Browse previous selections from the Human Rights Watch Film Festival
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.
This Is Congo
A whistleblower, a patriotic military commander, a mineral dealer, and a displaced tailor share a glimpse of life amid Africa’s longest continuing conflict.
TransMilitary
It is our time now to step forward and say, "OK, it’s not about what gender I am, it’s about if I can get the job done. And we for years have shown that, so why not acknowledge us?"
Voices of the Sea
In this tiny, remote Cuban fishing village, Mariela, a mother of four young children, longs for a better life.
What Will People Say
<p>Sixteen-year-old Nisha lives a double life.</p>
Whose Streets?
Told by the activists and leaders who live and breathe this movement for justice, Whose Streets? is an unflinching look at the Ferguson uprising in the US.
Why We Need More Than a Photograph to Change the World
What can photographs do, and what do we want them to do, in visualizing human rights issues?
Women of the Venezuelan Chaos
Embodying strength and stoicism, five Venezuelan women from diverse backgrounds each draw a portrait of their country as it suffers under the worst crisis in its history.
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.