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A PROMISE TO THE DEAD is courtesy of White Pine Pictures

“... my first September 11th had been in 1973, when terror was also inflicted onthe innocent, when death also rained down from the sky, sending me into exile,making me into the man I have now become...”

Ariel Dorfman

A PROMISE TO THE DEADThe Exile Journey of Ariel DorfmanPeter Raymont—Canada—2006—92m—docIn English and Spanish with English subtitles

On September 11, 1973, Chile’s military attacked its government. As the coup took hold, the democratically elected president Salvador Allende called governmentmembers to the presidential palace to stand against their attackers, facing certain death. Ariel Dorfman was Allende’s cultural advisor, and should have been calledtoo; he later discovered his name had been struck from the list so he could live to tell what happened that day. Three decades later, Dorfman is an internationallyrespected writer and human rights activist, winner of the Sir Laurence Olivier Award for the play “Death and the Maiden.” Filmmaker Peter Raymont travels to Chilewith Dorfman in late 2006, at the time when Augusto Pinochet, Allende’s overthrower and Dorfman’s long-time nemesis, is dying. Raymont follows Dorfman throughemotional reunions with his friends and fellow resistors, to personal landmarks that are powerful both emotionally and historically. During the journey they exploreexile, memory and the search for justice.

Presented in association with · Cinema Tropical, www.cinematropical.com · International Center for Transitional Justice, www.ictj.org

OPENING NIGHT SCREENING | Friday, June 13, 2008, 6:30pmAdditional screening: Wed June 18: 1:30

BENEFACTOR SCREENING & RECEPTIONThursday, June 12, 2008, 6:30 pm

Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center

New York Premiere · Special guest Ariel Dorfman

Tickets: Tara Golden at 212.216.1881

New York | June 12th–26th

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PRISONERS IN TIME (US Premiere)Stephen Walker, Director; Ariel Dorfman & Rodrigo Dorfman, ScreenplayUK—1995—66m—dramaIn English

This film features a powerful performance by John Hurt as Eric Lomax, a formerBritish soldier who was tortured as a POW of the Japanese and who, fifty years on,still suffers daily bouts of post-traumatic stress. Concluding that revenge is the onlyway to exorcise his ghosts, he goes in search of Nagase Takashi, the Japanese sol-dier he believes tortured him. But his quest leads Lomax into dangerous territory,forces him and us to question if redemption is ever possible after terrible crimeshave been committed, if those who are most damaged can ever truly find peace, ifrepentance is enough. *Winner of the 1995 Writer’s Guild of Great Britain Award forBest Teleplay.

Preceded by: DEAD LINE (US Premiere)Alex Marengo, Director; Ariel Dorfman & Rodrigo Dorfman, ScreenplayUK—1998—30m—dramaIn English

Using Ariel Dorfman’s classic poems of exile and the “disappeared” as read byBono, Emma Thompson, Juliet Stevenson, Harold Pinter and others, the film fol-lows a desperate Iraqi exile (Art Malik) through the streets of London in search ofa magical phone from which he can call home and find out the fate of his brotherat the hands of the Saddam Hussein dictatorship.

Sat June 14: 1:30

SPOTLIGHT ON ARIEL DORFMAN

AMERICAN OUTRAGE (New York Premiere)Beth Gage and George Gage—US—2007—56m—docIn English

Carrie and Mary Dann are feisty elderlyWestern Shoshone sisters who live andranch in beautiful but barren north centralNevada. Like most Western ranchers, theygraze their livestock on the open range out-side their ranch. That open range is part of60 million acres recognized as WesternShoshone land by the United States in the1863 Treaty of Ruby Valley but subsequentlyclaimed as public land by US authorities. In1974 the US sued the Dann sisters for tres-passing. That set off a dispute between theDann sisters and the US government thatswept to the US Supreme Court, then even-tually to the United Nations. The underlyingquestion is “Why”? The government says the sisters are degrading the land. TheDann sisters say the reason is the resources hidden below. Shoshone land is thesecond-largest gold producing area in the world. Contrasting the Dann sisters’ per-sonal lives with their political actions, the film examines why the United Statesgovernment has spent millions of dollars persecuting and prosecuting two elderlywomen grazing a few hundred horses and cows in a desolate desert.

Presented in association with

American Indian Community House, www.aich.org

The Film + Video Center of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of theAmerican Indian, www.nativenetworks.si.edu/nn.htm

Preceded by:

Rightful Place (New York Premiere)Hakima Abbas and Yobo Rutin—Kenya/US—2007—16m—docIn English and Endorois with English subtitles

In 1974, the Endorois community was evicted from their sacred lands by the Kenyangovernment to make way for a game reserve and tourist resort. After decades ofinaction and harassment by successive governments, the Endorois decide to taketheir claims for reparations and restitution to the highest regional human rightsbody, the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights. Rightful Place is anintimate film of a people in search of justice.

Sat June 14: 4:15; Mon June 16: 1:30; Mon June 16:9

BEHAVE (US Premiere)Maria Ramos—Brazil—2006—80m—docIn Portuguese with English subtitles

Following Justice, Maria Ramos’s razor-sharp scrutiny of the Brazilian judicialsystem, in Behave Ramos turns her lens on Rio’s juvenile courts and detentioncenters. In her beautifully-framed, unadorned documentary style, Ramos allows usto watch court cases play out, and reveals a system overwhelmed. Brazilian lawforbids filming juveniles in the judicial process, so Ramos faced the challenge ofhow to present her teenage subjects without showing them. Her brilliant solution:she found teens from the Rio favelas, or slums—some themselves veterans of thedetention system—to portray their peers. The hearings were all shot facing thejudge, so the “actors” could be edited in as countershots, each one carefully butnaturally repeating the words spoken by the real, unseen defendants. The onefigure who remains a constant and on screen throughout is Judge Luciana Fiala, ano-nonsense type who knows the system has little chance of saving these kids,and yet through irony, cajoling and sternness still tries to tailor her interrogationsand punishments to the individuals on trial. Behave shows the process of judging,and how easily we are swayed over questions involving minors breaking the law.Who really knows what to do?

Presented in association with

Brazil Foundation, www.brazilfoundation.org

El Museo del Barrio, www.elmuseo.org

Thurs June 19: 9:15; Fri June 20: 1:30; Sat June 21: 4

THE BETRAYAL (NERAKHOON)(New York Premiere)Director: Ellen Kuras; Co-Director: Thavisouk Phrasavath—US/Laos—2008—100m—docIn English and Lao with English subtitles

Filmed over the course of 23 years, The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) is an epic story of onefamily’s journey from war-torn Laos to the mean streets of New York from the 1980’sto the present. Thavisouk Phrasavath tells the story of himself as a young manstruggling to survive a war and the hardships of immigrant life. His mother tells herown astonishing tale of perseverance as a soldier’s wife. Breathtaking and com-pelling, renowned cinematographer Ellen Kuras’ directorial debut is a remarkablecollaboration with co-director Phrasavath—a poetic, deeply personal film aboutthe hidden, human face of war’s “collateral damage.” *Official Selection,Sundance Film Festival 2008. Winner of the 2008 Cinereach Ltd. Award.A co-production of American Documentary | P.O.V. and The Diverse Voices Project.

