Browse previous selections from the Human Rights Watch Film Festival
Frackman
Dayne Pratzsky, also known as “The Frackman,” takes on the energy giants.
Growing Up Coy
How far would you go to fight for your child’s rights? When Coy, a six-year-old transgender girl is banned from using the girls’ bathroom at school - her parents take a stand.
Hooligan Sparrow
A group of activists protesting the alleged rape of six girls by a school headmaster and a government official quickly become fugitives.
I Am Sun Mu
Since fleeing his native North Korea to defect to the south, the artist Sun Mu has worked under a defiant alias meaning “no boundaries” to criticize the repressive regime of Kim Jong-un.
If the Dead Could Speak
In August 2013, a military defector with the code name “Caesar” smuggled 53,275 photographs out of Syria.
Inside the Chinese Closet
Inside the Chinese Closet exposes the difficult decisions young LGBT individuals must make when forced to balance their quest for love with parental and cultural expectations.
Jackson
What is life like in a place where the antiabortion movement has made access to legal abortion almost impossible?
Larry Kramer in Love & Anger
Legendary author, activist, and playwright, Larry Kramer gave voice to the outrage and grief that inspired a generation of gay men and lesbians to fight for their lives
Life Is Sacred
Violence is part of everyday life in Colombia, where the military, guerrillas, paramilitaries, and drug cartels have been fighting for decades, and hundreds of thousands of people have been killed.
Mediterranea
From its international premiere at Critics Week in Cannes comes Mediterranea, a riveting drama on migration.
Mustang
Five sisters, driven by the same desire for freedom, rebel against the limitations imposed upon them.
No Land's Song
<p>A political thriller and a musical journey,<em>No Land's Song</em> never loses sight of its real center - the female voice.</p>