For the last 10 years, the Museum of Photographic Arts has brought the annual touring Human Rights Watch Film Festival to San Diego, giving locals the chance to connect with fellow movie-lovers while exploring a world of issues through consciousness-raising films and lively panel discussions featuring the people who made them.
Our worlds have changed since the 2020 festival came to town last January, but when this year’s festival makes its digital debut on Feb. 2, it will once again broaden our horizons while bringing us closer together. No matter where we live.
The 2021 Human Rights Watch Film Festival is being brought to viewers everywhere in digital form through the Museum of Photographic Arts. The festival runs online from Feb. 2 through Feb. 8 and features five films. Standard tickets are $9 per film, with passes available for $40. Discounts are available for MOPA and Human Rights Watch members, as well as seniors, students and active military. Viewers can watch the films an
Talking About Trees: I d walk a mile for a movie.
The Museum of Photographic Arts once again hosts the annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival, which, for the first time in its 11-year history, screens virtually and therefore all across the United States. The lineup is yours to watch between February 2-8. Purchase tickets by visiting MOPA.org/HRWFF. Tickets are limited and likely to sell out. It’s wise to book in advance.
Talking About Trees (2019)
“Once upon a time in the land of films…” mutters Suleiman Ibrahim as he looks down at the abandoned projection booth floor, where gritty, unspooled yards of celluloid, curled from the Sudanese heat, crunch beneath his feet. The 35mm projectors, so dirty that it takes a leaf-blower to clean out the dust, are unusable. “My dear, a young lover has replaced you,” he continues. “Digital technology is the young lover.” After going almost a year without a projected image, this viewer doesn’t need a reminder of the importance
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The Human Rights Watch Film Festival, in its 11th year partnering with Balboa Park’s Museum of Photographic Arts, is returning to San Diego virtually in February.
Because the festival has moved to a digital platform due to the ongoing pandemic, from February 2 through 8, viewers from across the United States will now be able to view the event’s five films, whose topics include LGBTQ+ rights, systemic racism and immigration.
“At a time when many of us feel isolated, the world needs to hear stories of people standing up, fighting back and communities coming together stories that reflect the justice movements and conversations that are happening right here in our own communities,” said Jennifer Nedbalsky, Deputy Director, Human Rights Watch Film Festival.
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