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Thu 1
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HRWFF: Lindy Lou: Juror Number Two

Human Rights Watch Film Festival Presents: Lindy Lou: Juror Number Two Florent Vassault /2017 /85 mins.

Get Tickets | View Trailer 6pm OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION  7pm Film screening Q&A discussion to follow screening with Lindy Lou Isonhood, film subject |  9pm Dessert  & Coffee 20 years ago, Lindy Lou sat on a jury that sentenced a man convicted in a double homicide to the death penalty. After wrestling with her conscience ever since, Lindy decides to cross political and religious divides in the rural South to explore the personal impact this decision had on her fellow jurors.  

The Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns to the Museum of Photographic Arts on February 1 – 4, 2018. Now in its eighth year, the festival presents a unique program encompassing six films and discussions that address a wide range of human rights issues from around the world.

 

*All Tickets for the Opening Night Screening of Lindy Lou: Juror Number Two  include access to the Festival's Opening Night Reception from 6-7pm. If you've received a VIP invitation and are having trouble reserving your ticket, contact our Film and Community Programs Assistant at 619.238.7559 x (236)

 
COMMUNITY PARTNERS                                                                         

Financial support for MOPA’s film programming is provided by the City of San Diego

and The LJ Galinson Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation.
Fri 2
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HRWFF: Black Code
Human Rights Watch Film Festival Presents: BLACK CODE Nicholas de Pencier / 2016 / 88 min. Get Tickets | View Trailer From Syrian citizens tortured for Facebook posts to Brazilian activists using social media to livestream police abuses - Black Code tells the story of how governments manipulate the internet to censor and monitor their citizens, and how those citizens are fighting back. Q&A discussion to follow screening with: Bill Marczak, Senior Research Fellow, Citizen Lab    

The Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns to the Museum of Photographic Arts on February 1 – 4, 2018. Now in its eighth year, the festival presents a unique program encompassing six films and discussions that address a wide range of human rights issues from around the world.

   
COMMUNITY PARTNERS                                                                              

Financial support for MOPA’s film programming is provided by the City of San Diego

and The LJ Galinson Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation.
Sat 3
Featured –
HRWFF: Silas
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival Presents: Silas Anjali Nayar, Hawa Essuman / 2017 / 80 min. Get Tickets Silas Siakor is a tireless activist committed to ending corruption and environmental destruction in Liberia. When the government of Liberia secretly signs away the rights to 1/3 of the country’s land to multinational corporations, Silas and a network of community leaders travel from village to village with cellphone cameras to document the pillaging of the country’s natural resources. The film celebrates the power of communities to fight back against the power of money and politics.   Q&A discussion to follow screening with: Filmmaker Anjali Nayar    

The Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns to the Museum of Photographic Arts on February 1 – 4, 2018. Now in its eighth year, the festival presents a unique program encompassing six films and discussions that address a wide range of human rights issues from around the world.

   
COMMUNITY PARTNERS                                                                    

Financial support for MOPA’s film programming is provided by the City of San Diego

and The LJ Galinson Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation.
Sat 3
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HRWFF: Home Truth
Human Rights Watch Film Festival Presents: Home Truth   April Hayes and Katia Maguire / 2017 /70 min. Get Tickets | View Trailer In 1999, Colorado mother Jessica Gonzales experienced every parent’s worst nightmare when her three young daughters were killed after being abducted by their father in violation of a domestic violence restraining order. Determined to make sure their deaths were not in vain, Jessica tirelessly pursues her case to the US Supreme Court, seeking to strengthen legal rights for domestic violence victims. Q&A discussion to follow screening with: Filmmakers April Hayes and Katia Maguire    

The Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns to the Museum of Photographic Arts on February 1 – 4, 2018. Now in its eighth year, the festival presents a unique program encompassing six films and discussions that address a wide range of human rights issues from around the world.

   
COMMUNITY PARTNERS                                                                        

Financial support for MOPA’s film programming is provided by the City of San Diego

and The LJ Galinson Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation.
Sun 4
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HRWFF: Complicit
Human Rights Watch Film Festival Presents: Complicit Heather White & Lynn Zhang / 2017 / 90 min Get Tickets | View Trailer Shot over 3 yrs in China, Complicit follows critically ill Foxconn factory worker turned activist Yi Yeting as he takes his fight against the global smartphone industry from his hospital bed to the international stage to demand better working conditions for all. Q&A discussion to follow screening with: Filmmaker Heather White    

The Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns to the Museum of Photographic Arts on February 1 – 4, 2018. Now in its eighth year, the festival presents a unique program encompassing six films and discussions that address a wide range of human rights issues from around the world.

