Saturday, February 3 1:00–3:00 p.m.   See the San Diego film premiere of Bad Press, the Sundance award winner for “U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Freedom of Expression.” Without a free press how can our communities make decisions and uncover the truth? Bad Press follows one news outlet's fight to survive. When the elected leaders of the Muscogee Nation, the fourth largest Native American tribe, suddenly curb press freedom and give officials authority to edit all news stories before they reach the public, a rogue reporter fights to expose her government’s corruption in a historic battle that will have ramifications for all of Indian Country.   The Human Rights Watch Film Festival features critically acclaimed films on topics including the rights of LGBTQ+ teens, family separation, refugee rights, disability rights, and the right to a free independent press in Native American tribes. Each in-person screening will be accompanied by a Q&A with filmmakers and human rights leaders.   Tickets:  $6 members | $8 seniors, military, and students (with ID) | $10 nonmembers Get Tickets   Be part of the full four-film San Diego Human Rights Watch Film Festival. Save your seat for the four film screenings of the in-person festival with an in-person festival pass. In-Person Festival Pass: $20 members | $30 nonmembers Get In-Person Festival Passes   The festival continues online, streaming to homes across the US from February 4–10 with five films including two online exclusives: including Ella Glending’s Is Anybody Out There and Seven Winters in Tehran. The films Bad Press, Si Pudiera Quedarme (If I Could Stay), and We Dare to Dream are also included in the digital lineup. Reserve your digital festival pass at https://ff.hrw.org/sandiego to watch the festival films at your own pace, anytime between February 4–10 across the US. Digital Film Tickets: $6 members | $9 nonmembers Digital-Only Festival Pass: $20 members | $35 nonmembers Get Digital Film Tickets and Festival Passes

Saturday, February 3 4:00–6:00 p.m.   See the California premiere of Si Pudiera Quedarme (If I Could Stay), a film by California-based filmmakers Florencia Krochik and Theo Rigby. Their film documents the story of two undocumented mothers, Jeanette and Ingrid. As they face deportation and separation from their young children, they and their communities rally support to keep them safe despite the risks. A story of courage and allyship, Si Pudiera Quedarme is a timely look at the transformative power of communities uniting for justice. Note, the in-person event for Si Pudiera Quedarme (If I Could Stay) will include Spanish language subtitles and live interpretation of Q&A in Spanish.   The Human Rights Watch Film Festival features critically acclaimed films on topics including the rights of LGBTQ+ teens, family separation, refugee rights, disability rights, and the right to a free independent press in Native American tribes. Each in-person screening will be accompanied by a Q&A with filmmakers and human rights leaders.   Tickets:  $6 members | $8 seniors, military, and students (with ID) | $10 nonmembers Get Tickets   Be part of the full four-film San Diego Human Rights Watch Film Festival. Save your seat for the four film screenings of the in-person festival with an in-person festival pass. In-Person Festival Pass: $20 members | $30 nonmembers Get In-Person Festival Passes   The festival continues online, streaming to homes across the US from February 4–10 with five films including two online exclusives: including Ella Glending’s Is Anybody Out There and Seven Winters in Tehran. The films Bad Press, Si Pudiera Quedarme (If I Could Stay), and We Dare to Dream are also included in the digital lineup. Reserve your digital festival pass at https://ff.hrw.org/sandiego to watch the festival films at your own pace, anytime between February 4–10 across the US. Digital Film Tickets: $6 members | $9 nonmembers Digital-Only Festival Pass: $20 members | $35 nonmembers Get Digital Film Tickets and Festival Passes

Saturday, February 3 7:00–10:00 p.m.   The final film in the in-person San Diego film festival lineup is We Dare to Dream. We Dare to Dream is the incredible story of athletes from Iran, Syria, South Sudan, and Cameroon—all refugees who swim, run, and fight their way to opportunity and safety in host nations across the world. Spanning a breadth of backgrounds, personal stories, and Olympic sports, the film reveals their lives and hopes as they train to compete on the world stage, showing the fire and the drive of young people forced to leave their families, homes, and countries of birth to build new lives. Culminating in their competition at the Summer Olympics, their compatriots back home and their new communities in refugee camps stand alongside these determined young athletes in spirit as they fight for their place in the world and showcase the incredible accomplishments they are capable of. This is their story of heart in the face of adversity, and most of all, of hope for a better life.   The Human Rights Watch Film Festival features critically acclaimed films on topics including the rights of LGBTQ+ teens, family separation, refugee rights, disability rights, and the right to a free independent press in Native American tribes. Each in-person screening will be accompanied by a Q&A with filmmakers and human rights leaders.   Tickets:  $6 members | $8 seniors, military, and students (with ID) | $10 nonmembers Get Tickets   Be part of the full four-film San Diego Human Rights Watch Film Festival. Save your seat for the four film screenings of the in-person festival with an in-person festival pass. In-Person Festival Pass: $20 members | $30 nonmembers Get Festival Passes   The festival continues online, streaming to homes across the US from February 4–10 with five films including two online exclusives: including Ella Glending’s Is Anybody Out There and Seven Winters in Tehran. The films Bad Press, Si Pudiera Quedarme (If I Could Stay), and We Dare to Dream are also included in the digital lineup. Reserve your digital festival pass at https://ff.hrw.org/sandiego to watch the festival films at your own pace, anytime between February 4–10 across the US. Digital Film Tickets: $6 members | $9 nonmembers Digital-Only Festival Pass: $20 members | $35 nonmembers Get Digital Film Tickets and Festival Passes