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10 films at This Human World human rights film festival 2017 that will open your eyes

With so much good stuff, it was hard to narrow it down, but here are 10 films we recommend you definitely try to see. They will completely change your perspective!

 

Planeta Petrila

When: 6pm
Where: Schikaneder

[fve]https://youtu.be/0mpMHKZCNuc[/fve]

Film described in a few words: moody colours, stories from the East, Romanian, stories of the struggling working class, relevant and telling of the current situation in the country, told in a kinda’ quirky, the people fighting back, a narrative based on a true story, all the weirdness of the header picture to this post

 

For Ahkeem

When: SUN, December 3, 6pm
Where: Schikaneder

[fve]https://vimeo.com/200129185[/fve]

Film described in a few words: St. Louis, Missouri, coming-of-age documentary, what it is to be a black teenager in America, a tale that reflects how far from equality we are still

 

Guardians of the Earth

When: SUN, December 3, 1pm
Where: Top Kino

[fve]https://youtu.be/uNSphPqNvWY[/fve]

Film described in a few words: how money trumps mother earth, how f*** the system is, not just eye-opening but shocking, moving, worrying, a well told documentary about climate change Vs the rich Vs the poor, learn about the idiots charged with saving our planet

 

Stranger in Paradise

When: SUN, December 3, 8:15pm
Where: Top Kino

[fve]https://vimeo.com/193531625[/fve]

Film described in a few words: the real story of refugees in Europe, human stories to humanise the ‘refugee issue’, powerful, a narrative reflecting real life, very damn current to today

 

Life begins at 100

Where: MON, December 4, 6pm
When: Schikaneder

[fve]https://vimeo.com/228661370[/fve]

Film described in a few words: a human story, a 104 year olf lady buys a computer and becomes a famous blogger, inspiring, heart-warming, Swedish

 

An Insignificant Man

When: FRI, December 8, 3:45pm
Where: Schikaneder

[fve]https://youtu.be/Vq646VcT72I[/fve]

Film described in a few words: behind the scenes of politics documentary, elections and unexpected winners, corruption, idealism Vs politics, Delhi

 

Boys for Sale

When: FRI, December 8, 8:30pm
Where: Schikaneder

[fve]https://youtu.be/B-D97Ip_tjE[/fve]

Film described in a few words: a whole other world, Tokyo, a bizarre reality, leather and arse-less chaps, animation woven into documentary, urisen bars, mind opening

 

Heartstone

When: FRI, December 8, 5:45pm
Where: Top Kino

[fve]https://youtu.be/O0ijmwXZcVw[/fve]

Film described in a few words: beautiful scenery, coming of age, the struggle of growing up with gay, pure realism, being weird and different, small town ignorance

 

Black Code

When: SUN, December 9, 9:30pm
Where: Top Kino

[fve]https://youtu.be/Gv6bU-kOR14[/fve]

Film described in a few words: a documentary about data, a documentary about you and your privacy, data gone wild, brave new world, scary fucking shit…

 

Off the Rails

When: SAT, December 9, 1pm
Where: Top Kino

[fve]https://youtu.be/GZmwdjlpMyE[/fve]

Film described in a few words: a bizarre story playing out in the New York metro system, mental disability, being different, amazing people, individuals that get lost in the system

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