Human Rights Watch Film Festival: Silas

Feb 3, 2018 | Museum of Photographic Arts
San Diego, CA
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Silas Siakor is a tireless activist committed to ending corruption and environmental destruction in Liberia. When the government of Liberia secretly signs away the rights to 1/3 of the country’s land to multinational corporations, Silas and a network of community leaders travel from village to village with cellphone cameras to document the pillaging of the country’s natural resources. The film celebrates the power of communities to fight back against the power of money and politics.

The Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns to the Museum of Photographic Arts on 1-4 February, 2018. Now in its eighth year, the festival presents a unique program encompassing six films and discussions that address a wide range of human rights issues from around the world. Filmmakers and Human Rights Watch experts will be present to discuss many of the issues raised by films and their impact around the world. The San Diego Museum of Photographic Arts will play the documentary, Silas, on 3 February 2018 as part of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival.

Silas

(Anjali Nayar, Hawa Essuman / 2017 / 80 min.)

A Q&A discussion is to follow the screening with Filmmaker Anjali Nayar.

When: 3 February 2018

Where: Museum of Photographic Arts

To RSVP, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/human-rights-watch-film-festival-silas-tickets-41056925369