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USC GLOBAL STORY FEST 2022

Presented in partnership with USC Annenberg
Join us for the 2022 Global Story Fest produced by students of the Global Storytelling Class at USC Annenberg School of Communications and Journalism. REGISTER for each screening and panel discussion via the following topic links:

STREAMING Dec 2-5

World Oceans Day Film Screening

Presented by UNESCO APCEIU

In celebration of World Oceans Day, UNESCO APCEIU is hosting a film screening event to inspire audiences to rediscover the beauty and value of our oceans and to learn about the actions taken by global citizens to protect clean oceans.

PAST EVENT

Equal Playing Field

Presented by THE 49 PERCENT

Join an all-star team of heroic women on a journey that tests the courage of their spirits. 30 female soccer players from 30 different countries, summit Mount Kilimanjaro and descend to the Dead Sea, to play the highest and lowest elevation soccer matches ever played.

PAST EVENT

The New Corporation

Presented by Human Rights Watch Film Club

Through regularly-scheduled screenings and discussions, the Human Rights Watch Film Club in Los Angeles creates a forum to advance awareness of human rights issues and empower audiences with the knowledge that personal commitment can make a difference.

PAST EVENT

WHAT HAPPENED TO DUJUAN ARMSTRONG

Presented by USC Global Story Fest
This intimate, fast-paced documentary follows Barbara Doss’ search to discover the details of her son’s mysterious death in Santa Rita jail. In the summer of 2018, 23-year-old Dujuan Armstrong was serving weekends for a burglary conviction, but one weekend he never came home. Thus began Barbara’s journey for truth and justice.

PAST EVENT

PATH OF FREEDOM

Presented by USC Global Story Fest
In the harsh environment of a Rhode Island men’s prison, a group of fifty inmates are transforming their lives through the practice of meditation. Path of Freedom follows former inmate Fleet Maull as he visits prison to share his strategies for surviving on the inside. The film offers a rare glimpse into the inner lives of men reaching for forgiveness, inner peace and freedom behind bars.

PAST EVENT

GIRL HEARTED

Presented by USC Global Story Fest

One day Josephin realizes that she doesn’t have a son, that he had never existed – but that her kid, is a daughter. It becomes clear to her that she will have to break new ground to see her daughter grow up happily. The documentary GIRL-HEARTED portrays young Nori and her mother’s conflict of enabling her daughter a life worth living out of the norm. A film about being a girl.

PAST EVENT

OUT OF PLASTIC

Presented by USC Global Story Fest

“Out of Plastic” is a documentary film that sets out to explore the obscure depths of plastics in the Mediterranean. The film is set in the Balearic Islands, and offers viewers a moment to reflect on the profound presence of plastic in our lives and in our natural environment. The film also offers sweeping landscapes and mystic ocean depths – the point-of-encounter between man and nature – and intends to demonstrate how our over consumption of single-use plastic has tipped the scales, to the detriment of nature, and ultimately ourselves.

PAST EVENT

A Thousand Girls Like Me

Presented by THE 49 PERCENT

This month we are not only featuring a film by a female Afghan filmmaker, but we are also sending all donations to help women on the ground in Afghanistan at this horrific time. Please enjoy the film and consider sending some love their way.

PAST EVENT

A GIRL FROM MOGADISHU

Presented by THE 49 PERCENT

Based on the true story of Ifrah Ahmed, who—having been circumcized at eight, raped at twelve, and escaped war-torn Somalia—has emerged as one of the world’s foremost international activists against the gender-based violence of FGM/C.

STREAMING 7/22

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(UN)DIVIDED

Presented by UNESCO APCEIU
Celebrating the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, APCEIU holds our 1st Virtual Film Screening Event for educators and youth!

With the short but powerful film ‘(UN)DIVIDED‘, you are invited to reflect on and discover the tremendous power of dialogue for mutual understanding that overcomes differences and even hatred.

 

PAST EVENT

End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock (2021)

Presented by THE 49 PERCENT

Featuring shocking, never-before-seen law enforcement video surrendered by a disgraced officer, End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock is the incredible story of the indigenous women who establish a peaceful camp in protest of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline construction that desecrated ancient burial and prayer sites and threatens their land, water, and very existence.

STREAMING 4/22

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REPRESENT

Presented by THE 49 PERCENT

In the heart of the American Midwest, three women take on the status quo in campaigns that promise to reshape local politics on their own terms. Equal parts personal and political, REPRESENT follows women on both sides of the aisle who share the singular goal of improving their community through public service

Directed by Hillary Bachelder, the documentary Represent ( STREAMING 3/19) is part of the 49%’s Feminist Film Club, presenting films for, by and about women every month.

