Today we went to this festival, which is part of the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival at the Ritzy in Brixton. We watched 10 films made by young people around the world, about various human rights issues such as AIDS orphans, child labour, the right to water, immigration, sexual violence etc.
The one that moved me the most was about orphans in Mozambique. It made me cry realising how little these children and teenagers have, and it definitely humbled me and made me want to do something to help.
I thought that the one made by an American girl about water was very well made. She used lots of different techniques to get her point across - interviewing experts, filming vox pops with people about their water consumption habits and she had clearly done a lot of research. She also carefully filmed lots of cutaway footage of water in stores, coming out of taps, in vending machines, and in reservoirs and lakes to make the voice over parts interesting visually.
The one about stop and search was also well made, with a creative use of the resources to recall and illustrate individuals' experiences.
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