U.S. Premiere of Back Home, Tomorrow at the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival

Presenting partner, Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival

BACK HOME, TOMORROW
Directed by Fabrizio Lazzaretti and Paolo Santolini (Italy, 2008, 87min) In Dari, Nuba, and Arabic with English subtitles

In Back Home, Tomorrow, directors Fabrizio Lazzaretti and Paolo Santolini share the moving stories of two children affected by war to present the remarkable work of the Italian aid organization Emergency. Yagoub fled with his family from Darfur and now lives in the Mayo Refugee Camp in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. He has to undergo a serious heart operation, but neither his family nor his fellow tribesmen can come up with the money to pay for it. Then there’s Murtaza. He’s recuperating in a hospital in Kabul after losing his left hand to a landmine. The directors expertly interweave these two fascinating and heartfelt stories without commentary to create a film of rich complexities and emotional resonance.

Presented in association with FilmAid International, www.filmaid.org and Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival.

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival
June 11-25, 2009

Friday June 19, 9:15pm filmmaker present
Saturday June 20, 4:00pm filmmaker present
Tickets available online or at the box office

Walter Reade Theater
West 65th Street, between Broadway & Amsterdam Aves on the upper level

U.S. Premiere of Look into My Eyes at the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival

Presenting partner, Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival

LOOK INTO MY EYES
Directed by Naftaly Gliksberg (Israel, 2008, 80min) In English and French, German, Hebrew, and Polish with English subtitles

Is anti-Semitism a buzz-word for all kinds of real or imagined slights? Is it an arcane expression that should be retired, or is there legitimacy to outcries worldwide that anti-Semitism is again on the rise? Filmmaker Naftaly Gliksberg sets out to investigate what anti-Semitism looks like today, crossing two continents to see how people react to direct questions about their attitudes toward Jews, Israel, and the notion that there is such a thing as anti-Semitism. It is a startling personal journey of painful discoveries as he explores representations and impressions of Jews and Israelis around the world. As he visits individuals in Poland, France, the United States, and Germany, Gliksberg discovers that people’s responses to his pointed questions are often a mixture of their own culture, some version of history, and a certain collective psychology.

Presented in association with 92YTribeca, The Harriman Institute, and Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, June 11-25, 2009
Sunday June 21, 2:00pm filmmaker present
Monday June 22, 6:30pm filmmaker present
Tuesday June 23, 4:00pm filmmaker present
Tickets available online or at the box office

Walter Reade Theater
West 65th Street, between Broadway & Amsterdam Aves on the upper level