PAST EVENT

Mai Khoi & the Dissidents

Presented by HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH LOS ANGELES
FEB 12 -14 | Vietnamese pop star, Mai Khoi, hadit all–money, fame and the blessing of theVietnamese Communist Party. But when the government cracks downon those who opposethem, Khoi turns her back on stardom and risks everything to stand up against the oppressionof Communist controlandinspire others to join her

PAST EVENT

SDG FILM FESTIVAL

Presented by QS World Merit
JAN 22 – 25 | QS World Merit supports global citizens who contribute to achieving SDGs through their work with communities, local and global. Join this global audience of change-makers for the SDG Film Festival, featuring 5 SIMA award winning films exploring the following topics: Education, Gender Equality, Climate Action, Inequality, Peace, Justice & Human Rights.

PAST EVENT

MY PRINCE EDWARD

Presented by THE 49 PERCENT

In the Prince Edward district of Hong Kong, there is a shopping mall known for bridal shops and wedding decorations. Fong works in one such bridal shop. She has been with Edward, the owner of a wedding photography shop, for years. Fong must sort out the sham marriage that she was paid to take part in years ago before she can get married for real.

Directed by Norris Wong, My Prince Edward ( STREAMING 1/28) is the first screening of the 49%’s Feminist Film Club, presenting films for, by and about women every month.

PAST EVENT

BRAVE GIRLS

Presented by ANOTHER WAY NOW

To mark International Day of the Girl in October, join us for an online screening of the powerful film ‘Brave Girls’ and an expert panel with co-directors of ‘Brave Girls’, Ellie Walton and Yashaswi Desai, and Professor of Law, Conflict and Global Development, Rosa Freedman. We’ll discuss fighting for education in a world of arranged marriage, and we invite you to participate with your own questions to the panel.

Film available 23rd October – 1st November | Panel 29th October, 7pm GMT

PAST EVENT

death, me, dying tree

by Lana Smithner
death, me, dying tree is a nationwide community service project and documentary that explores, unburdens, and cleanses our cultural relationship with death. We curate free public events where all can mourn the ongoing destruction and natural death in the modern world while being offered tools to bring joy and love into this essential process.

REQUEST ACCESS

A DECLARATION OF LOVE

by Marco Speroni
ROUGH CUT | After being released from death row, Curtis McCarty has discovered that the fear of living is harder to conquer than the fear of dying. A Declaration Of Love brings into sharp focus what happens on a very intimate level to someone who survives the experience of being on death row for a crime he didn’t commit.

REQUEST ACCESS

CODED BIAS

Presented by HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Los Angeles

OCT 2-4 2020 | When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that most facial-recognition software misidentifies women and darker-skinned faces, as a woman of color working in a field dominated by white males, she is compelled to investigate further. What she discovers drives her to push the US government to create legislation to counter the far-reaching dangers of bias in a technology that is steadily encroaching on our lives. Centering the voices of women leading the charge to ensure our civil rights are protected, Coded Bias asks two key questions: what is the impact of Artificial Intelligence’s increasing role in governing our liberties? And what are the consequences for people stuck in the crosshairs due to their race, color, and gender? Join us for a Virtual Screening and Panel Discussion.

PAST EVENT

CLIMATE CINEMA - 24 hour FILM FESTIVAL

Presented by Peace Boat US

In coordination with the United Nations General Assembly and the City of New York, Climate Week NYC is taking place between September 21 – 27, with events through the end of the month. Produced by Peace Boat US in collaboration with partners for Climate Action and the Social Impact Media Awards – SIMA, the full day experience on Wednesday September 30 will contribute to this wave of dialogue and change through film. A creative event and fundraiser that will raise awareness about important global issues while showcasing some of the world’s most inspiring stories for climate action and sustainable development, Climate Cinema is a can’t-miss event for Climate Week NYC.

PAST EVENT

FOR OUR PEOPLE FILM FESTIVAL

Presented by DOWNBEAT ENTERTAINMENT
SEP 12-20 2020 | For Our People Film Fest, sponsored by Final Draft and SIMA Studios, showcases films from up-and-coming black filmmakers that have poured their talent, resources, and passion into stories about and for the black community. Featured themes: Black Womxn, Black Youth, Black LGBTQIA+, Black Mental Health, and Black Love. For Our People amplifies Black filmmakers and Black non-profits for our communities to enjoy and support.

