Watch, Discuss, Change: Human Rights Film Festival Berlin

A 10-day odyssey through stories that shape our world

For ten days each year, the Human Rights Film Festival Berlin focuses on stories from all parts of the world that haunt and reflect on human action, the socio-political status quo and fundamental issues such as democracy, justice, freedom and environmental protection. Through discussions and Q&As with filmmakers, activists and experts, the festival creates a platform to gain new perspectives on our world.

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NEWS

20 Days in Mariupol to open 2023 Human Rights Film Festival Berlin

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FILMS

20 Days in Mariupol

Director: Mstyslav Chernov

While the Russian invasion commences, a group of Ukrainian journalists who are stuck in the besieged city of Mariupol strive to carry out their duty of documenting the war's brutalities.

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Breaking Social

Director: Fredrik Gertten

A look at the global patterns of modern kleptocracy and extractivism, reimagining the building blocks of our societies along the way.

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Le spectre de Boko Haram

Director: Cyrielle Raingou

A group of children carve out their own worlds amid the dangers of armed conflict.

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Phantom Parrot

Director: Kate Stonehill

The blunt force of the UK's terrorism laws.

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Polish Prayers

Hanka Nobis

Polish Prayers unravels the trajectory of a young Pole as he journeys away from the homophonic, ultra-conservative Brotherhood

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Sānsūr

Director: Mostafa Heravi

Six women seek to increase awareness of the multiple forms of discrimination against them and others through candid testimonies that advocate for liberation.

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The Etliaat Roz

Director: Abbas Rezaie

Following the team behind the most widely circulated daily newspaper in Kabul as it is recaptured by the Taliban.

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While We Watched

Director: Vinay Shukla

A spiralling world of truth and disinformation in Modi's India.

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Essay

Real bodies, fake bodies: the dichotomy of female objectification

From Kurdish villages to college campuses, gender-based abuse knows no boundaries.

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