SCHEDULE [download full program - pdf]
10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27 . 10/28 . 10/29

THURSDAY October 19
PALO ALTO: Aquarius Theatre, 430 Emerson St.
SESSION 1
   
6:15 PM
Opening words by Mayor of Palo Alto, Greg Scharff
6:30 PM IN SEARCH OF PERFECT CONSONANCE (China/Japan/Vietnam, 39 min)
7:20 PM AND THEN THEY CAME FOR US (Japan/US, 47 min)
8:20 PM MANKILLER (US, 74 min)
9:30 PM Opening Night Party sponsored by iTalico

10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27 . 10/28 . 10/29

FRIDAY October 20
Palo Alto, Mitchell Park Community Center, 3700 Middlefield Road
SESSION 2
   
4:00 PM WOMEN’S MARCH (USA, 30 min)
4:40 PM WOMEN OF FREEDOM (Israel/Palestine, 58 min)
5:50 PM JERICO, THE INFINITE FLIGHT OF DAYS (Colombia, 78 min)

SESSION 3
   
8:00 PM
RISING SONS (Congo, 29 min)
8:40 PM I AM EVIDENCE (US, 84 min)

10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27 . 10/28 . 10/29

SATURDAY October 21
Palo Alto, Mitchell Park Community Center, 3700 Middlefield Road
SESSION 4
(UNAFF & Kids Program, FREE ADMISSION; live jazz by local high school combo, The Blues By Five)
   
11:15 AM
MY FATHER’S TOOLS (Canada, 7 min)
11:30 AM
LIYANA (Swaziland/US, 77 min)
 
SESSION 5
   
1:15 PM
DUTEE (India, 24 min)
2:30 PM RUNNING ON EMPTY (US, 55min)

 
SESSION 6
Palo Alto, Midpeninsula Community Media Center, 900 San Antonio Road
   
4:15 PM
OUR CANADA, MY STORY: ALI DUALE (Canada/Somalia, 5 min)
4:30 PM
THE OTHER SIDE (Mexico/US, 6 min)
4:45 PM UNDOCUMENTED (Colombia/US, 72 min)
6:00 PM Panel "The Other Side of the Border” (FREE Admission)

SESSION 7
Palo Alto, Midpeninsula Community Media Center, 900 San Antonio Road
   
8:00 PM
GUANGZHOU DREAM FACTORY (China/Cameroon/Kenya/Nigeria/Uganda, 65 min)
9:15 PM REMEMBER BAGHDAD (Iraq/Israel/UK, 69 min)


10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27 . 10/28 . 10/29

SUNDAY October 22
Palo Alto, Mitchell Park Community Center, 3700 Middlefield Road
SESSION 8
   
1:00 PM
FISH PEOPLE (Australia/ French Polynesia/ US, 48 min)
2:00 PM GUARDIANS OF THE EARTH (France, 86 min)

SESSION 9
   
3:50 PM
A BRIDGE BETWEEN TWO WORLDS (Canada/Indonesia, 51 min)
4:50 PM
THE BULLISH FARMER (US, 80 min)
6:15 PM Panel "Poverty, Sustainability and Climate Change” (FREE Admission)

SESSION 10
   
7:30 PM
DEATH BY DESIGN (China/US, 73 min)
9:00 PM FREE LUNCH SOCIETY (Austria/Canada/Germany/Namibia/US, 95 min)

10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27 . 10/28 . 10/29

MONDAY October 23
San Francisco, Ninth Street Independent Film CenteR, 145 ninth st.
SESSION 11
   
6:00 PM
Reception with the filmmakers
6:30 PM
AL IMAM (US,18 min)
7:00 PM
EVEN IN DARKNESS (US, 27 min)
7:40 PM
DAZE OF JUSTICE (Cambodia/US, 69 min)
9:00 PM MALI BLUES (Mali, 90 min)

10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27 . 10/28 . 10/29

TUESDAY October 24
Stanford University, Freeman Spogli Institute for International
Studies Encina Hall, 616 Serra Street
SESSION 12
   
4:00 PM
VILLAGE VERSUS EMPIRE (South Korea/US, 68 min)
5:10 PM WHERE THE WIND BLEW (Kazakhstan/US, 75 min)
6:30 PM Panel "The Threats of Nuclear Power” (FREE Admission)

