Morehouse College hosts 6th annual Human Rights Film Festival
International, independent and student filmmakers are celebrating the 6th annual Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival this month with a slate of 40 original films.
The films explore subjects including social justice, education, refugee resettlement, real estate redlining and the divisions of 21st century politics.
The film festival will feature internationally recognized films from high-profile filmmakers alongside films of both college and high school students that explore the intersection of arts and human rights.
Kara Walker, executive director of the festival, joined Lois Reitzes on City Lights to discuss the upcoming films.
According to Walker, the festival was established to “extend the college’s position as an institution founded on the principles of human rights, equality and social justice,” and invites a global cohort of filmmakers to submit their films each year.
Each of the films will feature Q&A time after the screening block for viewers to engage with the filmmakers and community activists directly. The film fest also includes two discussion panels; the first will be a Producers Fireside Chat with an international panel to explore navigating the complexities of bringing stories to life on screen; the second will feature filmmakers Avery O. Williams, David Fortune and Elisee Junior St Preux discussing their creative processes.
Films will be screening, along with related panel discussions and other events, Sept. 17-21 on the Morehouse campus.
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