The Human Rights Film Festival organized by NGOs “Aktion gegen den Hunger“, “Save the Children,“ and “NRC Flüchtlingshilfe Deutschland“ will take place for the second time on September 18th-25th. A highlight of the festival is the winner of the Prix L’Œil d’Or for Best Documentary in Cannes. FOR SAMA by Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts is a cinematic letter to the director‘s daughter who was born in Aleppo during the Arab Spring. The film follows the director‘s life in the first weeks of the uprising, the experiences of the escalating war, and them debating whether the young family should flee in order to protect their daughter‘s life. NOVAYA by Askold Kurov shows the work of “Novaya Gazeta,“ the last independent newspaper in Russia. In the last several years 5 journalists and a editorial lawyer have been murdered. HEART OF STONE follows 8 years in the life of an Afghani refugee in France. and EATING UP EASTER shows the consequences of tourism for Rapa Nui and its residents.
18.-25.9. dates under humanrightsfilmfestivalberlin.de