The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) has its national broadcast premiereon PBS’s P.O.V. series in 2009.

Sat June 14: 6:30; Sun June 15: 8:30

Cinereach Award Reception & Screening: Wed June 25: 7:30250 West Broadway, NYC, Fifth Floor(RSVP by June 18th to screening@cinereach.org)

Phrasavath family photo taken in refugee camp inThailand, circa 1981

CALLE SANTA FÉCarmen Castillo—Chile/France/Belgium—2007— 163m—docIn Spanish with English subtitles

Chile, October 1974. A house on a suburban street in Santiago is the scene of ashoot-out with Pinochet’s secret police. Miguel Enriquez, a rebel leader, is killed.His companion and comrade Carmen Castillo is wounded. Calle Santa Fé is thiscourageous woman’s story as she embarks on a raw, uncompromising journey intothe present, and into the memory of rebellion defeated. Were those heroic acts ofresistance really worth it? Did Miguel die in vain? Through a series of remarkablere-encounters—with the house on Santa Fé street, her family, the neighbor whosaved her life, her former comrades—Castillo retraces the path from resistance toexile, from the luminous days of Allende to the long, somber years under Pinochet,remembering the men and women who rose up against his tyranny.

Presented in association with

Cinema Tropical, www.cinematropical.com

King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, www.nyu.edu/kjc

Wed June 18: 7

CHINA’S STOLEN CHILDREN(US Premiere)Jezza Neumann—UK—2007—87m—docIn English

“I think there must be something wrong with treating children asgoods, but I can’t figure out what it is.”

—Wang Li, veteran Chinese human trafficker

Five year old Chen Jie was kidnapped from a market while his grandmother soldvegetables nearby, changing forever the lives of those who love him. Sadly, ChenJie is just one of the approximately 70,000 children snatched from the streets ofChina and their families each year. China’s StolenChildren follows Chen Jie’s parents as they doeverything in their power to secure their son’s safereturn, from hanging “missing” posters (riskingfines from the government for doing so) to hiringDetective Zhu, a former law-enforcement officialwho now works trying to retrieve China’s stolenchildren. In a society where the one-child policyhas made it both socially and financially beneficialfor a family’s one child to be a son, child-traffick-ing is thriving on an imbalance of supply anddemand. Not all children sold on the Chineseblack market are stolen, though; families whobreak the policy, like Way Ling, by having a first child without a birth permit, arerequired to pay a fee and, when they cannot, some are forced to sell their childrenthrough traffickers like Wang Li, who view human life as a commodity comparableto text books. Narrated by Sir Ben Kingsley, China’s Stolen Children explores theunintended and devastating ramifications of China’s controversial one-child policythrough the stories of Chen Jie’s parents, Detective Zhu, Way Ling, and Wang Li.

This HBO Documentary Film will premiere on HBO on July 14th.

Presented in association with Asian CineVision, www.asiancinevision.org

Sat June 21: 9:15; Sun June 22: 1; Tues June 24: 3:30

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CRITICAL CONDITION (New York Premiere)Roger Weisberg—US—2008—83m —docIn English

What happens when you’re sick and uninsured in America? Award-winning film-maker Roger Weisberg boldly answers this question in his new film CriticalCondition. It takes viewers inside the lives and harrowing struggles of a diversegroup of uninsured Americans battling critical illness, and reveals that being unin-sured can cost them their jobs, health, homes, savings, and even their lives. Thefilm arrives at a decisive moment—the run-up to the 2008 presidential election—when politicians and the public again focus attention on the dire need for health-care reform in the United States. A production of Public Policy Productions in asso-ciation with Thirteen/WNET New York and American Documentary | P.O.V.

Critical Condition has its national broadcast premiere on PBS’s P.O.V. seriesin a special presentation on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008 at 9 p.m.

Presented in association with Community Service Society, www.cssny.org

*Independents Night presents in association with HRWIFF, a specialscreening on June 23. Independents Night is devoted to Americandocumentaries and their makers, showcasing this rich genre every othermonth at the Walter Reade Theater.

*Mon June 23: 6:30; Wed June 25: 8:45; Thurs June 26: 3:30

THE DICTATOR HUNTER (US Premiere)Klaartje Quirijns— The Netherlands—2007—75m—docIn English, French and Arabic with English subtitles

“If you kill one person, you go to jail. If you kill 40 people, they putyou in an insane asylum. But if you kill 40,000 people, you get acomfortable exile with a bank account in another country, and that’swhat we want to change here.”

—Reed Brody, Counsel, Human Rights Watch

Souleymane Guengueng, a former civil servant, watched hundreds of his cellmatesperish from torture and disease during two years in prison under Chadian dictatorHissène Habré. Guengueng took an oath before God that if he ever got out alive, hewould bring his tormentors to justice. Habré fell from power in 1990, andGuengueng’s quest for justice began. For the past eight years Guengueng has beenjoined in the chase by Reed Brody—known as Human Rights Watch’s “dictatorhunter” for his work on the case of Chile’s former tyrant Augusto Pinochet. NowHabré lives in Senegal, where Brody and Guengueng are attempting to have himbrought to trial or extradited. In The Dictator Hunter we follow Brody andGuengueng over the course of two suspenseful and critical years. The DictatorHunter shows what committed individuals can accomplish when working relent-lessly to break the cycle of impunity.

Presented in association with

African Film Festival, Inc., www.africanfilmny.org

FilmAid, www.filmaid.org

Sun June 15: 3:30; Mon June 16: 6:30; Tues June 17: 1:30

THE GREATEST SILENCE:RAPE IN THE CONGOLisa Jackson—US—2007—76m—docIn English, French, Swahili, Lingala and Mashi, with English subtitles

Shot in the war zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), this extraordinaryfilm sensitively yet unflinchingly brings to light the plight of women and girlscaught in that country’s intractable conflicts. A survivor of rape herself, EmmyAward-winning filmmaker Lisa Jackson travels through the DRC to understand whatis happening and why. The film features interviews with activists, peacekeepers,

physicians, and even the indifferent rapists. But the mostremarkable moments of the film come as survivors recounttheir personal stories—inspiring examples of resilience,resistance, courage and grace. *Special Jury Prize, SundanceFilm Festival 2008. A Women Make Movies release(www.wmm.com).

This HBO Documentary Film will air on HBO throughoutthe remainder of 2008

Presented in association with

Center for Women’s Global Leadership,Rutgers University, www.cwgl.rutgers.edu

the ENOUGH Project, www.enoughproject.org

Human Rights House of Douglass Residential College,Rutgers University, www.drc.rutgers.edu

Tues June 17: 6:30; Thurs June 19: 1:30

Image courtesy of Women Make Movies

Closing Night*

LETTER TO ANNA (New York Premiere)Eric Bergkraut —Switzerland—2008—84m—docIn Russian and English with English subtitles

Anna Politkovskaya was a brave and tenacious journalist for one of Russia’s onlyindependent journals, Novaya Gazeta. Anna used her journalist platform to strong-ly criticize Russian military actions in Chechnya. On October 7, 2006, she was shot

dead in the stairwell of herMoscow apartment build-ing. A few years before heruntimely death, filmmak-er Eric Bergkraut metPolitkovskaya while mak-ing his documentaryCoca: The Dove FromChechnya. Bergkrautfilmed some powerful,frank interviews with thelate reporter. In Letter toAnna these are interwov-

en with a tantalizing search for her likely killers and insightful contributions fromcolleagues and loved ones who discuss her work while celebrating the life of anextraordinary woman and mother, a fearless defender of the people, “the con-science of Russia.” Narrated by Susan Sarandon.

