Human Rights Watch Film Festival

Human Rights Watch Film Festival

Please note that the film festival takes place at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park.

To purchase tickets for any of the films in this festival, click here and scroll down to the desired film(s).

Friday, January 20 – Monday, January 23, 2012

1649 El Prado
San Diego, California 92101

The 2012 Human Rights Watch Film Festival is the foremost showcase for films with a distinctive human rights theme and creates a forum for courageous individuals on both sides of the lens to empower audiences with the knowledge that personal commitment can make a difference.

Six films will be shown. For information regarding all six, please visit www.MOPA.org. For details regarding two of the six, see below.

GRANITO: HOW TO NAIL A DICTATOR
Saturday, January 21, 1 p.m.
Q&A with filmmaker Peter Kinoy, moderated by Milburn Line, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice

A story of destinies entwined by Guatemala’s past and of how a documentary from 1982, When the Mountains Tremble, becomes forensic evidence in a genocide case against a military dictator.

Special Offer: Buy a ticket for GRANITO, and see WHEN THE MOUNTAINS TREMBLE for half price.

WHEN THE MOUNTAINS TREMBLE
Saturday, January 21, 3 p.m.
Q&A with filmmaker Peter Kinoy, moderated by Milburn Line, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice

In the early 1980s, death squads roamed the Guatemalan countryside in a war against the unarmed indigenous population that went largely unreported in the international media.
 
Ticket Information: Single screening tickets for the 2012 Human Rights Watch Film Festival are $4 for MOPA Members, $6 for students, seniors and military service members and $8 for the general public. Festival passes are available for purchase and cover admission to all six festival films. Festival passes are $15 for MOPA Members, $25 for students, seniors and military service members and $35 for the general public.

To purchase tickets for any of the films in this festival, click here and scroll down to the desired film(s).

About MOPA:
The Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA) is one of the premier institutions in the United States devoted to photography, film and video. Since its founding in 1983, MoPA has been dedicated to collecting, preserving and exhibiting the entire spectrum of the photographic medium. The Museum’s endeavors consistently address cultural, historical and social issues through its exhibitions and public programs. To learn more, visit www.MOPA.org.

About Human Rights Watch:
Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. For 30 years, Human Rights Watch has worked tenaciously to lay the legal and moral groundwork for deep-rooted change and has fought to bring greater justice and security to people around the world. To learn more, visit www.hrw.org.