Join us February 2 - February 9 for the 2023 Human Rights Watch Film Festival with virtual access to five incredibly powerful films. Film Line Up: #IamVanessaGuillen In 2018, US soldier Karina Lopez survived a sexual assault at Fort Hood military base. When Vanessa Guillen, another Latina service member, disappeared and is then murdered, Karina steps forward to share her story, creating the #IAmVanessaGuillen hashtag. Hundreds of service members chime in, exposing the cycle of abuse occurring on military bases and demanding justice. Online Zoom Discussion Wednesday, February 8 @ 5 PM PST. RSVP here. And I Still Sing Controversial Afghan pop star and activist Aryana Sayeed mentors young hopefuls as they prepare to appear on their country’s hit TV show Afghan Star. With two young women on the verge of being named the show’s first ever female winners, the Taliban take over and their lifelong dreams of becoming pop stars are suddenly under threat. Online Zoom Discussion Tuesday, February 7 @ 5 PM PST. RSVP here. Catagory: Woman Who is a woman, and who gets to decide? Category: Woman focuses on four athletes from the Global South who are required by sporting institution World Athletics to medically alter their healthy bodies if they want to continue to compete in their sport. Delikado:  In Delikado, three environmental defenders are tested like never before in their battle to save their home, Palawan, an island paradise in the Philippines from the illegal destruction of its forests, fisheries, and mountains. Uýra: Uýra, a trans Indigenous artist, travels through the Amazon on a journey of self-discovery using performance art to teach Indigenous youth that they are the guardians of ancestral messages of the Amazon Forest. In a country that kills the highest number of trans, Indigenous, and environmentalist youth worldwide, Uýra leads a rising movement while fostering unity and providing inspiration for the LGBTQIA+ and environmental movements in the heart of the Amazon Forest. Online Zoom Discussion Thursday, February 9 @ 5 PM PST. RSVP here. Tickets and Scheduling Special thanks to our festival partners for the 2023 San Diego Human Rights Watch Film Festival!             

Join us for the Human Rights Watch Film Festival Opening Night for an in-person screening of Clarissa's Battle featuring a discussion with film participant Clarissa Doutherd, Executive Director of Parent Voices Oakland, and Director Tamara Perkins.  MOPA will host a cheese and wine reception prior to the screening. Clarissa's Battle Single mother and organizer Clarissa Doutherd is building a powerful coalition of parents. They’re fighting for child care and early education funds, desperately needed by low and middle-income parents and children across the United States. Driven by her own experience losing child care and becoming unhoused with her infant son, Xavier, she seems to be everywhere at once - at hearings, election rooms, and rallies from Oakland, California to Washington, DC. But juggling this work with raising her son pushes Clarissa into a personal health crisis far too common among stressed, working mothers, especially women of color. When the lockdown pushes more families into desperate circumstances, Clarissa and her coalition redouble their efforts, with the stakes higher than ever. Clarissa’s Battle gives us insight into an erupting movement, as communities across the country follow Clarissa’s successes, setbacks and indomitable resilience. 6 PM Opening Night Reception, 7 PM Screening + Q & A to follow $10 Public/ $8 MOPA + HRW Members with code Clarissa's Battle Info and Ticket Purchase Note: Free childcare available at this event (First come first served, with RSVP). To RSVP for childcare please visit this form after purchasing your ticket. Access Accommodations: Spanish language captioning and interpretation, as well as Audio Description available at this event. Unfortunately, we regret that closed captions and ASL interpretation are not available for this event due to technical difficulties. Special thanks to our festival partners for the 2023 San Diego Human Rights Watch Film Festival                .           

Join us February 2 - February 9 for the 2023 Human Rights Watch Film Festival with virtual access to five incredibly powerful films. Film Line Up: #IamVanessaGuillen In 2018, US soldier Karina Lopez survived a sexual assault at Fort Hood military base. When Vanessa Guillen, another Latina service member, disappeared and is then murdered, Karina steps forward to share her story, creating the #IAmVanessaGuillen hashtag. Hundreds of service members chime in, exposing the cycle of abuse occurring on military bases and demanding justice. Online Zoom Discussion Wednesday, February 8 @ 5 PM PST. RSVP here. And I Still Sing Controversial Afghan pop star and activist Aryana Sayeed mentors young hopefuls as they prepare to appear on their country’s hit TV show Afghan Star. With two young women on the verge of being named the show’s first ever female winners, the Taliban take over and their lifelong dreams of becoming pop stars are suddenly under threat. Online Zoom Discussion Tuesday, February 7 @ 5 PM PST. RSVP here. Catagory: Woman Who is a woman, and who gets to decide? Category: Woman focuses on four athletes from the Global South who are required by sporting institution World Athletics to medically alter their healthy bodies if they want to continue to compete in their sport. Delikado:  In Delikado, three environmental defenders are tested like never before in their battle to save their home, Palawan, an island paradise in the Philippines from the illegal destruction of its forests, fisheries, and mountains. Uýra: Uýra, a trans Indigenous artist, travels through the Amazon on a journey of self-discovery using performance art to teach Indigenous youth that they are the guardians of ancestral messages of the Amazon Forest. In a country that kills the highest number of trans, Indigenous, and environmentalist youth worldwide, Uýra leads a rising movement while fostering unity and providing inspiration for the LGBTQIA+ and environmental movements in the heart of the Amazon Forest. Online Zoom Discussion Thursday, February 9 @ 5 PM PST. RSVP here. Tickets and Scheduling Special thanks to our festival partners for the 2023 San Diego Human Rights Watch Film Festival!             