Presented in association with Committee to Protect Journalists, www.cpj.org

* Thurs June 26: 1 and 6:15

PROJECT KASHMIR (World Premiere)Senain Kheshgi and Geeta V. Patel—US—2008—89m—docIn English, Urdu, Kashmiri, Hindi with English subtitles

Two American friends, one Hindu and one Muslim, enter the war zone of Kashmirto investigate the 60-year rivalry between their homelands India and Pakistan.How does a young generation remain hopeful in this endless war? Beautifullylensed by award-winning cinematographer Ross Kauffman, the film captures thephysical splendor of Kashmir, while expertly interweaving deeply moving personalstories of Kashmiris with those of the two American women, who strive to reconciletheir ethnic and religious heritage with the violence that haunts their homeland.

Presented in association with

Breakthrough, www.breakthrough.tv

Tribeca All Access, www.tribecafilminstitute.org/taa

Tribeca Film Festival, www.tribecafilmfestival.org

Sat June 21: 6:30; Sun June 22: 8:30; Mon June 23: 4

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THE RECRUITER (New York Premiere)Edet Belzberg—US—2008—86m—docIn English

Bringing new meaning to the slogan “An Army of One,” The Recruiter follows USArmy Sergeant First Class Clay Usie, one of the most successful recruiters inAmerica, as he seeks out the young men and women of Houma, Louisiana.Sergeant Usie’s infectious ‘can do’ spirit draws in the kids, and he begins workingwith some of them three to four years before they are able to enlist. He becomestheir mentors, their role models, and in some cases their surrogate fathers, as hetrains beside his recruits and pushes them to their physical limits to prepare forArmy basic training boot camp. But the realities of the war hit closer to home as thedeath count in Iraq for soldiers from the Houma area begins to rise and fewer andfewer civilians are willing to enlist. Four of Sergeant Usie’s recruits, Chris, Bobby,Lauren, and Matt, enter boot camp inflated with Sergeant Usie’s vim and vigor andtalk of brotherhood and pride, but are soon confronted by the realities of the day-to-day life of a soldier. Sergeant Usie has prepared them for the physical brutalityof boot camp, but can anyone prepare them for the emotional and psychologicalhardship that separation from their families, boot camp, and actual combat willbring? *Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival 2008

This HBO Documentary Film premieres on HBO on July 28th.

Presented in association with

Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival, www.amnh.org/mead

Fri June 13: 4; Sat June 14: 9:15; Sun June 15: 1

FESTIVAL CENTERPIECE*

THE SARI SOLDIERS (US Premiere)Julie Bridgham—US/Nepal—2008—90m—docIn Nepali with English subtitles

Filmed over three years duringthe most historic and pivotaltime in Nepal’s modern history,The Sari Soldiers is an extraor-dinary story of six women’scourageous efforts to shapeNepal’s future in the midst ofan escalating civil war againstMaoist insurgents, and theKing’s crackdown on civil liber-ties. When Devi, mother of a 15-year-old girl, witnesses herniece being tortured and mur-dered by the Royal Nepal Army,she speaks publicly about theatrocity. The army abducts herdaughter in retaliation, andDevi embarks on a three-yearstruggle to uncover her daugh-ter’s fate and see justice done.The film follows her and five

other brave women, including Maoist Commander Kranti; Royal Nepal Army OfficerRajani; Krishna, a monarchist from a rural community who leads a rebellion against theMaoists; Mandira, a human rights lawyer; and Ram Kumari, a young student activistorganizing the protests to establish democracy. The Sari Soldiers intimately delves intothe extraordinary journey of these women on all sides of the conflict, through the dem-ocratic revolution that reshapes the country’s future. A Women Make Movies release(www.wmm.com).

Presented in association with

International Center for Transitional Justice, www.ictj.org

*Fri June 20: 9; Sun June 22: 3:30; Tues June 24: 1

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NESTOR ALMENDROS AWARD

Nestor Almendros (1930–1992) was a founding member of the Human RightsWatch International Film Festival, actively involved in the selection of films andthe promotion of human rights filmmaking. Often while working at variouslocations, he took the time to call the Festival to mention a little-knowndocumentary or promote a work-in-progress. Believing in the importance ofhuman rights filmmaking, Nestor devoted himself to becoming a mentor to manyan apprentice. It is in the Festival’s loving memory of Nestor and our desire tocelebrate his vision that we proudly bestow this award to filmmakers for theirexceptional commitment to human rights.

The Festival is proud to present Julie Bridgham—filmmaker of The Sari Soldiers—our 2008 Nestor Almendros Award for couragein filmmaking.

Julie Bridgham has produced and directednumerous documentaries in Nepal as well ason documentary series that have taken heraround the globe for networks including theBBC, the Discovery Channel and TLC. Beforeworking in documentary film, she worked inCosta Rica on an environmental project with theUnited Nations, and in Bolivia for a humanrights organization. She was a SundanceInstitute Documentary Fellow in 2007, and TheSari Soldiers is her first independent featuredocumentary film.

THIS WAY UP (New York Premiere)Georgi Lazarevski—France—2007—60m—docIn Arabic with English subtitles

Just east of Jerusalem lies the formerly bucolic Our Lady of Pains, a senior citizens’home for Palestinians. A few meters from the front door rises the grimly spectacu-lar and unavoidable wall of separation, whose unstoppable progression graduallyisolates the seniors from their children’s visits, the outside world, even from thevery staff that attends to them. With beautiful imagery, contemplative pacing,moments of laughter, and brilliant use of a quietly humorous ‘guide’—a memo-rable character with a trademark knitted cap, weathered expressive face, andsavoring appreciation for smoking—filmmaker Lazarevski has fashioned a filmwhose political message grows like an approaching thundercloud.

Preceded by: OPEN HEART (New York Premiere)Claire Fowler—UK/Palestine—2006—22m—docIn Arabic and English with English subtitles

An emotional journey highlighting the plight of the struggling Palestinian health-care system under occupation. A Palestinian couple’s son’s life is threatened bycongenital heart disease. A charity offers a life-saving surgery in Jerusalem, but toget there the family must make an uncertain trip through Israeli checkpoints.

Both films presented in association with Arte East, www.arteeast.org

Tue June 24: 9; Wed June 25: 1 and 6:15

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DEADLY PLAYGROUND (US Premiere)Katia Saleh—UK/Lebanon—2007—23m—docIn Arabic and English with English subtitles

Thirteen-year-old Hussein from the village of Sadikkeen in south Lebanon has beenwatching the demining experts in his area clearing the estimated 3 million clusterbombs that the Israeli forces dropped in the war with Hezbollah in 2006. A pro-jected 1 million of these remain unexploded and scattered around the villages andmountains of south Lebanon. Hundreds of children, like Hussein, are still fasci-nated by them.