PAST EVENT

AGENTS OF CHANGE

Presented by UN WOMEN LA
Agents Of Change examines the untold story of the racial conditions on college campuses and in the country that led to protests, revealing how unprepared these institutions were when confronted by demands for black studies programs, safer housing; fairer judicial proceedings and changes to democratize the institutions.

PAST EVENT 

SWIM TEAM

Presented by US EMBASSY SINGAPORE
What would you do if your community gave up on your child? In New Jersey, the parents of one autistic boy take matters into their own hands. They form a competitive swim team, recruiting multiethnic autistic teens and training them with high expectations and zero pity. What happens next alters the course of the boys’ lives. SWIM TEAM chronicles the extraordinary rise of the Jersey Hammerheads, capturing a moving quest for inclusion, independence and a life that feels winning.

PRIVATE EVENT

ANOTE'S ARK

Presented by Human Rights Watch Chicago
The Pacific Island nation of Kiribati is one of the most remote places on the planet, seemingly far-removed from the pressures of modern life. Yet it is one of the first countries that must confront the main existential dilemma of our time: imminent annihilation from sea-level rise.

PAST EVENT

Nefrititis Daughters

Hosted by UN WOMEN LA
Nefertiti’s Daughters is a story of women, art, and revolution. Told by prominent Egyptian artists, this documentary witnesses the critical role revolutionary street art played during the Egyptian uprisings. Focused on the role of women artists in the struggle for social and political change, Nefertiti’s Daughters spotlights how the iconic graffiti of Queen Nefertiti places her on the front lines in the ongoing fight for women’s rights and freedoms in Egypt today.

PAST EVENT

SLAY THE DRAGON

Presented by Human Rights Watch Los Angeles
In an election year like this one where life literally hangs in the balance for so many Americans – there is no time left to stand on the sidelines. Be inspired heading into this election season by following an all-volunteer led team as they organize themselves to stand up to the establishment AND WIN as they fight to curb gerrymandering: The act of drawing district lines to lock in partisan advantage. Slay the Dragon chronicles the civic grit turning the tide in the battle for US democracy.

PAST EVENT

ONE DAY AFTER PEACE

Directed by Erez Laufer
Can the means used to resolve the conflict in South Africa be applied to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict? Born in South Africa during the Apartheid era, Robi attempts to initiate a dialogue with the Palestinian who killed her son while he was serving in the Israeli Army. After facing rejection, she embarks on a journey back to South Africa to learn more about the country’s TRC in overcoming years of enmity. Robi’s thought-provoking journey leads from a place of deep personal pain to a belief that a better future is possible.

PAST EVENT

Omo Child

Directed by John Rowe
In the Omo Valley of Ethiopia, there lives an ancient ancestral belief of the Mingi curse. Any child born with the distinction of Mingi is to be killed. Meet the local tribesman determined to end the Mingi forever. Scarred by murders he saw as a child in his own village, an educated young tribesman vows to bring about an end to the tribal practice of killing children who are considered cursed. 

PAST EVENT

Tell Spring Not To Come This Year

Directed by Saeed Taji Farouky & Michael McEvoy
Tell Spring Not to Come This Year follows a unit of the Afghan National Army (ANA) over the course of their first year of fighting in the Helmand province without NATO support. This intimate and humanist film explores a largely unheard and misrepresented perspective, revealing the deep personal motivations, desires and struggles of a band of fighting men on the front line. Without a NATO soldier in sight, and no narrative but their own, this is the war in Afghanistan, through the eyes of the Afghans who live it.

PAST EVENT

Frame By Frame

Directed by Alexandria Bombach & Mo Scarpelli
After decades of war and an oppressive Taliban regime, four Afghan photojournalists face the realities of building a free press in a country left to stand on its own – reframing Afghanistan for the world and for themselves.

PAST EVENT

IN UTERO

Directed by Kathleen Gyllenhaal
IN UTERO is a cinematic rumination on what will emerge as the most provocative subject of the 21st century – the environmental impact on pregnancy and its lasting imprint on human development, human behavior, and the state of the world. Fetal origins experts, research scientists, psychologists, doctors and midwives – as well as examples from popular culture and mythology – collectively demonstrate how our experiences in utero shape our future.

PAST EVENT

FUTURE MY LOVE

Directed by Maja Borg
FUTURE MY LOVE is a unique love story challenging our collective and personal utopias in search of freedom. At the brink of losing the idealistic love of her life, filmmaker Maja Borg takes us on a poetic road trip through the financial collapse, exploring a radically different economic and social model proposed by 95-year-old futurist Jacque Fresco. How much freedom are we prepared to give to the ones we love? And how much responsibility are we ready to take for our society?

PAST EVENT

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