USF Human Rights Film Festival

USF Human Rights Film Festival February 23, 24, 25 2021 /// FREE

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The University of San Francisco is hosting its 19th Annual Human Rights Film Festival. We are celebrating our 19th anniversary with an excellent program. In keeping with the social justice mission of USF, the Human Rights Film Festival seeks to make the university a center for the promotion of human rights, as well as a platform to raise consciousness to the violations and abuses of human rights i

n the U.S. As with past editions, our goals are to promote awareness and discussion of global human rights issues and explore challenges to human rights in specific locations. We believe in the power of film to educate about human rights violations and encourage citizens to take action. We know that committed citizens can help to stop abuses.

Don't miss the 2022 GLOBAL WOMEN'S RIGHTS FORUM ~ March 7 & 8!
02/18/2022

Don't miss the 2022 GLOBAL WOMEN'S RIGHTS FORUM ~ March 7 & 8!

03/11/2020

THE 18th USF HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL HAS BEEN CANCELLED

03/09/2020

Standing Above the Clouds (Jalena Keane, USA, 2019) will be showing at 12:45 PM on Thursday, March 26th at the Human Rights Film Festival at USF.

Standing Above the Clouds​ is a story of inter-generational women activists, Ku Kia'i Mauna, or guardians of the mountain. The film follows three sets of mothers and daughters indigenous on the Big Island of Hawaii who find themselves standing at the forefront of the movement to safeguard their sacred mountain, Mauna a Wakea, when a construction permit is granted for an eighteen story, Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) to be built directly below the summit on pristine, untouched land.

03/05/2020

We are celebrating our eighteenth anniversary with an amazing program. This year’s films address human rights violations in the U.S., Syria, Guatemala, The Philippines, Chile, Argentina, China, Hawaii, Australia, Nicaragua, Canada, and Myanmar. The issues include: political repression, genocide, disappearances, human trafficking, women’s rights, climate change, environmental destruction, LGBTQ rights, racism, indigenous rights, colonialism, extractive economy, migrations, immigration, refugees.

We hope to see you at the festival!

Susana Kaiser
Director, Cine Acción at USF

The USF Human Rights Film Festival is located at Xavier Auditorium in Fromm Hall and is free and open to the public March 26, 27, 28, 2020. Thursday, March 26 9:55 am USF STUDENT SHORTS Titles TBA 11:30 am FIRE IN PARADISE Filmmakers: Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper, USA, 2019, 40 min Q&A: Filmmake...

Fire in Paradise (Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper, USA, 2019) will be showing at 11:30 AM on Thursday, March 26th at th...
03/05/2020

Fire in Paradise (Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper, USA, 2019) will be showing at 11:30 AM on Thursday, March 26th at the Human Rights Film Festival at USF.

On the morning of November 8, 2018, a seemingly small fire broke out in Butte County, California, near the town of Paradise. Over the course of a few short hours, the Camp Fire grew into the country’s deadliest wildfire in over a century, killing 85 people and destroying Paradise” (from Hamptons International Film Festival). The film uses multiple viewpoints—first responders, 911 operators, elementary school teachers, and residents—to chronicle acts of heroism that occurred during the devastating fire. The inside story of the most destructive fire in California history, its causes and the impact of climate change. The film premiered at Telluride before winning the Audience Award at the Hamptons Film Festival

Survivors recount their harrowing stories from the 2018 Camp Fire, which destroyed the town of Paradise and became the deadliest wildfire in California histo...

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The University of San Francisco is hosting its 18th Annual Human Rights Film Festival. We are celebrating our 18th anniversary with an excellent program. In keeping with the social justice mission of USF, the Human Rights Film Festival seeks to make the university a center for the promotion of human rights, as well as a platform to raise consciousness to the violations and abuses of human rights in the U.S. and elsewhere around the globe. Following our tradition, we will open with shorts produced by USF students. As with past editions, our goals are to promote awareness and discussion of global human rights issues and explore challenges to human rights in specific locations. We believe in the power of film to educate about human rights violations and encourage citizens to take action. We know that committed citizens can help to stop abuses. Furthermore, this Festival seeks to strengthen the University's links with Bay Area human rights organizations, which we invite to participate in educating our audiences. We encourage these organizations to disseminate their publications to our audiences prior to each screening. For more information contact: Susana Kaiser, Director Cine Acción at USF, Media Studies and Latin American Studies [email protected]