*Fri June 13: 1:30 and 9:15; Sun June 15: 6

Opening Night*TO SEE IF I’M SMILING(New York Premiere)Tamar Yarom—Israel—2007—59m—docIn Hebrew with English subtitles

Israel is the only country in the world where 18-year-old girls are drafted for com-pulsory military service. To See If I’m Smiling is a disturbing look at the actions andbehavior of women soldiers in the Israeli army who, stationed in the Gaza Strip andthe West Bank, help maintain the 40-year-old occupation of Palestinian territories.The women in the film, veterans who’ve tried to bury the past for years, finallyspeak openly about their experiences. Deeply personal interviews are dramatical-ly interwoven with both archival footage and details of the women’s daily lives.One woman recounts how she posed for a photo with a Palestinian corpse. Shesearches for that picture, saying, “I wanted to see if I’m smiling.” At a time whenwomen in the military are increasingly on the frontlines, this powerful film exploresthe ways that gender, ethics, and moral responsibility intersect during war. AWomen Make Movies release (www.wmm.com).

TRACES OF THE TRADE(New York Premiere)Katrina Browne—US—2008—86m—docIn English

Shot in Rhode Island, Ghana, and Cuba, Traces of the Trade is a gripping tale of afamily’s attempt to uncover the history of its slave-trading roots in New England.When filmmaker Katrina Browne discovers that her ancestors, the DeWolfs, a high-ly respected Northern family, used to be the largest slave-trading family in US his-tory, she and nine relatives embark on a journey along their ancestors’ slave traderoute—from quaint Bristol, Rhode Island, to the slave castles in Ghana, and thefamily’s former sugar and coffee plantations in Cuba. Their voyage unveils the all-encompassing economic system in which the DeWolfs played a lead role, but thatinvolved all corners of Northern commercial life. The global economy of slavery wasabout more than the cotton fields of the South; it included rum distilleries, textilemills, provisioning of the islands, Northern financiers, and on and on. And theirjourney raises issues for all of us today. Confronting guilt (or the lack of it), grief,and questions of their own privileges, the family members each begin to developa vision of how to reconcile their own lives with their family’s past. Katrina Brownetraces a brave journey that provides a glimpse of how we can work our way throughthe rough tangle of the black-white divide. *Official Selection, Sundance FilmFestival 2008.

Traces of the Trade has its national broadcast premiere on PBS on Tuesday,June 24, 2008, opening the 21st season of the P.O.V. documentary series.

Presented in association with

New York Historical Society, www.nyhistory.org

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture,www.nypl.org/research/sc

Sun June 22: 6; Mon June 23: 1:30; Mon June 23: 9

UNDER THE BOMBS (New York Premiere)Philippe Aractingi—France/Lebanon/UK/Belgium—2007—98m—dramaIn Arabic with English subtitles

There is a fine line between fiction and documentary, and Lebanese filmmakerPhilippe Aractingi walks this line stunningly in his new film, Under the Bombs.Aractingi takes us to Lebanon, to the Israeli-Hezbollah war of summer 2006, andcombines real footage of the massive destruction with a moving narrative story.The Israelis have just bombed the south. Into the chaos comes Zeina (Nada AbouFarhat), a Shiite woman in her thirties, searching for her sister and her six-year-oldson, both of whom are reported missing. Zeina pays Tony, a Christian taxi driver,who is the only driver willing to take her to the south. At first they keep their dis-tance, but during the search they grow closer. Aractingi captures remarkable andunscripted scenes, as Zeina and Tony encounter victims of the war and sights ofbombed-out buildings, witness a Hezbollah rally, and see peacekeeping forces andinternational journalists arrive. The only side that Aractingi takes is the side of thecivilian victims. Under the Bombs asks us to join Zeina and Tony’s journey andkeep our eyes open throughout.

Tues June 17: 9; Thurs June 19: 6:30

Closing Night*

USA VS. AL-ARIAN (New York Premiere)Line Halvorsen—Norway—2007—98m—docIn Arabic with English subtitles

A passionate, outspokenpro-Palestinian activist,university professor SamiAl-Arian was charged in2003 with funding andsupporting a Palestinianterrorist group and held inprison awaiting a trial fortwo-and-a-half years. USAvs Al-Arian is an intimatefamily portrait that docu-ments the strain broughton by Al-Arian’s trial, abattle waged both in courtand in the media. A tight-knit family unravelsbefore our eyes as trial preparations, strategy, and spin consume their lives. Thisis a nightmare come to life, as a man is prosecuted for his beliefs rather than hisactions. Director Line Halvorsen presents democracy in a new light—in a post-9/11culture of fear, “security measures” trump free speech, and punishment is metedout in the name of protection.

Presented in association with

The American Civil Liberties Union, www. aclu.org

The New York Civil Liberties Union, www.nyclu.org

Tues June 24: 6:15; Weds June 25: 3:30; *Thurs June 26: 9

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Fri June 20: 6:30Discussion with youth filmmakersand reception to follow

Sat June 21: 1:30Discussion with youth filmmakers to follow

THE COUNTDOWNRene Dongo, Fast Forward Program at The Institute ofContemporary Art—US—2007—6m—doc—In English

A plane left spoken word artist Sofia Snow’s hometown onSeptember 11th, never reaching its destination. Sofia sharesher hope that society can work to fill the empty space left bythe tragedy.

WOMEN EMPOWERMENTAthenkosi Mbemba and Mthobeli Lithiko in collaboration withSonwadile Daza, Ongezwa Dingana and Siphokazi Makaleni ofof Bridges to Understanding—South Africa—2007—5m—doc—In English

Reflecting on the harsh reality mothers face in raising childrenalone in their township, these young South African filmmakerscelebrate their mothers’ resilience to overcome the obstaclesthat lay before them.

A program of 9 short films directed andproduced by youth from across the globe.Armed with digital cameras, computersand their own boundless creativity—theseyoung people bravely expose human rightsissues faced by themselves and theircommunities. It’s time that we listen towhat they have to say.

SLAVE LABELPhilosophy students from Queen Elizabeth Schoolin partnership with Whitewood & Fleming– UK—2007—18m—doc—In English

How much do your new jeans cost? Who made them and howmuch did they get paid? Two teenage girls embark on an eye-opening journey as they discover the dark truth behind theclothing industry and take a stand for change.

PLAYING WITH THE OTHER TIGERSZachary Lennon-Simon of Reel Works Teen Filmmaking—US—2007—10m—doc—In English

The story of two childhood best friends, Amir who is Muslimand Zach who is half-Jewish. When Amir is harassed after 9/11,their friendship takes on added significance.

Adobe Youth Voices is the Adobe Foundation’sglobal philanthropic initiative that empowersyouth from underserved communities worldwideto comment on their world using multimedia anddigital tools to communicate and share theirideas, demonstrate their potential, and takeaction in their communities. By harnessing theenergy and insight of youth and enabling them toexpress themselves, their opinions, andaspirations, Adobe Youth Voices aims to inspire adialogue for change in their communities.For more information, visitwww.adobe.com/go/youthvoices.

