New Human Rights Films Focus on U.S.

The annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival is in full swing in New York City.  A complete schedule of films, several of which address human rights issues in the U.S., is here.   On June 20, 5:30 p.m. at Lincoln Center’s Walter Reader Theater, check out Of Men and War, a film about the difficult challenges facing returning veterans in the U.S.  And on, June 21, 6:30 p.m. the festival will close with a screening of Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution.  Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, the prize-winning film tells its story through first-hand accounts and rare archival footage.

Many of the films featured at the HRW Festival are also being screened in theaters, on campuses and on public television, so if you’re not near NYC, you may still be able to catch these films in other venues — or you may be inspired to stimulate the local human rights conversation by arranging a screening in your community!