SESSION 13
   
7:30 PM
Reception with the filmmakers
8:00 PM MY COUNTRY IS THE WORLD - Short Film (US, 8 min)
8:20 PM HOTEL EVEREST (Israel/Palestine, 38 min)
9:10 PM IN THE NAME OF PEACE: JOHN HUME IN AMERICA (Ireland/US, 90 min)

10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27 . 10/28 . 10/29

WEDNESDAY October 25
East Palo Alto, Eastside College Preparatory School, Eastside Theater 1041 Myrtle Street

SESSION 14
UNAFF in Schools FREE for Students and Teachers

3:15 PM
RESPECTFUL REVOLUTION EPISODE 1: Chico, CA (US, 30 min)
3:50 PM TELL THEM WE ARE RISING: THE STORY OF BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (US, 85 min)
5:20 PM Panel "Gaining Respect in spite of Adversity” (FREE Admission)

SESSION 15
   
6:30 PM
Reception with the filmmakers
7:00 PM A THOUSAND MOTHERS (Myanmar, 39 min)
7:50 PM
NEWTOWN (US, 85 min)

10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27 . 10/28 . 10/29

THURSDAY October 26
Stanford University, Anderson Collection, 314 Lomita Drive
SESSION 16
   
4:15 PM CUBA, CUBANO, CANIBANO (Cuba/US, 28 min)
5:00 PM
LANA GETS HER TALK (Canada, 37 min)
5:50 PM Panel "Art - The Benefits and Risks of Political Engagement” (FREE Admission)

SESSION 17
   
7:10 PM THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE (Australia, 3 min)
7:20 PM
SEMBENE (Senegal, 89 min)

10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27 . 10/28 . 10/29

FRIDAY October 27
Stanford University, Stanford Medical School (Li Ka Shing Center Building) 291 Campus Drive, Room LK130
SESSION 18
   
4:15 PM DIGNITY OF RISK (Australia, 15 min)
4:40 PM THE SANDMAN (US, 19 min)
5:10 PM 4 WHEEL BOB (US, 72 min)
6:30 PM Panel “Happiness and Health” (FREE Admission)

SESSION 19
   
7:30 PM
Reception with the filmmakers
8:00 PM
UNSEEN ENEMY (Brazil/Cambodia/China/Congo/Germany/Liberia/Sierra Leone/Singapore/Switzerland/Thailand/UK/US, 90 min)

10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27 . 10/28 . 10/29

SATURDAY October 28
Stanford University, Freeman Spogli Institute for International
Studies Encina Hall, 616 Serra Street

SESSION 20
   
11:30 AM
ODE TO LESVOS (Greece, 12 min)
11:50 AM HELL ON EARTH: THE FALL OF SYRIA AND THE RISE OF ISIS (Iraq/Syria/US, 99 min)

SESSION 21
   
1:40 PM
THE SECRET FATWA (Iran, 55 min)
2:50 PM FREEDOM FOR THE WOLF (China/Germany/Japan/Kuwait/India/Tunisia/UK/US, 89 min)

SESSION 22
   
4:30 PM
REMAND (Uganda/US, 40 min)
5:20 PM
INCARCERATING US (US, 84 min)
7:00 PM Panel "Prisons – Retribution or Rehabilitation” (FREE Admission)

SESSION 23
   
8:10 PM
MEETING SNOWDEN (France/Russia/US, 49 min)
9:10 PM THE EVIL WITHIN (US, 94 min)

10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27 . 10/28 . 10/29

SundaY October 29
Stanford University, Cubberley Auditorium, 485 Lasuen Mall
SESSION 24
   
1:00 PM
THE SWAN (Mexico/US, 22min)
1:30 PM
CLIFF SUPERFAN! (US, 27 min)
2:10 PM EXILED (Mexico/US, 32 min)

SESSION 25
   
2:50 PM
THROUGH MY EYES: HANI’S JOURNEY (Canada/Lebanon/Syria, 30 min)
3:30 PM A SERENADE FOR HAITI (Haiti, 70 min)

SESSION 26
   
4:50 PM
RUPA'S BOUTIQUE (Hungary/India, 53 min)
5:50 PM HOLY (un)HOLY RIVER (India, 60min)

SESSION 27
   
7:00 PM
TOMORROW (France/Germany/Kazakhstan/India/UK/US, 120 min)
9:00 PM
Awards Ceremony
9:30 PM Closing Night Party ● Music by Potential Jazz Ensemble
sponsored by Garden Court Hotel


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