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I WANT MY PARENTS BACKAaron Dominguez, Argenis Herrera, Garrett Hayes, Khirye Rice,Melly Jenny, Nathan Villalobos, Omar Flores andCody Marshall of Media Arts Center San Diego—US/Mexico—2007— 11m—doc—In English and Spanish

The impact of US immigration policies hits home when theundocumented parents of the Munoz family are deported with-out warning to Mexico, leaving their 3 young American-bornchildren behind.

ISLANDS OF THE PEOPLEAmber Good, Raven Hausman-Hayward, Justin Klevgaard andJesse Williams of Atira Women’s Resource Society, in partner-ship with the Old Massett Youth Program—Haida Gwaii,Canada—2007—6m—doc—In English and Haida

Amber Good is a 13 year old Haida girl with a very importantrole to play. Facing the dark history of colonization and forcedassimilation that nearly wiped out her culture, Amber makes acommitment to learn the Haida language from her grandmoth-er Nonnie Mary Swanson, one of the last living people who canspeak, read and write in Haida.

THE TRUE COST OF COALBrittany Hunsaker, Autumn Nikki King and Willa Johnson ofAppalachian Media Institute, Appalshop, Inc.—US—2007—14m—doc—In English

Coal mining is a way of life and death in Eastern Kentucky.Despite over 100 years of mining, the communities that providethis work force remain some of the most poverty-stricken andcontaminated areas in the United States. As energy prices soarand the government and coal companies unite to increase coalextraction, mountain communities rally to protect their rights.

THE HIDDEN COST OF CASHMEREZane Scheuerlein, Member of Open Youth Networks—US—2007—3m—doc—In English

The Hidden Cost Of Cashmere cleverly links America’s appetitefor cheap consumer goods with desertification and the growingenvironmental crisis.

A MAID IS NOT A SLAVE (MBINDAAN DU JAAM)Mariama Maréna, Seynabou Ciss, Dioundiouba Diagne,Marietou Ndoye Seck, Salimata Sow, Aissatou Gueye Seye,Aminata Dème, Dieynaba Koné of Mariama Ba Girls Boarding SchoolSenegal—2007—5m—drama—In French with English Subtitles

Kiné, a young Senegalese girl is sent to the city to work as amaid in order to support her family back home. When heremployers begin to abuse her, who is there to protect her?

SPECIAL THANKSTime Out New York; Film Festival Chair Marina Pinto Kaufman;Melanie Tomanov, Cathy Sadler and Oren Bitan of Morrison & Foerster.And to the entire staff and projectionist team at the Walter Reade Theater.A very special thanks to all of the filmmakers, distributors andpresenting partners featured in the festival this year.

Thanks to L’Orange Bleue for their kind support

www.lorangebleue.com

NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL COMMITTEEAndrew Kaufman, Chair, Stewart Adelson & Hal Luftig, Dana Conroy & JamesRosenfield, Mary Ann Eddy, Ricki Roer & Paul McIsaac

YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE SCREENING COMMITTEELyla Bagura, Juliana Falla Duque, Marissa Glauberman,Muhammed Saifullah, Laura Silverberg

FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERSLindsay Bush, Jacobia Dahm, Mary Ann Eddy, Lizzy Edelstein,MacKenzie Fegan, Nell Hanlon, Marlene Kawalk , Hamdi Khalifi,Linda Lipson, Robyn Neff, Kelly Newsome, Annsophie Persson,Jason Stowe, Susan Kane Walkush

FESTIVAL INTERNSLyla Bagura, Frances Jeffrey-Coker, Marissa Glauberman,David Kortova, Dina Raizman, Laura Silverberg

FILM SELECTORS & FESTIVAL ORGANIZERS

Marina Pinto Kaufman, Festival Chair,Human Rights Watch International Film Festival

John Biaggi, Acting Director,Human Rights Watch International Film Festival

Andrea Holley, Director, Publications and the Traveling Film Festival,Human Rights Watch

Marian Masone, Festivals Director/Associate Director of Programming,Film Society of Lincoln Center

Jennifer Nedbalsky, Program Manager,Human Rights Watch International Film Festival

Nickole Miller, Festival Coordinator,Human Rights Watch International Film Festival

Rafael Jiménez, Graphic DesignerSusan Norget, PublicistEric Hynes, Associate Publicist

A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TOBruni Burres, former Festival Director

FOR THE FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER

Marian Masone, Festivals Director/Associate Director of ProgrammingJeanne R. Berney, Director of Public Relations and MarketingGabriele Caroti, Assistant Director of Public RelationsIsa Cucinotta, Director of Programming OperationsOleg Dubson, Public Relations and Marketing CoordinatorSteve Grenyo, Associate Director of MarketingJamie Kaufman, Box Office Manager/Gallery ManagerNancy Kelly, Interim Executive DirectorMaria Laghi, Director of DevelopmentRichard Peña, Program DirectorArthur Ryel-Lindsey, Editor, Public Relations and MarketingGlenn Raucher, Manager, Walter Reade TheaterIrene Richard, Web Systems ManagerNicola Salvage, Assistant Director of MarketingJosh Strauss, Film Coordinator

BENEFACTOR SCREENINGMolly Chanoff, Information Systems AssociateMichelle Leisure, Director of International Special EventsAnna Lopriore, Creative Manger and Photo EditorJennifer O’Neal, Event ConsultantRachel Strader, Events Manager

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCHJane Olson, Chair

Kenneth Roth, Executive Director

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Front cover image from “UNDER THE BOMBS” courtesy of Memento FilmsBack cover image from “PROJECT KASHMIR” courtesy of Roco Films

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HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH NEW YORK COMMITTEE

New York Committee members meet regularly to learn about humanrights abuses, sponsor policy debates, and generate support for HumanRights Watch. The committee is part of the Human Rights Watch Council,a global network consisting of 13 committees and many individualsupporters in cities around the world.

Composed of more than 400 opinion leaders from a variety ofbackgrounds, we are an informed and engaged constituency who playsa key role in Human Rights Watch’s global defense of human rights.

To join our activities with the New York Committee call 212.216.1881.

New York Committee

Kristen Durkin, Vice Chair

Richard W. Fields, Vice Chair

Karen Ackman, Allen R. Adler, Lena Alhusseini, Salam Al-Rawi, Kathleen Begala,Amy Bernstein, Peter Bernstein, Blair Borthwick, John Borthwick, Cristóbal Conde,Dana Conroy, Patrick Durkin, Yasmine Ergas, Laura Fisch, Abraham George,Mike de Graffenried, David S. Hirsch, Donald Huber, Robert G. James, Sabi Kanaan,Stephen L. Kass, Constance Kassouf, Andrew Kaufman, Wendy Keys, Ike Kier,Michael Kluger, Sam G. McFarland, Henry McGee, Terence Meehan, Jonathan Mir,Tiffany E. Moller, James Mossman, David Nachman, Kelly M. Newsome, Bruce Rabb,Gloria V. Reiss, Amy L. Robbins, Barbara Paul Robinson, Ricki Roer,Pascaline Servan-Schreiber, Brett Smith, John J. Studzinski, Alison Tocci

Susan Fulwiler, Director

Tara Golden, Manager

James Andrews, Associate

Human Rights Watch works in over 75 countries around the world. We conducton-site investigations, speak with victims and witnesses, examine and gatherevidence, and work with colleague organizations and vast networks of localactivists and journalists to assemble accurate and objective pictures of theproblems we are addressing. We release our findings in reports and press

releases, photo essays and video documentaries, anddistribute them to key policymakers, the media, theinternational community, and the public, pressing forconcrete, achievable changes to end abuses andsuffering. Through these methods, we have made animpact on countries with the most repressivegovernments, the worst human rights records, and themost hidden abuses.

