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Palo Alto, Aquarius Theatre
430 Emerson Street (Free admission)
Opening Night sponsored by FACT and JUNNOON

I session:

6:45 PM Opening words by Mayor of Palo Alto Peter Drekmeier
7:00 PM BATTLE FOR THE XINGU (Brazil/USA)
7:20 PM POWER PATHS (USA)
8:30 PM GOLD RUSH (THE NEHARAWALAS) (India) co-presented with 3rd i South Asian Film Festival
8:50 PM THE GARDEN (USA)

II session:

Palo Alto, Aquarius Theatre
430 Emerson Street (Free admission)
UNAFF & Kids Program sponsored by Whole Foods, Revolution Foods and Palo Alto Cultural Center

2:00 PM NAMING PLUTO (UK)
2:20 PM ONCE UPON A TIDE (USA)
2:45 PM WHAT’S ON YOUR PLATE? (USA)

III session:

San Francisco, Variety Screening Room
582 Market Street (Free admission)
Sponsored by Rotary Club San Francisco 1

1:00 PM K_SCAPES (Italy/Niger)
1:15 PM MUGABE AND THE WHITE AFRICAN (UK/Zimbabwe)
2:50 PM SWEET CRUDE (Nigeria/USA)
4:30 PM Panel “The Story of the Niger Delta”
6:30 PM NO GOOD REASON (USA)
7:00 PM THE POWER OF THE POWERLESS (Czech Republic/USA) co-presented with Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies
8:30 PM KILLER’S PARADISE (Canada/Guatemala) co-presented with Center for Latin American Studies

IV session:

Stanford University, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Encina Hall, 616 Serra Street
(Free admission - Film & Panel)

3:00 PM THE STRANGEST DREAM (Canada/USA)
4:30 PM Panel “The Ethics of Nuclear Technology” co-presented with Freeman Spogli Institute
5:30 PM Reception with the filmmakers

V session:

Palo Alto, Aquarius Theatre
430 Emerson Street
Tribute to Academy Nominated filmmaker and Community Leader Dorothy Fadiman

7:00 PM WOMAN BY WOMAN: NEW HOPE FOR THE VILLAGES OF INDIA (India/USA) Selection from UNAFF 2002
7:45 PM RECLAIMING THEIR VOICES: THE NATIVE AMERICAN VOTE IN NEW MEXICO (USA)
8:15 PM Conversation with Dorothy Fadiman and Jasmina Bojic, UNAFF Founder and Executive Director
9:15PM WHEN ABORTION WAS ILLEGAL: UNTOLD STORIES (USA) Selection from UNAFF 2004

VI session:

Stanford University, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Encina Hall, 616 Serra Street
(Free admission - Film & Panel)

3:00 PM THE RECKONING: THE BATTLE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (Colombia/Congo/Sudan/Uganda)
4:30 PM Panel “From Dream to Reality: International Criminal Court” co-presented with Freeman Spogli Institute
5:30 PM Reception with the filmmakers

VII session:

Palo Alto, Aquarius Theatre
430 Emerson Street

5:30 PM RECYCLE (Jordan) co-presented with San Francisco International Film Festival

VIII session:

7:15 PM THE ROAD TO FALLUJAH (Iraq/USA) co-presented with Arab Film Festival

IX session:

9:00 PM WELCOME TO NORTH KOREA (Czech Republic/North Korea) co-presented with Center for East Asian Studies, Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, and Center for Asian American Studies

X session:

East Palo Alto, Eastside Theater
2101 Pulgas Avenue

UNAFF in Schools Program co-presented with Eastside College Preparatory School and City of East Palo Alto

3:15 PM MY NEIGHBOR, MY KILLER (Rwanda)

XI session:

5:00 PM NO STRINGS (Afghanistan/Sri Lanka/USA)
5:40 PM SPEAKING IN TONGUES (USA)

XII session:

7:15 PM CHEAT NEUTRAL (UK)
7:40 PM PROM NIGHT IN MISSISSIPPI (Canada/USA)

Stanford University
Annenberg Auditorium (Cummings Art Building)
435 Lasuen Mall

XIII session:

5:15 PM A FILM FROM MY PARISH-6 FARMS (Ireland)
5:30 PM AMERICAN OUTRAGE (USA)

XIV session:

6:40 PM MUSTANG – JOURNEY OF TRANSFORMATION (Nepal/USA) co-presented with 3rd i South Asian Film Festival
7:20 PM BURMA VJ (Burma/Norway) co-presented with San Francisco International Film Festival

XV session:

9:00 PM CHINA’S UNNATURAL DISASTER: THE TEARS OF SICHUAN PROVINCE (China/USA) co-presented with Center for East Asian Studies, Center for Asian American Media, and FACES
10:00 PM DISCO AND ATOMIC WAR (Estonia/ Finland)

Stanford University
Annenberg Auditorium (Cummings Art Building)
435 Lasuen Mall

XVI session:

4:00 PM Panel “Producing Films with Passion – A Woman’s Perspective”
co-presented with Stanford Alumni Association
5:10 PM GRANDMOTHER TO GRANDMOTHER: NEW YORK TO TANZANIA (Tanzania/USA)
6:20 PM TAPESTRIES OF HOPE (Zimbabwe/US)

XVII session:

8:00 PM THE SARI SOLDIERS (Nepal/USA)
co-presented with 3rd i South Asian Film Festival
9:45 PM KNOCK ON WOOD (Ghana/USA)
10:05 PM DISHONORED (Pakistan) co-presented with Arab Film Festival and 3rd i South Asian Film Festival

Stanford University
Annenberg Auditorium (Cummings Art Building)
435 Lasuen Mall

XVIII session:

5:00 PM SOLDIERS OF PEACE (Australia/Colombia/Ireland/Kenya/Nigeria/UK/USA)
6:50 PM LETTERS TO THE PRESIDENT (Canada/Iran)

XIX session:

8:20 PM CITY OF BORDERS (Israel/Palestine/USA)
co-presented with San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
9:40 PM CRIPS AND BLOODS: MADE IN AMERICA (USA)

Stanford University
Annenberg Auditorium (Cummings Art Building)
435 Lasuen Mall

XX session:

12:15 PM AZERBAIJAN: THE LAST KANKAN OF NAKHCHIVAN (Azerbaijan) co-presented with Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies

12:30 PM HOUSTON – WE HAVE A PROBLEM (USA)
2:00 PM Panel “New Energy – New Attitudes” co-presented with Stanford Alumni Association

XXI session:

3:30 PM BLACK WAVE: THE LEGACY OF THE EXXON VALDEZ (Canada/USA)
5:15 PM SEED HUNTER (Australia/Russia/Tajikistan)

XXII session:

7:30 PM CRUDE (Equador/USA) co-presented with Center for Latin American Studies
9:15 PM THE AGE OF STUPID (France/India/Iraq/Jordan/Nigeria/UK)

Stanford University
Cubberley Auditorium (School of Education Building)
485 Lasuen Mall

XXIII session:

11:00 AM THE DHAMMA BROTHERS (USA)
12:30 PM SIN BY SILENCE (USA)

XXIV session:

2:00 PM MILKING THE RHINO (Kenya/Namibia/USA)
3:40 PM GARBAGE DREAMS (Egypt/UK) co-presented with Chicken and Egg Pictures and Arab Film Festival

XXV session:

5:30 PM THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD (USA) co-presented with Stanford Institute for Creativity and the Arts
7:30 PM Closing Night Party ● Music by Potential ● International Food sponsored by La Mediterranee, Douce France, Hobee’s