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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

You Resemble Me

This Spike Lee and Spike Jonze executive produced drama tackles one of the darkest issues of our time - radicalization - in an unmissable story of cultural and intergenerational trauma on the outskirts of Paris.

 

Women's Rights and Children's 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

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

Possible Selves

"Possible Selves" follows two California teenagers in foster care through their tumultuous high school years. It is the first major documentary to focus on the lived experience of foster kids themselves rather than on the foster care system. 

Children's Rights United States

This Stained Dawn

With continuing women's abuses and a high incident of sexual assault and domestic abuse taking place, Karachi’s feminists organize a women’s march, facing down threats from Pakistan’s state, media and radical religious right.

This Stained Dawn is not just about one protest, but about the often times revolutionary act of political organizing in itself.

Women's Rights 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

Fruits of Labor

A Mexican-American teenage farmworker dreams of graduating high school, when ICE raids in her community threaten to separate her family and force her to become her family's breadwinner. Fruits of Labor is a lyrical, coming-of-age documentary feature about adolescence, nature and the ancestors.

Human Rights in the United States United States

Virtual Events

Watch the films from the Human Rights Watch Film Festival at your own pace, and join us live for powerful discussions. From our living rooms to yours. 

Please note: Due to licensing restrictions for the films we work with, film streaming is available only in the countries listed below. 

Our live film talks, hosted on Zoom  are always available for free + are accessible to our audiences worldwide with RSVP.

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