Browse previous selections from the Human Rights Watch Film Festival
Screwdriver (Mafak)
After spending more than a decade in prison for an attack on an Israeli settler, Ziad struggles to readjust to life in Ramallah, lost in a world he barely recognizes.
Amal
Within a constant political turmoil, Amal searches for her place, identity and sexuality in a patriarchal society.
Ava
This timely, coming of age story follows Ava, a teenage girl whose life is dictated by the constraints of her conservative, patriarchal community in Tehran.
Muhi - Generally Temporary
For the past eight years Muhi, a young boy from Gaza, has been trapped in an Israeli hospital.
Naila and the Uprising
When an uprising breaks out in the Occupied Palestinian Territories in 1987, a young woman in Gaza must make a choice between love, family, and freedom.
On Her Shoulders
Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad is a 25-year-old lifeline to the Yezidi community.
The Long Season
In the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon lies refugee camp Majdal Anjar, where a small community of the country’s approximately 1.2 million Syrian refugees live.
The Poetess
Saudi poetess Hissa Hilal made headlines around the world as the first woman to reach the finals of the Arab world’s biggest televised poetry competition, “Million’s Poet.”
The Workers Cup
The Workers Cup follows one group of men from among the 1.6 million migrant workers preparing for the world’s largest sporting event.
Youth Revive Mosul with Hope, Energy and Social Media
Mosul: a city in ruins, captured by IS for more than three years, is now facing new conflicts and a long, difficult way to overcome the aftermath.
A Syrian Love Story
Filmed over 5 years, A Syrian Love Story charts the incredible odyssey of comrades and lovers Amer and Raghda to political freedom.