The Leitner Center regularly hosts screenings of important films and documentaries that address issues of interest and importance in international law and justice. Film screenings are typically followed by a Q&A or panel discussion with filmmakers and/or other human rights experts.
For more information about upcoming film screenings, visit our Events Page.
Past screenings include:
Enemies of the People, a film which follows the project of Thet Sambath, whose parents were among the approximately two million people who perished under the Khmer Rouge regime in the late 1970s (screened in 2010 as part of the Human Rights Watch Travelling Film Festival).
War Don Don, a film that tells the story of the sensational trial of Issa Sesay in Sierra Leone (screened in 2010 as part of the Human Rights Watch Travelling Film Festival).
In the Land of the Free… presents the story of Herman Wallace, Albert Woodfox and Robert King (the Angola 3), who have spent a combined century in solitary confinement in Angola, the Louisiana State Penitentiary (screened in 2010 as part of the Human Rights Watch Travelling Film Festival).
The Reckoning, a film that follows the first years of the ICC and explores the tensions between peace and justice (screened in 2009 as part of the Human Rights Watch Travelling Film Festival).
Crude, a film about the legal battle in Ecuador waged by indigenous communities against Texaco/Chevron (screened in 2009 as part of the Human Rights Watch Travelling Film Festival).
Afghan Star, a documentary about a hit television show in Afghanistan that is modeled on American Idol (introduced by 2004 HRW Prizewinner Habib Rahiab and screened in 2009 as part of the Human Rights Watch Travelling Film Festival).
Holly, a film about child prostitution in Cambodia (screened in 2009 and included a discussion with filmmakers).
A Ripple of Hope, a documentary about the day Martin Luther King Jr. died (screened in 2009 included a discussion with RFK Campaign Advance Man James Tolan FLS ’62).
Leaving Fear Behind, a secretly filmed documentary made by Tibetan filmmakers which captures the sentiment within Tibet about China’s rule, the relevance and symbolism of the Olympic Games, and the return of the Dalai Lama (screened in 2008 and included a discussion with: Yodon Thondon, Director of the Isdell Foundation; Ngawang Choephel, President, Tibet Society; and, Priscilla Neri, Hub Content Coordinator, Witness).
The Price of Sugar, a documentary about a charismatic Spanish priest, as he organizes some of this hemisphere’s poorest people (Haitian sugarcane harvesters) to fight for their basic human rights (screened in 2008).
Out of Status, a film that examines the actions of the Immigration and Naturalization Service after 9/11 and the repercussions for Muslims living in the US (screened in 2007).
About Baghdad, a documentary on what Iraqis think and feel about the post-war situation in Iraq (followed by a discussion with Sinan Antoon, an exiled Iraqi writer and poet, and his fellow filmmakers. Screened in 2007).
Outlawed: Extraordinary Rendition, Torture and Disappearances in the War on Terror, a film by WITNESS that captures the story of two men who were victims of the CIA’s extraordinary rendition program (screened in 2006 and included a discussion on the use of video as a human rights tool with Rebecca Lichtenfeld, Special Project Coordinator, Witness).
Thunder in Guyana, a historical portrait of the first foreign-born and first woman elected president of Guyana (screened in 2005 and followed by a discussion with the director, Suzanne Wasserman).
A License to Murder, a documentary on the involvement of the U.K. Security Forces in the murder of Patrick Finucane, a human rights lawyer who represented members of the IRA,screened in 2003 with special guest BBC filmmaker John Ware).
Stolen Childhoods, a documentary feature on the global plague of child labor, with special guests Co-Director/Producer, Len Morris, and Co-Director/Director of Photography, Robin Romano.
