Brothers Manuel and Valente Valenzuela both volunteered and fought in Vietnam. Now, 50 years later, they…
Human Rights Spotlight
Sponsored by Sigma Iota Rho Honor Society for International Studies at Washington University and Global Studies at Washington University
A selection of documentaries focused on human-rights issues in the U.S. and the world.
“And So I Stayed” offers a moving profile of three domestic-violence survivors who served steep prison…
A stellar documentary from SLIFF alum Margaret Byrne (“Raising Bertie”), “Any Given Day” follows a trio of…
“Beijing Spring” tells a story about underground filmmaking, radical art, and censorship that’s…
As the war in Vietnam raged, one of the largest and most successful youth-led resistance movements in…
“A Fire Within” documents a U.S. court case brought by a trio of Ethiopian women against the man who…
Running in the 2020 Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat held by Mitch McConnell, Charles Booker…
Growing up gay in the South is hard enough, but to be an openly gay woman in country music is nearly…
“Medicine Man” recounts the incredible life story of Stan Brock, a British-born Amazonian cowboy turned U.…
“Missing in Brooks County” provides a clear-eyed, heartbreaking look at the deadly cost of the U.S.’s…
Smart, funny, and thoughtful about issues of race in America, “The Neutral Ground” follows comedian and “…
Although set in McAllen, at Texas’ southern tip in the Rio Grande Valley, the film doesn’t deal with…
A hybrid of animation and live action, “A Once and Future Peace” provides an engrossing exploration of…
“Since I Been Down” follows a group of prisoners as they break free from their fate and create a model of…
Former New Filmmakers Forum winner Van Maximilian Carlson (2019’s “Princess of the Row”) returns to SLIFF…
“Target: St. Louis Vol. 1” serves as a valuable history lesson with sadly continuing relevance. The film…
“When Claude Got Shot” follows the multi-year struggles of Claude Motley, a non-traditional-age Black law…