Browse previous selections from the Human Rights Watch Film Festival
Us Kids
Sparked by the plague of gun violence ravaging their schools, Us Kids chronicles the March For Our Lives movement over the course of several years.
Wake Up On Mars
Two teenage sisters, Ibadeta and Djeneta, lie in a vegetative state in the small Swedish home of their Kosovar family. Their mysterious illness is known as “resignation syndrome,” a condition that can affect asylum-seeking children, often following a threat of deportation. Their youngest brother, Furkhan, imagines a life beyond the snowy expanse of his temporary backyard—and into the far reaches of space.
Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America
WHO WE ARE brings history to life, exploring the enduring legacy of white supremacy and our collective responsibility to overcome it.