The 20th Annual Syracuse University Human Rights Film Festival takes place September 22-24, 2022. The central image is the number 20 but the zero looks like an old film reel.
The 20th Annual Syracuse University Human Rights Film Festival

THROUGH FILM WE FIGHT ON

Free and Open to the Public (no tickets required)

Women and children fleeing a village in 1948 Palestine

TANTURA

Alon Schwarz

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 @ 7 pm

Investigating what happened in the Palestinian village of Tantura in 1948, director Alon Schwarz explores Israeli society’s taboo on discussing the Nakba (Catastrophe) that befell the Palestinians.

Photo: Beno Rothenberg collection. Courtesy of the Israel State Archives. All rights reserved.

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A still from framing Agnes. Actors and crew on a studio set prepping for a scene.

FRAMING AGNES

Chase Joynt

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 @ 7 pm

This collaborative reimagination with preeminent trans stars breathes new life into long-lost medical archives, revealing the never-before-seen histories of transgender people in 1960s Los Angeles.

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Hu Xin writing Nushu wide shot - Photo by Feng Tiebing. Young Chinese woman writing on a table covered with scrolls.

HIDDEN LETTERS

Violet Du Feng and Zhao Qing

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 @ 1 pm

Nushu, a centuries-old secret text created by Chinese women, promises modern female empowerment, but also commercial exploitation by the government.

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AA black mother using a megaphone and speaking at a protest.

AFTERSHOCK

Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 @ 4 pm

This timely documentary highlights the dangers Black mothers face as they give birth in the US, and how their grieving families try to heal and change society.

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A young Bangladeshi woman crying in the rain

REHANA MARYAM NOOR

Abdullah Mohammad Saad

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 @ 7 pm

A young female doctor fights to bring justice for a student sexually assaulted by one of her senior colleagues in this riveting Bangladeshi drama.

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