catch the incredibly powerful and necessary "A Thousand Girls Like Me" at the #HRWFFNY tonight @ifccenter โ Q&A w/ filmmaker Sahra Mani & film subject Mahfuza Folad ๐ฌ bit.ly/HRWFFathousandgirls . . #humanrights #womenrights #afghanistan #genderequality #worldrefugeeday #humanrightswatch #humanrightswatchfilmfestival #ifccenter #civilrights #activism #femalefilmmaker #filmquotes #instaquotes #nycity #newyork #thingstodoinnyc #womenfilmmaker #filmcommunity #filmisnotdead #nyc #nycity #instanyc
Standing ovation for film subject Chato Galante and filmmakers Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar following the incredibly powerful #HRWFFNY premiere of โThe Silence of Othersโ ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป . . #cinema #cinemalovers #filmpremiere #premiere #ovation #audience #documentary #documentary #lincolncenter #filmmaking #filmmaker #nycity #newyork #newyorkcity #nylife #filmfestival #filmcommunity #filmisnotdead #humanrights #humanrightswatch #filmcrew #ny #tuesdaymotivation #filmlover #democracy
The #HRWFFNY is underway #NYC! ๐๐ผ You still have three days to join us and be a part of the festival! ๐ Check out what we have in store for you today โฌ๏ธ . ๐ฝ The Silence of Others, 6:30pm @filmlinc ๐๐ผ SOLD OUT! . ๐ฌ The Distant Barking of Dogs, 7:00pm @ifccenter . ๐ A Thousand Girls Like Me, 9:00pm @filmlinc . ๐ TransMilitary, 9:15pm @ifccenter . . Photo credit: Lindsey Seide . #filmmaking #cinemalovers #documentary #lincolncenter #thingstodoinnyc #ifccenter #humanrights #humanrightswatch #film #filmfestival #filmcommunity #filmisnotdead #screenings #filmmakers #audience #festivallife #nycity #ny #newyork #newyorkcity #documentaryfilm #cinema #tuesday #newyorker
The @transmilitary team is ready for their #NYC premiere tomorrow and on Wednesday! ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ Are you!? Be sure to get your tix! #HRWFFNY . Repost @transmilitary ใปใปใป Our #newyork premiere is tomorrow night at @hrwfilmfestival! Tickets for 6/19 & 6/20 are at bitly.com/HRWFFtransmilitary. Get yours now, please! :) โ @sidexsidestudios @jamiebcoughlin @gesilver @fionajdawson #HRWFFNY @glaad @odd_ny @simcomplete @archergraynyc #OpenTransService #transgender #lgbt #documentary #pride
As the US withdraws forces and aid from #Afghanistan, the Taliban regains their hold and the stability of the country's fragile democracy is unclear. Afghan-American filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi joins two awe-inspiring #women on the front lines: Nilofar and Shakila. Under increasing threats of violence, these two women are soon forced to choose between their sense of duty and love for Afghanistan and the safety of their families. . Last chance to see "Facing the Dragon, winner of the 2018 Human Rights Watch Film Festival Nestor Almendros award for courage in filmmaking, tonight in #NYC @ifccenter at 7:00pm ๐ Meet filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi and film subject Shakila Ebrahimkhel ๐๐ผ bit.ly/HRWFFfacingdragon . . #humanrights #womensrights #war #conflict #womenfilmmaker #femalefilmmaker #filmcommunity #filmisnotdead #filmquote #instaquote #filmpremiere #nycity #newyorkcity #nylife #thingstodoinnyc #ifccenter #documentary #documentaryfilm #peace #dialogue #family #journalism #politics #newyorklife
โThe Distant Barking of Dogs may very well be one of the most haunting films of the year. It certainly is one of the best films at the #HRWFFNY. It probably is one of the best films about children and war I've seen.โ Unseen Films reviews the powerful and moving โThe Distant Barking of Dogsโ. . ๐ If you are in #NYC, donโt miss it at the #HRWFFNY today and tomorrow @filmlinc & @ifccenter + Q&A ๐ bit.ly/HRWFFdistantbarking . . #children #childrensrights #ukraine #war #conflict #childhood #humanrights #lincolncenter #ifccenter #thingstodoinnyc #documentaryfilm #newyork #humanrightswatch #nycity #nylife #movies #filmmaking #films #filmmaker #filmmaking #trailer #newyorkcitylife #movielovers #cinemalovers #documentary #playingnow #movienight
The #HRWFFNY is in full swing! Join us #today @ifccenter & @filmlinc to catch four extraordinary and unmissable #films + in-depth discussions with #filmmakers #activists and #experts ๐๐ผ A few tix still available, be sure to get yours ๐ bit.ly/HRWFFNY . ๐ฝ Facing the Dragon at 6:00pm @filmlinc . ๐ฌ Angkar at 6:45pm @ifccenter . ๐ The Cleaners at 8:15pm @filmlinc . ๐ Voices of the Sea at 8:45pm @ifccenter . . #nyc #newyork #newyorkcity #sunday #sundayfilm #thingstodoinnyc #lincolncenter #ifccenter #nylife #documentaryfilm #filmposter #filmmaking #filmcommunity #filmisnotdead #cinemalovers #documentary #newyorker #sundayplans #weekendplans #humanrights #humanrightswatch #humanrightswatchfilmfestival
Last night we were honored to host the #NYC premiere of the powerful coming of age drama "What Will People Say" ๐ฌ Director and writer Iram Haq joined the post-screening Q&A and explained how she made her most autobiographical film to date. "What Will People Say" untangles the complex relationship between a father and daughter caught between culture, tradition and the future . Last chance to catch the film at the #HRWFFNY and meet Iram tonight @ifccenter! Be sure not to miss it ๐ bit.ly/HRWFFwhatwillpeoplesay . . #womensrights #featurefilm #instaquote #filmmaker #filmmaking #featurefilm #films #drama #quotes #autobiographical #cinemalovers #lincolncenter #filmfestival #writers #filmproduction #filmisnotdead #filmcommunity #directors #femalefilmmaker #womendirector #nycity #nylife #thingstodoinnyc #nyc #humanrightswatch #humanrightswatchfilmfestival #humanrights
โOne of the defining features of a good movie is its ability to whisk us away from our everyday lives. Several selections at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, which opened this week, do just that. But the stories are far from fantasy โ theyโre invitations into the worlds of real, heroic people who persevere when all hope is lost.โ The @nytimes must-see films at the #HRWFFNY ๐๐ผ bit.ly/hrwffnytimes . . #nytimes #films #filmfestival #filmpremiere #nycity #filmcommunity #filmisnotdead #newyork #articles #review #civilrights #filmmaking #documentary #movies #movienight #cinema #journalism #humanrights #humanrightswatch #humanrightswatchfilmfestival #mustsee #nypremiere #nyc #thingstodoinnyc #femalefilmmakerfriday