Human Rights Film Festival!

Amnesty International invites the Athens community to a film festival that will open your eyes to issues from around the world. Our five award-winning films take an uplifting approach to fighting for human rights, and we hope these stories encourage all of us to "become citizens of the world." The festival will be hosted at Cine from April 24-28.

On opening night, Friday April 24th, members of the Liberian Association of Metro Atlanta will join us to discuss Pray the Devil Back to Hell and contemporary issues in Liberia. Deputy Regional Director Laura Moye of the Amnesty International USA Southern Region office will also be on hand to open the festival and introduce Amnesty. Food will be provided by local Athens establishments. Tuesday, April 28th, local band Venice is Sinking will close the festival, and we'll be giving away great door prizes from the band, more Athens businesses, and Amnesty.

Information about Amnesty's goals and mission plus specific information related to each film will be available all weekend. Please take a few moments before or after watching to sign our petitions and learn more about the global human rights movement.

The festival is also a membership drive event for Amnesty International's Southern Regional office in Atlanta. For $15 you receive an annual membership with Amnesty International USA, a free festival t-shirt, entrance to the closing night event (including a chance at one of our great door prizes donated from local Athens businesses), and you enjoy $5 tickets Friday through Thursday April 30th on all films!

Tickets prices:
$15 - Opening Night Event including film, speakers and food ($10 with Amnesty membership)
$6 - Matinee
$8 - Evening
$5 - Each film Friday through Thursday April 30th with purchase of $15 Amnesty membership (great deal!)

Films:

Trouble the Water is a powerful documentary about Hurricane Katrina survivors from New Orleans. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival.



Pray the Devil Back to Hell is a multiple award-wining documentary about a peaceful women's protest movement in Liberia. Winner of the Best Documentary Award at the Tribeca Film Festival.



Letter to Anna is poignant, moving documentary about prominent Russian human rights journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the recipient of Amnesty International's 2001 Global Award for Human Rights Journalism, who was assassinated in 2006.



Were the World Mine is an award-winning musical comedy version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Night Dream that touches on the many of the issues facing the LGBTQ community today.



Favela Rising follows the remarkable story of Anderson Sá, a former drug gang member, who turned to music to turn his community around. Winner of 36 different international awards, including Best Documentary at the Sydney, Leeds, Rio de Janeiro, Vancouver, and Sao Paolo International Film Festivals.



Film Line-Up:

Friday 24th
5:00pm Pray the Devil
6:30-7:30pm Opening Event
7:45pm Pray the Devil
9:45pm Trouble the Water
12:00am Were the World Mine

Saturday 25th
4:00pm Letter to Anna
6:00pm Pray the Devil
7:45 pm Trouble the Water
9:45 pm Favela Rising
12:00am Were the World Mine

Sunday 26th
4:00pm Favela Rising
6:00pm Letter to Anna
7:45pm Trouble the Water

Monday 27th
4:00pm Pray the Devil
6:00pm Favela Rising
7:45pm Letter to Anna
9:45pm Trouble the Water

Tuesday 28th
8:30pm Were the World Mine
10:00pm Favela Rising
10:00pm Closing Event with Venice is Sinking and door prizes

*Please note: film screenings will continue through Thursday April 30th.

Stay tuned for updates about the festival in the coming week. We also have a Facebook event available for those interested.

For more information about the festival or Cine please see:

Athens Cine
234 West Broad Street
Athens, Ga 30601


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