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Film Screenings
Our film series allows students the opportunity to view human rights themed films and participate in panel discussions with the directors and members of the cast. Preparatory lesson plans and community action ideas are available for film and speaker series events.
With this Light
During her 70 years as a nun, Sister Maria Rosa Leggol helped over 87,000 Honduran children escape poverty and violence through an ecosystem of social, educational, and entrepreneurial projects, inspiring an international network of supporters to expand her work. With This Light poetically interweaves the compelling present-day stories of two of the teenagers she helped with the epic life and noble actions of Sister Maria Rosa.
Watch the pre-recorded panel discussion
Watch the panel discussion featuring Kerry Kennedy, the With This Light film team, and Carolina Diaz of Notre Dame Academy Girls High School as they explore the documentary of Sister Maria Rosa Leggol, known colloquially as the “Mother Teresa of Honduras.”
Film Guide
‘With This Light’ panel examines Honduran nun’s social justice legacy
Slide Deck
Descendant
In Descendant, award-winning filmmaker Margaret Brown returns to her hometown of Mobile, Alabama, to document the search for and historic discovery of the Clotilda, the last known ship to arrive in the United States, illegally carrying 110 kidnapped Africans. Today, the residents of Africatown, just north of Mobile, count the Clotilda survivors among their ancestors. The new documentary brings their stories to light and shows how events that unfolded more than a century ago continue to have lasting repercussions several generations later.
Watch the pre-recorded panel discussion
Watch the panel discussion featuring Director Margaret Brown; Dr. Kern, a folklorist at the University of South Alabama and co-writer of the film; Veda Tunstall, a direct Clotilda descendant and Africatown community activist; Anasa Troutman, founder of the Big We foundation; and Jayda Howard of New Harmony High School.
Watch the debrief
Building on the film’s examination of the long-term impacts of systemic racism, this panel of educators and students shares ideas for talking about race in the classroom.
Film Guide
In Her Hands
Filmed across two turbulent years, In Her Hands tells the story of Zarifa Ghafari, who at 26 became one of Afghanistan’s first female mayors and the youngest to ever hold the position. The film documents her fight for survival against the backdrop of her country’s accelerated unraveling. As Western forces announce their retreat and the Taliban start their sweep back to power, Zarifa and women across the country face a new reality. Amid these tectonic changes, Zarifa must make the most difficult decision of her life.
Watch the pre-recorded panel discussion
Featuring Tamana Ayazi and Marcel Mettelsiefen, Directors of In Her Hands; moderated by Lead Educator Meredith Towne and students Jordan Landeros and Mohamed Camara
Watch the debrief
A discussion of human rights issues raised in In Her Hands featuring Kristi Ueda, the 2021-2023 Donald M. and Susan N. Wilson Fellow at RFK Human Rights and member of the International Advocacy and Litigation Team
Film Guide
Background information about Afghanistan and Zarifa Ghafari
The Swimmers
From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters, Yusra and Sara Mardini, embark on a harrowing journey as refugees, putting both their hearts and champion swimming skills to heroic use. Both have used their voices to speak out about their experience, an experience shared by countless refugees. Based on a true story.
Watch the pre-recorded panel discussion
Featuring Yusra Mardini, Matthias Schweighöfer, and Director Sally El Hosaini, moderated by students Jordan Landeros and Mohamed Camara of the Academy for Software Engineering (23:45)
Watch the debrief
A discussion of human rights issues raised in The Swimmers featuring Anthony Enriquez, Vice President of U.S. Advocacy and Litigation at RFK Human Rights, who has extensive experience in child refugee protection, immigrants’ rights, and anti-detention advocacy and litigation
Film Guide
Background Information about Syria and the Mardini sisters
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