   
COMMUNITY PARTNERS                                                                    

Financial support for MOPA’s film programming is provided by the City of San Diego

and The LJ Galinson Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation.
Sun 4
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HRWFF: The Blood is at the Doorstep
Human Rights Watch Film Festival presents: The Blood is at the Doorstep Erik Ljung / 2017 / 90 min. Get Tickets | View Trailer On April 30, 2014, Dontre Hamilton, a 31-year-old unarmed black man diagnosed with schizophrenia, was shot 14 times and killed by a Milwaukee police officer in a popular downtown park. This intimate verité documentary follows his family as they struggle to find answers and challenge a criminal justice system stacked against them. Q&A discussion to follow screening with: Filmmaker Erik Ljung and Dameion Hamilton About the Festival    

The Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns to the Museum of Photographic Arts on February 1 – 4, 2018. Now in its eighth year, the festival presents a unique program encompassing six films and discussions that address a wide range of human rights issues from around the world.

   
COMMUNITY PARTNERS                                                                    

Financial support for MOPA’s film programming is provided by the City of San Diego

and The LJ Galinson Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation.
Thu 15
Troppo Napoletano (2016)
TROPPO NAPOLETANO (From Naples With Love) (2016) Gianluca Ansanelli | 95 min San Diego Italian Film Festival presents TROPPO NAPOLETANO (From Naples With Love), a romantic comedy perfect for Valentine's Day. When Deborah’s ex-husband, a popular neomelodic singer, loses his life in a stage dive, Deborah worries for her eleven-year-old son, Ciro, who is exhibiting signs of depression.  Searching for a solution, Deborah takes Ciro to see Tommaso, a shy child psychologist.  During the course of their visits, Ciro confesses that it’s not his father’s death that has got him down, it’s his love for his classmate, the beautiful Ludovica. The two make a deal: Tomasso will help Ciro to win the affections of Ludovica, while Ciro gives Tomasso a hand at having a chance with his mother… TICKETS: $12 general | $8 SDIFF & MOPA members view trailer
Sun 18
Film Geeks Present: The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Film Geeks Present: Larry Cohen Retrospective SCREENING #1: The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977) Larry Cohen | 112 min view trailer |  TICKETS: $12 general | $8 MOPA members For 46 years, Larry Cohen has been an undisputed king of truly innovative, genre-bending independent cinema. He has worked in horror, blaxploitation, science fiction, comedy, and even historical fiction. He has directed the likes of Betty Davis, Yaphet Kotto, Fred Williamon, Art Lund, Sylvia Sidney, Broderick Crawford, Jose Ferrer, Rip Torn, Michael Moriarty, Alan Arkin, and so many more! In recognition of a lifetime of cinematic achievement, Film Geeks SD are proudly presenting a year-long retrospective series of Cohen's films at the Museum of Photographic Arts. Join us on Sunday, February 18th as we kick off the series with The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover, Cohen's personal favorite of his own works. The February 18th screening will also include a bonus screening of the new documentary detailing the often guerrilla and convention-defying exploits of this singular director, appropriately titled King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen! Steve Mitchell, the documentary's director will also be in attendance! view King Cohen trailer
ALSO! VIP Pre-Event Meet & Greet with Larry Cohen 7:00-7:30pm (Tickets sold separately) What's more, Larry Cohen himself will be in attendance at the VIP kickoff!  The lucky 50 film geeks to nab VIP passes will receive light refreshments, a chance to meet the filmmakers, and get a special item to get signed. Do not miss out! CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO FROM FILM GEEKS Limited VIP Tickets are $40 in advance,  $50 at the door. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE FOR VIP passes
Wed 21
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Corporate Breakfast: Celebrating Women in Business
• Bring your team and engage in discussion over a continental breakfast • Join MOPA’s Executive Director & Chief Curator, Deborah Klochko on a special tour of the Point/Counterpoint exhibition and learn how female artists are telling their stories through lens-based mediums • Learn about exciting upcoming exhibitions & network with industry leaders RSVP HERE
Sat 3
Exhibition Tours in ASL
Please join us for a tour of our exhibitions, Point/Counterpoint: Contemporary Mexican Photography & Defining Boundaries in American Sign Language. There will be two tours starting at 11:00 a.m. & 12:00 p.m.  

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