With the world’s attention increasingly focused on the2008 Beijing Olympics, Human Rights Watch haschallenged the Chinese government to take thismoment in the international spotlight to make adramatic shift from repression and human rights abuseto just and responsible governance and internationalleadership. To increase the pressure on the Chinese

government, Human Rights Watch has documented and exposed ongoingabuse of domestic and foreign correspondents, Olympics protesters, migrantconstruction workers, individuals evicted from their homes to make space forOlympic venues, and the lawyers who take on such “sensitive” cases. The2008 Olympic slogan “One World, One Dream” might apply to the athletes

For three decades, Human Rights Watch has relentlessly

defended the human rights of the most vulnerable people

across the world. We use our expertise in unbiased

research and reporting to expose human rights violations

in order to effect deep-rooted changes in practices and

policies. We seek justice for past abuses, we work to make

a difference here and now by uncovering violations as they

unfold, and we set standards to ensure future generations

do not face the same mistreatment.

OLYMPIAN HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGES

and thousands of visitors participating in the Games, but Human RightsWatch’s work demonstrates that this theme is hollow for countless Chinese.

We partnered with Dutch photographer Kadir van Lohuizen to help usexpose the abuses and show the world facets of Beijing that Olympicorganizers would prefer to conceal. He is a founding member of Noor Images(www.noorimages.com) and has documented human rights abuses in Asia,Africa, and the Middle East. He has won numerous awards for his photographs,which have been featured in solo exhibits and publications worldwide.

Visit http://china.hrw.org to view Human Rights Watch’s onlineresource center featuring a wealth of China materials andmultimedia content in the lead-up to the Games.

Seven Human Rights Watchexperts in areas from Chineseforeign policy to AIDS arefeatured contributors to a newanthology on human rights,China’s Great Leap, justpublished by Seven StoriesPress. Edited by Minky Worden.Introduction by Nicholas Kristof.Available in bookstores and viaonline retailers.

All photographs © 2007 Kadir van Lohuizen/NOOR

Left: Migrant workers at the construction site of Beijing’snew National Stadium, also known as “the Bird’s Nest,”where the opening ceremony of the Beijing Games will takeplace on August 8, 2008. The stadium was designedby the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, in collaboration withthe Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron.

Below: Migrant workers wait for buses to transport themto construction sites in Beijing.

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Photo exhibit June 13–26, 2008Walter Reade Theater’s Frieda and Roy Furman Gallery

at Lincoln Center. Opening hours 2pm-8pm.

AMERICAN OUTRAGEEmail: bggage@rmi.net

BEHAVEEmail: t.balteiro@diler.com.brWebsite: www.juizoofilme.com.br

THE BETRAYAL (NERAKHOON)Email: flora@redrumfilms.comWebsite: www.thebetrayalmovie.com

CALLE SANTA FEEmail: edevos@wildbunch.euWebsite: www.wildbunch.biz

CHINA’S STOLEN CHILDRENEmail: website@truevisiontv.comWebsite:www.truevisiontv.com/china.htm

CRITICAL CONDITIONEmail: pppinfo@pppdocs.comWebsite: www.pppdocs.com

DEAD LINEEmail: lronchetti@channel4.co.ukWebsite: www.channel4.com

DEADLY PLAYGROUNDEmail: katia@batootafilms.comWebsite: www.batootafilms.com

THE DICTATOR HUNTEREmail: info@pvhfilm.nlWebsite: www.pvhfilm.nl

THE GREATEST SILENCE:RAPE IN THE CONGOEmail: kf@wmm.comWebsite: www.wmm.com

LETTER TO ANNAEmail: info@ps-72.comWebsite: www.lettertoanna.com

OPEN HEARTEmail: fowler.claire@gmail.comWebsite: www.clairefowler.com

PRISONERS IN TIMEEmail: carolina.fernandez@pearson.comWebsite:www.bbcactive.com/broadcastlearning

PROJECT KASHMIREmail: annie@rocofilms.comWebsite: www.rocofilms.com

A PROMISE TO THE DEADEmail: mandi@whitepinepictures.comWebsite: www.whitepinepictures.com

THE RECRUITEREmail: eb@propellerfilms.com

RIGHTFUL PLACEEmail: Christine@witness.orgWebsite: www.witness.org

THE SARI SOLDIERSEmail: sarisoldiers@yahoo.comWebsite: www.butterlampfilms.com

THIS WAY UPEmail: info@arturomio.comWebsite: www.arturomio.com

TO SEE IF I’M SMILINGEmail: jw@wmm.comWebsite: www.wmm.com

TRACES OF THE TRADEEmail: jcarr@tracesofthetrade.orgWebsite: www.tracesofthetrade.org

UNDER THE BOMBSEmail: yann@memento-films.comWebsite: www.memento-films.com

USA VS AL-ARIANEmail: amb@nfi.noWebsite: www.nfi.no

For further distributorinformation, please visitwww.hrw.org/iff

DISTRIBUTOR INFORMATION

HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCHTRAVELING FILM FESTIVAL2008–09

Each year, we select highlights from theHuman Rights Watch International FilmFestivals in New York and London tocreate the Human Rights Watch TravelingFilm Festival. Now in its fifteenth year, theTraveling Festival package includes ten totwelve programs on Beta SP or DVD and isavailable for licensing nation-wide start-ing September 1st, 2008. This year, thepackage will travel to approximately fortycities in the United States and Canada,including Boston, Chicago, Portland, SanFrancisco, and Toronto. For more informa-tion on licensing the Traveling Festivalpackage, please contact Andrea Holley at(212) 216-1839 or holleya@hrw.org, orvisit our website at www.hrw.org/iff

The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival High School Program provides humanrights-related film and educational resources as a supplement to existing high school andafter-school curricula. The High School Program works to enhance an understanding ofcomplicated social and political issues amongstyouth in order to inspire the next generation ofhuman rights advocates.

Through in-school film presentations and follow-updiscussions, we spark dialogue on urgent humanrights issues including the Darfur crisis, HIV/AIDS,the juvenile justice system, child labor and theeffects of war on children.

The High School Program has worked in over 250public schools in 12 states to provide free access tofilms, exercises to guide post-screening discussions,Human Rights Watch background materials and in-classroom presentations by filmmakers and activiststo facilitate the use of our films.

