2010 HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL AT USF February 18, 19, 20 Presentation Theater Free & Open to the General PublicThursday 2/18 1:00 PM Skinny, Sexy, Synthetic, 7 min, Directors: Meghan Raab and Daniela Ricci-Tam Generación, 11 min., Director: Kate Elston Ugandan Days, A Video Journal, 50 min., Director: Erika Myszynski 2:30PM |
4:15 PM * Presented by the USF LGBT Caucus |
6:00 PM * A selection from the Human Rights Watch Traveling Film Festival |
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Friday, 2/19 |
1:00 PM Made in L.A. is an Emmy award-winning feature documentary that follows the remarkable story of three Latina immigrants working in Los Angeles garment sweatshops as they embark on a three-year odyssey to win basic labor protections from trendy clothing retailer Forever 21. In intimate observational style, Made in L.A. reveals the impact of the struggle on each woman’s life as they are gradually transformed by the experience. Compelling, humorous, deeply human, Made in L.A. is a story about immigration, the power of unity, and the courage it takes to find your voice. |
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2:30 PM Global poverty did not just happen. It began with military conquest, slavery and colonization that resulted in the seizure of land, minerals and forced labor. Today, the problem persists because of unfair debt, trade and tax policies -- in other words, wealthy countries taking advantage of poor, developing countries. Renowned actor and activist, Martin Sheen, narrates The End of Poverty?, a feature-length documentary directed by award-winning director, Philippe Diaz, which explains how today's financial crisis is a direct consequence of these unchallenged policies that have lasted centuries. Consider that 20% of the planet's population uses 80% of its resources and consumes 30% more than the planet can regenerate. At this rate, to maintain our lifestyle means more and more people will sink below the poverty line. Can we really end poverty within our current economic system? Think again. |
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4:45PM The Road to Fondwa tells the powerful story of a rural Haitian community poised to change the future of Haiti one University student at a time. Up against centuries of oppression and decimated natural resources, the people of Fondwa have taken matters into their own hands. Leaders and dreamers and dedicated workers. Children, mothers, priests, and students. Haitians, Cubans, Americans, and French- all pitching in for a better tomorrow. With unprecedented access to the entire Fondwa community, The Road to Fondwa weaves the seasoned voices and stunning imagery of Fondwa into a tangible story that challenges the status quo of international development and seeks to inspire a new paradigm of international cooperation- one founded on true partnership and understanding. |
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Saturday, 2/20 1:00 PM * A selection from the Human Rights Watch Traveling Film Festival 3:00 PM * A selection from the Human Rights Watch Traveling Film Festival 5:00 PM Come un uomo sulla terra/Like a Man on Earth is a journey of pain and dignity, in which Ethiopian refugee Dagmawi Yimer, with the collaboration of Italian filmmakers Andrea Segre and Riccardo Diabene, documents harrowing human suffering and denounces a tragic political and humanitarian situation. Giving voice to Ethiopian refugees living in Rome, this film exposes the ways in which Libya, with the financial and logistical support of Italy and the European Community, persecutes migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa. Dagmawi had been a law student in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In 2005, because of the climate of political repression in the country, he decided to leave. In the winter of that year, he crossed the desert between Sudan and Libya. On his arrival in Libya, he met up with traffickers controlling the routes through the Mediterranean Sea. Just days before taking a boat to Italy, he was arrested by the Libyan police, which for the last five years has carried out arbitrary arrests and mass deportations against migrants. Dag survived his Libyan ordeal, managed to cross the sea, and reached the Italian coastline. He was granted asylum in Rome, where he attended a language school run by Asinitas, a local non-governmental organization catering to recent immigrants. There he learned Italian and basic film-making techniques. Using these skills he collected the testimonies of other Ethiopian migrants who shared his traumatic experience, breaking the silence about the fate awaiting African migrants in Libya.
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