19th Human Rights Festival

WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER - SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER

ALL FILMS SCREENED AT 8PM PER FILM: £7 (£5 STUDENTS) / MEMBERS: £5.95 (£4.25 STUDENTS)

Silent Love

WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER

Poland 2022 | 72 mins | Cert: 12A | Director: Marek Kozakiewicz

This understated documentary is both a coming-of-age and a coming out story. Aga is trying to legally adopt her teenage brother, Milosz, after the death of their mother; a process that involves intense probing from authorities into her personal life. However, what she can’t share in her conservative Polish village is her relationship with her girlfriend, Maja. Contains some strong language.

When Spring Comes to Bucha

THURSDAY 19 OCTOBER

Ukraine/Germany 2022 | 64 mins | Cert: UR | Directors: Mila Teshaieva + Marcus Lenz

In March 2022, Russian troops withdrew from a small town in the Kyiv region of Ukraine. This confronting documentary depicts the citizens of Bucha emerging from their homes to clean their streets, rebuild their town, and face the future after grief. Contains images and audio of a war zone, including brief and partial images of covered bodies.

Seven Winters in Tehran FRIDAY

20 OCTOBER

France/Germany 2023 | 97 mins | Cert: UR | Director: Steffi Niederzoll

In 2007, Reyhaneh Jabbari, a 19-year-old Iranian woman, was sentenced to death for the murder of a man who tried to assault her. The efforts undertaken by her family and supporters are highlighted in this documentary, revealing the oppression of women in Iran and the risks taken by those who defend them. Contains descriptions of sexual violence, imprisonment and torture.

Delikado SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER

USA/Philippines/UK/Australia/Hong Kong 2022 | 94 mins | Cert: 15 |

Director: Karl Malakunas

Three environmental defenders are tested to the limit in a battle to save their home, Palawan, an island in the Philippines, from the illegal destruction of its forests, fisheries and mountains. Magnetic leaders, Bobby, Tata and Nieves, risk their lives to stop corporations and governments plundering valuable natural resources.