To browse our catalogue of 200 film titles available for use in public schools please visitour website at www.hrw.org/iff/2008/classroom. For a full list of speakers available in yourarea, please contact Jennifer Nedbalsky at nedbalj@hrw.org or (212) 216-1247.

Inspired to take action after watching the film?

Please consider making a tax-deductiblecontribution to the HRWIFF High School Program.Checks may be made out to the “Human RightsWatch International Film Festival” with “HighSchool Program” in the notes section and sent to:Human Rights Watch International Film Festival,350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10118

IMAGE FROM THE FILM THE DEVIL CAME ON HORSEBACK

IMAGE FROM THE FILM ELECTION DAY COURTESY OF ALAN JACOBSEN

Arts Engine presents the eighth annual collection of entertainingfilms that inform and inspire.

Starting with its launch in May 2008, twelve innovative shorts fromindependent and youth filmmakers will be shared among educators,filmmakers and social activists worldwide.

SCREENINGS: Join in on one of the hundreds of film screeningsworldwide.

ONLINE: Stream all of our films, engage in Take Action links,and follow film news online 24/7.

DVD: Buy or rent the DVD to share with your friends & community.

BROADCAST: Watch our films on local and international channels.

Across the Globe, All Year Longwww.mediathatmattersfest.org

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Human Rights Watch and First Run Featurespresent: HRW Selects Film Series

Human Rights Watch and First Run Features are proud to present the latest film in their joint film series, Roses inDecember, an award-winning classic documentary about lay missioner Jean Donavan in El Salvador—and how the USbetrayed her by supporting a brutal dictatorship—now available on DVD. Each year, Human Rights Watch endorsesselect First Run Features films that fit within the Human Rights Watch mission. The joint film project comes from ahistory of both organizations using film to promote awareness of human rights abuses taking place worldwide. Thisyear Human Rights Watch and First Run Features have added a new dimension to the partnership by screening five ofthe HRWSelects Film Series as part of the festival proper—Monday, June 16 – Friday, June 20, daily at 4pm. Please checkour calendar schedule for information, and www.hrw.org/iff for descriptions of the films.

To learn more about the HRW Selects Film Series and see what’s in theaters or to purchase the DVD’s visit:www.firstrunfeatures.com.

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Human Rights Watch International Film Festival

Sundance Institute Documentary FilmProgram (DFP)

The Sundance Institute Documentary FilmProgram provides year-round support to

contemporary issue non-fiction filmmakers worldwide, with a special emphasis on humanrights, civil liberties and social issues. The program encourages the exploration of innovativenon-fiction storytelling, and promotes the exhibition of documentary films to a broader audi-ence. It supports independent artists both domestically and internationally through theSundance Documentary Fund, the Filmmakers Lodge at the Sundance Film Festival, theDocumentary Composers Laboratory and Edit and Story Laboratory, and a variety of collabora-tive international documentary initiatives. The Sundance Documentary Fund has a rolling dead-line and has supported over 420 films in 52 countries. www.sundance.org/documentary, andwww.sundance.org/docsource.

Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program (DFP) supported the following films in thisyear’s program: The Betrayal (Nerakhoon), Project Kashmir, A Promise to the Dead, TheRecruiter, The Sari Soldiers, and Traces of the Trade.

SPECIAL THANKS TO CINEREACH LTD.FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THE 2008 HRWIFF

Cinereach Ltd. is a non-profit media organization with the missionto support creative talents and organizations using film to provideinsight and stimulate dialogue, promote tolerance and understand-ing of diversity, challenge prejudice and encourage respect for

universal human rights, and empower individuals and communities to work together towardglobal unity. Cinereach Ltd. supports the development, production, and exhibition of filmsdedicated to these issues through granting, in-house productions and special projects. To findout more visit us online at: www.cinereach.org

THE CINEREACH LTD. AWARD

The Cinereach Ltd. Award is a $5,000 prize that is presented to the filmmaker who exemplifiesmasterful use of craft in conveying a vital message. It is our belief that the films whichinspire a change are the ones that truly move their audiences. Cinereach Ltd. is proud to bestowthe 2008 Cinereach Award to Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath for their film,The Betrayal (Nerakhoon).

AWARD RECEPTIONWednesday, June 25th, 2008

from 7:30–9:00pm followed by a screening of The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)and Q&A with Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath

250 West Broadway, NYCFifth Floor

Admission is free of charge, but it’s guest list onlyRSVP by June 18th to screening@cinereach.org

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1:30pm THE DICTATOR HUNTERKlaartje Quirijns, The Netherlands, 2007, 75m

4:00pm SILENT WATERSSabiha Sumar, Pakistan, 2003, 99m

6:30pm THE GREATEST SILENCE: RAPE IN THE CONGOLisa Jackson, US, 2007, 76mDiscussion with filmmaker and reception to follow

9:00pm UNDER THE BOMBSPhilippe Aractingi, France/Lebanon/UK/Belgium, 2007, 98mReception to follow

1:30pm A PROMISE TO THE DEADPeter Raymont, Canada, 2006, 92m

4:00pm LA SIERRAScott Dalton and Margarita Martinez, Colombia/India, 2004, 84m

7:00pm CALLE SANTA FÉCarmen Castillo, Chile/France/Belgium, 2007, 163m

1:30pm THE GREATEST SILENCE: RAPE IN THE CONGOLisa Jackson, US, 2007, 76m

4:00pm S21: THE KHMER ROUGE KIILING MACHINERithy Panh, Cambodia/France, 2003, 101m

6:30pm UNDER THE BOMBSPhilippe Aractingi, France/Lebanon/UK/Belgium, 2007, 98m

9:15pm BEHAVEMaria Ramos, Brazil, 2006, 80mDiscussion with filmmaker to follow

1:30pm BEHAVEMaria Ramos, Brazil, 2006, 80m

4:00pm THE CAMDEN 28Anthony Giacchino, US, 2006, 82m

6:30pm YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGEVarious youth filmmakers, 2008, 75mDiscussion with youth filmmakers and reception to follow

FESTIVAL CENTERPIECE:

9:00pm THE SARI SOLDIERSJulie Bridgham, US/Nepal, 2008, 90mDiscussion with filmmaker to follow

1:30pm YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGEVarious youth filmmakers, 2008, 75mDiscussion with youth filmmakers to follow

4:00pm BEHAVEMaria Ramos, Brazil, 2006, 80mDiscussion with filmmaker to follow

6:30pm PROJECT KASHMIRSenain Kheshgi and Geeta V. Patel, US, 2008, 84mDiscussion with filmmakers and reception to follow

9:15pm CHINA’S STOLEN CHILDRENJezza Neumann, UK, 2007, 90mDiscussion with filmmaker to follow

1:00pm CHINA’S STOLEN CHILDRENJezza Neumann, UK, 2007, 90mDiscussion with filmmaker to follow

3:30pm THE SARI SOLDIERSJulie Bridgham, US/Nepal, 2008, 90mDiscussion with filmmaker to follow

6:00pm TRACES OF THE TRADEKatrina Browne, US, 2008, 86mDiscussion with filmmaker and reception to follow

