2016 Human Rights Film Festival
The 6th Annual Human Rights Film Festival*
(*Winner of the 2016 ASU CLAS Marketing Award for Best Event)
April 15 - 16, 2016
Armstrong Hall, Room 114
Sandra Day O'Connor School of Law
ASU Tempe Campus
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Friday, April 15
Session 1: Human rights in Latin America: Children missing in Argentina & women death in El Salvador
3:00-3:30 pm: A Search for Justice (15') and Where is my grandchild (15')
3:30-4:00 pm: Dialogue with Barbara Dury, producer of "Where is my Grandchild?" and long time, award-winning producer
4:00-4:20 pm: BREAK
Session 2: Roma holocaust by Nazis
4:20-5:20 pm: The exile from Bassarabia (55 ')
5:20-5:50 pm: Dialogue with Natalia Ghilascu, director of 'The exile from Bassarabia'
5:50-6:10 pm: BREAK
Session 3: The challenges of documenting war crimes in Syria and Libya
6:10-7:40 pm: E-team (1 hour 28 minutes)
7:40-8:10 pm: Dialogue facilitated by Sarah Abuwandi (ASU), Osee Romeo (ASU) and Timira Conley, President of Amnesty International-North Carolina State University Chapter
Saturday, April 16
Session 4: Violence, resources shortage: Views from Arizona youth
3:00-3:30 pm: Voices of local youth (25')
3:30-4:00 pm: Discussion facilitated by Michael Cassidy, Executive Director, Dysart Community Cente and El Mirage youth
4:00-4:20 pm: BREAK
Session 5: Impact of drone strikes
4:20-5:20 pm: Unmanned: America's drone wars (63')
5:20-5:50 pm: Discussion facilitated by Daniel Rothenberg, School of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University
5:50-6:10 pm: BREAK
Session 6: Drugs and violence in the Mexican-US border
6:10-7:50 pm: Cartel Land (100', Oscar nominee for best documentary in 2016).
7:50-8:20 pm: Discussion facilitated by Deborah Henderson, School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University