Human Rights Watch Film Festival Archives

HRWFF Review: Judges Under Pressure

The Brexit referendum demonstrated just how little most British people know about the European Union and the power of nationalistic and populist right-wing politics. However, it’s far from perfect and…

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HRWFF Review: On the Divide

I can’t be the only one who watches the news coming out of the Southern American States with increasing horror. Slowly but surely, it seems every single law that promotes…

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HRWFF Review: A Thousand Cuts

During his election campaign to become President of the Philippines in 2016, Rodrigo Duterte promised to eradicate the drug problem in the country. As mayor of Davao, he removed crime…

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HRWFF Review: Belly of the Beast

2020 was a busy year for news, but one of the biggest talking points was the death of George Floyd (one of many) and the Black Lives Matter protests. The…

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HRWFF Review: A La Calle

the spectre of Hugo Chavez looms large over Venezuelan society, years after his death. His movement gained huge popularity and he became an almost messianic figure, in and outside of…

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HRWFF Review: The 8th

Whilst many people in the UK might look on at Ireland with a little jealousy at the moment, the Emerald Isle is by no means perfect. The country is progressive…

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Human Right Watch Film Festival Review: Saf

There’s a worrying modern phenomenon which is sweeping through cities around the world. In generations past, the rich had moved to the suburbs leaving the poor to live in fairly…

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Human Rights Watch Film Festival Review: The Feeling of Being Watched

America, the land of the free, has been a racist and intolerant country from its very inception. One which has thrived and prospered from spilling the blood of others. One…

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Human Rights Watch Film Festival Review: Screwdriver

It has been a theme, throughout history, that the oppressed often look for champions whom they can rally around. Fairly normal people can be elevated into god-like figures as long…

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Human Rights Watch Film Festival Review: Minding the Gap

Today, America finds itself in a strange position as a country riven by conflict. Whilst Donald Trump’s politics and persona are well and truly hideous, his success has highlighted the…

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