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Activism for human rights and peace.

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From Colonial Past to Climate Challenges: A Cinematic Journey Through Global Ties

The film series by Aktion gegen den Hunger (Action Against Hunger) covers a range of topics from food security (‘Holy Shit’) to climate justice (‘Between the…

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20 Days in Mariupol von Pulitzer-Preisträger Mstyslav Chernov eröffnet das Human Rights Film Festival Berlin 2023

Berlin, 12. September 2023. Mit der Deutschlandpremiere von „20 Days in Mariupol“ des ukrainischen Journalisten und Pulitzer-Preisträgers Mstyslav Chernov…

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Patron 2023: Enissa Amani

The renowned German-Iranian stand-up artist and human rights advocate, Enissa Amani, proudly stands as the patron of the Human Rights Film Festival Berlin 2023…

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Competition 2023

#Climate Justice

Between the Rains

Andrew Harrison Brow… | Swahili with English subtitles

Persistent drought is putting the lands and culture of northern Kenya’s Turkana-Ngaremara people in jeopardy, causing problems with wildlife and increasing tensions between rival tribes. Meanwhile,…

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#Disturbed Peace

Beyond Utopia

Madeleine Gavin | English, Korean with English subtitles

A country is turning its inhabitants into prisoners. Anyone who tries to leave North Korea risks imprisonment, torture and even execution. At the same time, they are exposed to potential exploitation…

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#Braking Barriers

Breaking the Brick

Carola Fuentes, Rafa… | Spanish with English subtitles

It starts with coordinated fare evasions by a few students in 2019. But soon, millions of people in Chile are taking a stand in a popular uprising. They are demanding nothing less than the…

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#Braking Barriers

Colette and Justin

Alain Kassanda | French, Lingala with English subtitles

How well do you know your family? Alain Kassandra has been asking himself this question for a long time. His grandfather Justin and grandmother Colette are closely intertwined with the history of…

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#Indigenous Voices

Holding Up The Sky

Pieter van Eecke | Portuguese, French, English with English subtitles

If the shamans stop dancing and life in the rainforest loses its balance, the sky will collapse and crush everything beneath it. This story has been passed down in the Brazilian Amazon by every…

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#Gender Equality

My Name Is Happy

Nick Read, Ayse Topr… | Turkish with English subtitles

Mutlu Kaya is just 19 when her dream of making it as a singer comes close enough to touch: she is about to enter the finale of the TV show ‘Turkey’s Got Talent’. But then, a man guns down the Kurdish…

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#Gender Equality

Sānsūr

Mostafa Heravi | Persian with English subtitles

Six Iranian women speak about life in a country that demands their silence. Six women who courageously defy the written and unwritten restrictions on freedom of expression in Iran. An artist who…

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#Braking Barriers

We Dare to Dream

Waad al-Kateab | English, German, Persian with English subtitles

They have gone through displacement, discrimination and a lack of opportunity – but they have one goal in mind: winning a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games. Young stateless athletes from Iran, Syria,…

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#Braking Barriers

We Have a Dream

Pascal Plisson | French, Kinyarwanda, Nepali, Portuguese, Swahili with English subtitles

Who said that living with a disability means giving up on your biggest dreams? Pascal Plisson travels the world and meets Maud (France), Charles (Kenya), Nirmala and Khendo (Nepal), Xavier (Rwanda)…

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#Freedom of Speech

While We Watched

Vinay Shukla | English, Hindi with English subtitles

Indian television journalist Ravish Kumar appears on primetime television – and he is on edge. For many years, his news channel has been known for its solid research, fact-based analysis and…

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Human Rights Film Festival Berlin

Human Rights Film Festival Berlin

11. - 22. Oktober 2023

Enissa Amani

Honorary Patron 2023

Opening Film

20 Days in Mariupol

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Activism for human rights and peace.

From Colonial Past to Climate Challenges: A Cinematic Journey Through Global Ties

20 Days in Mariupol von Pulitzer-Preisträger Mstyslav Chernov eröffnet das Human Rights Film Festival Berlin 2023

Patron 2023: Enissa Amani

Between the Rains

Beyond Utopia

Breaking the Brick

Colette and Justin

Holding Up The Sky

My Name Is Happy

Sānsūr

We Dare to Dream

We Have a Dream

While We Watched