Join us February 2 - February 9 for the 2023 Human Rights Watch Film Festival with virtual access to five incredibly powerful films. Film Line Up: #IamVanessaGuillen In 2018, US soldier Karina Lopez survived a sexual assault at Fort Hood military base. When Vanessa Guillen, another Latina service member, disappeared and is then murdered, Karina steps forward to share her story, creating the #IAmVanessaGuillen hashtag. Hundreds of service members chime in, exposing the cycle of abuse occurring on military bases and demanding justice. Online Zoom Discussion Wednesday, February 8 @ 5 PM PST. RSVP here. And I Still Sing Controversial Afghan pop star and activist Aryana Sayeed mentors young hopefuls as they prepare to appear on their country’s hit TV show Afghan Star. With two young women on the verge of being named the show’s first ever female winners, the Taliban take over and their lifelong dreams of becoming pop stars are suddenly under threat. Online Zoom Discussion Tuesday, February 7 @ 5 PM PST. RSVP here. Catagory: Woman Who is a woman, and who gets to decide? Category: Woman focuses on four athletes from the Global South who are required by sporting institution World Athletics to medically alter their healthy bodies if they want to continue to compete in their sport. Delikado:  In Delikado, three environmental defenders are tested like never before in their battle to save their home, Palawan, an island paradise in the Philippines from the illegal destruction of its forests, fisheries, and mountains. Uýra: Uýra, a trans Indigenous artist, travels through the Amazon on a journey of self-discovery using performance art to teach Indigenous youth that they are the guardians of ancestral messages of the Amazon Forest. In a country that kills the highest number of trans, Indigenous, and environmentalist youth worldwide, Uýra leads a rising movement while fostering unity and providing inspiration for the LGBTQIA+ and environmental movements in the heart of the Amazon Forest. Online Zoom Discussion Thursday, February 9 @ 5 PM PST. RSVP here. Tickets and Scheduling Special thanks to our festival partners for the 2023 San Diego Human Rights Watch Film Festival!             

Join us February 2 - February 9 for the 2023 Human Rights Watch Film Festival with virtual access to five incredibly powerful films. Film Line Up: #IamVanessaGuillen In 2018, US soldier Karina Lopez survived a sexual assault at Fort Hood military base. When Vanessa Guillen, another Latina service member, disappeared and is then murdered, Karina steps forward to share her story, creating the #IAmVanessaGuillen hashtag. Hundreds of service members chime in, exposing the cycle of abuse occurring on military bases and demanding justice. Online Zoom Discussion Wednesday, February 8 @ 5 PM PST. RSVP here. And I Still Sing Controversial Afghan pop star and activist Aryana Sayeed mentors young hopefuls as they prepare to appear on their country’s hit TV show Afghan Star. With two young women on the verge of being named the show’s first ever female winners, the Taliban take over and their lifelong dreams of becoming pop stars are suddenly under threat. Online Zoom Discussion Tuesday, February 7 @ 5 PM PST. RSVP here. Catagory: Woman Who is a woman, and who gets to decide? Category: Woman focuses on four athletes from the Global South who are required by sporting institution World Athletics to medically alter their healthy bodies if they want to continue to compete in their sport. Delikado:  In Delikado, three environmental defenders are tested like never before in their battle to save their home, Palawan, an island paradise in the Philippines from the illegal destruction of its forests, fisheries, and mountains. Uýra: Uýra, a trans Indigenous artist, travels through the Amazon on a journey of self-discovery using performance art to teach Indigenous youth that they are the guardians of ancestral messages of the Amazon Forest. In a country that kills the highest number of trans, Indigenous, and environmentalist youth worldwide, Uýra leads a rising movement while fostering unity and providing inspiration for the LGBTQIA+ and environmental movements in the heart of the Amazon Forest. Online Zoom Discussion Thursday, February 9 @ 5 PM PST. RSVP here. Tickets and Scheduling Special thanks to our festival partners for the 2023 San Diego Human Rights Watch Film Festival!