8:30pm PROJECT KASHMIRSenain Kheshgi and Geeta V. Patel, US, 2008, 84mDiscussion with filmmakers to follow

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1:30pm TO SEE IF I’M SMILINGTamar Yarom, Israel, 2007, 59m

Preceded by DEADLY PLAYGROUNDKatia Saleh, UK/Lebanon, 2007, 23m

4:00pm THE RECRUITEREdet Belzberg, US, 2008, 86m

6:30pm A PROMISE TO THE DEADPeter Raymont, Canada, 2006, 92mDiscussion with filmmaker, Ariel Dorfman & Rodrigo Dorfmanand reception to follow

9:15pm TO SEE IF I’M SMILINGTamar Yarom, Israel, 2007, 59m

Preceded by DEADLY PLAYGROUNDKatia Saleh, UK/Lebanon, 2007, 23mDiscussion with filmmaker Tamar Yarom to follow

1:30pm PRISONERS IN TIMEStephen Walker, Ariel Dorfman & Rodrigo Dorfman, UK, 1995, 66m

Preceded by DEAD LINEAlex Marengo, Ariel Dorfman & Rodrigo Dorfman, UK, 1998, 30mDiscussion with Ariel Dorfman & Rodrigo Dorfman to follow

4:15pm AMERICAN OUTRAGEBeth Gage and George Gage, US, 2007, 56m

Preceded by RIGHTFUL PLACEHakima Abbas and Yobo Rutin, Kenya/US, 2007, 16mDiscussion with filmmakers Beth Gage and George Gage to follow

6:30pm THE BETRAYAL (NERAKHOON)Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath, US/Laos, 2008, 96mDiscussion with filmmakers to follow

9:15pm THE RECRUITEREdet Belzberg, US, 2008, 86mDiscussion with filmmaker to follow

1:00pm THE RECRUITEREdet Belzberg, US, 2008, 86mDiscussion with filmmaker to follow

3:30pm THE DICTATOR HUNTERKlaartje Quirijns, The Netherlands, 2007, 75mDiscussion with filmmaker, Reed Brody and Souleymane Guenguengto follow

6:00pm TO SEE IF I’M SMILINGTamar Yarom, Israel, 2007, 59m

Preceded by DEADLY PLAYGROUNDKatia Saleh, UK/Lebanon, 2007, 23mDiscussion with filmmaker Tamar Yarom to follow

8:30pm THE BETRAYAL (NERAKHOON)Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath, US/Laos, 2008, 96mDiscussion with filmmakers to follow

1:30pm AMERICAN OUTRAGEBeth Gage and George Gage, US, 2007, 56m

Preceded by RIGHTFUL PLACEHakima Abbas and Yobo Rutin, Kenya/US, 2007, 16m

4:00pm DREAMING LHASARitu Sarin, Tenzing Sonam, India/UK, 2005, 91m

6:30pm THE DICTATOR HUNTERKlaartje Quirijns, The Netherlands, 2007, 75mDiscussion with filmmaker, Reed Brody and Souleymane Guenguengto follow

9:00pm AMERICAN OUTRAGEBeth Gage and George Gage, US, 2007, 56m

Preceded by RIGHTFUL PLACEHakima Abbas and Yobo Rutin, Kenya/US, 2007, 16mDiscussion with filmmakers Beth Gage and George Gage to follow

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6:30pm A PROMISE TO THE DEADPeter Raymont, Canada, 2006, 92mWith special guest Ariel Dorfman6:30pm Wine & Cheese Reception7:45pm Program & Screening10:00pm Dessert Reception

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These films represent many points of view, not necessarily those of HRW.

The schedule is subject to change without notice, please check with the box office.

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Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center165 West 65th Street, upper level(between Broadway and Amsterdam Ave.)

Subways: to 66th Street Lincoln Center.

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More options available at nearby Columbus Circle.

General admission$11 public$8 senior (62+)$7 Film Society member, student (w/ID), or child (6-12, accompanied by an adult)For group sales, please call (212) 875-5645 weekdays between 1:30pm–4:30pm.

HRWIFF08 Series Pass ($40 public/$30 Film Society member) admits one person to fivetitles in the Festival. Available only at the Walter Reade Theater box office (cash only).

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1:30pm TRACES OF THE TRADEKatrina Browne, US, 2008, 86m

4:00pm PROJECT KASHMIRSenain Kheshgi and Geeta V. Patel, US, 2008, 84m

INDEPENDENTS NIGHT:

6:30pm CRITICAL CONDITIONRoger Weisberg, US, 2008, 83mDiscussion with filmmaker and reception to follow

9:00pm TRACES OF THE TRADEKatrina Browne, US, 2008, 86mDiscussion with filmmaker to follow

1:00pm THE SARI SOLDIERSJulie Bridgham, US/Nepal, 2008, 90m

3:30pm CHINA’S STOLEN CHILDRENJezza Neumann, UK, 2007, 90m

6:15pm USA VS. AL-ARIANLine Halvorsen, Norway, 2007, 99mDiscussion with special guests to follow

9:00pm THIS WAY UPGeorgi Lazarevski, France, 2007, 60m

Preceded byOPEN HEARTClaire Fowler, UK/Palestine, 2006, 22mDiscussion with filmmaker Georgi Lazarevski to follow

1:00pm THIS WAY UPGeorgi Lazarevski, France, 2007, 60m

Preceded byOPEN HEARTClaire Fowler, UK/Palestine, 2006, 22m

3:30pm USA VS. AL-ARIANLine Halvorsen, Norway, 2007, 99m

6:15pm THIS WAY UPGeorgi Lazarevski, France, 2007, 60m

Preceded byOPEN HEARTClaire Fowler, UK/Palestine, 2006, 22mDiscussion with filmmaker Georgi Lazarevski to follow

8:45pm CRITICAL CONDITIONRoger Weisberg, US, 2008, 83mDiscussion with filmmaker to follow

1:00pm LETTER TO ANNAEric Bergkraut, Switzerland, 2008, 83m

3:30pm CRITICAL CONDITIONRoger Weisberg, US, 2008, 83m

6:15pm LETTER TO ANNAEric Bergkraut, Switzerland, 2008, 83mDiscussion with filmmaker and reception to follow

9:00pm USA VS. AL-ARIANLine Halvorsen, Norway, 2007, 99mDiscussion with special guests to follow

Please check the calendar for scheduledfilmmaker attendance and receptions

Receptions take place at the Frieda andRoy Furman Gallery at the Walter Reade Theaterunless otherwise noted.

Sign language interpretation will be providedfor the introduction and post-film discussionfor selected screenings, please check website(www.hrw.org/iff) for details.

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Recognizing the extraordinary power of film to inspire andeducate, the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival,now in its nineteenth year, promotes dialogue and activismthrough the screening of distinguished documentary andfeature films. The festival showcases the heroic stories ofactivists and survivors through the eyes of courageousfilmmakers, putting a human face on threats to individualfreedom and giving voice to those who might otherwise besilenced. Human Rights Watch brings these films to aninternational audience and seeks to empower viewers with theknowledge that personal commitment can make a very realdifference. This year, we will present thirty-two films fromtwenty countries.

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