- Upcoming POV Community Screenings
In honor of the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 63 years ago, the Cedar Valley chapter of the United Nations Association will be hosting screenings of the POV documentary The Reckoning.
- Upcoming POV Community Screenings
Our community partners across the country are busy hosting screenings of upcoming and past POV documentaries. Last night, Kings of Pastry was screened to a lively crowd of 200 at the Brooklyn Museum and was followed by a great discussion with Jacques Torres (“Mr. Chocolate”) and filmmakers D A Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus. While the audience […]
- Outside the Frame: Great Documentary Websites: Part Two
Freelance writer Amanda Hirsch, former editorial director of PBS Interactive, blogs about documentaries and the Web in her column, Outside the Frame. This is the second installment in a series exploring great documentary websites. Read part one. Over the past week, I invited filmmakers, academics, web producers, awards organizers and documentary film fans to nominate […]
- “The Reckoning” Makes an Impact in the Blogosphere
The national broadcast of The Reckoning on Tuesday evening triggered an outpouring of support for the film from bloggers passionate about international justice and ending impunity for those who commit crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide. Over the past month, nearly 200 bloggers have written about the film, recommending it to others and using […]
- Links and Events Roundup
The June 19 premiere of The Reckoning at the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival was a great success. The film played to a packed house full of luminaries, including many of the people featured in the film like Nuremberg prosecutor Ben Ferencz, attorney Christine Chung and the deputy prosecutor for prosecutions of the ICC […]
- Links and Events – June 2009
The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival returns to The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater starting June 11. The festival opens with a special presentation of The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court by Paco de Onís, Peter Kinoy and Pamela Yates (POV 2009) on June 12 which will be […]
- An Interview with John Biaggi, Director of the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival
The 20th Human Rights Watch International Film Festival (HRWIFF) takes place in New York from June 11 to June 25. POV’s Executive Director Simon Kilmurry took the opportunity to ask John Biaggi, the director of the festival, about the history of the festival and what’s on slate for this year. Check out HRWIFF’s website to […]