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Human Rights Watch Film Festival

20 May – 26 May 2022

This year, the New York edition of the festival will stream online across the US from May 20 to 26.

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  • Delikado
    Review preview for Delikado

    After we see the extent of the problem, the documentarian begins to illustrate that the illegal logging is not just one or two rogue operators but intricately connected with a political chain.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Bobby, Tata and Nieves – a charismatic lawyer, a former illegal logger and a fearless politician – are three magnetic leaders fighting to stop corporations and governments seeking to plunder increasingly valuable natural resources from the island of Palawan.
  • You Resemble Me
    Review preview for You Resemble Me

    Both girls deliver exceptional performances in the powerful opening section, and if the film struggles to make the same impact afterwards, that serves to bring Hasna’s loss into sharp relief.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Cultural and inter-generational trauma erupt in this story about two sisters on the outskirts of Paris.
  • Midwives
    Review preview for Midwives

    While it’s important to bring attention to the wider-spread government actions against the minority group, the film’s truly valuable observations are of how the prejudice impacts normal life.

    Jeremy Mathews · 4 out of 5
    Two midwives work side-by-side in a makeshift clinic in Myanmar.