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.
Directed by Natalie Pattillo & Daniel A. Nelson
“And So I Stayed” offers a moving profile of three domestic-violence survivors who served steep prison…
Directed by Margaret Byrne
A stellar documentary from SLIFF alum Margaret Byrne (“Raising Bertie”), “Any Given Day” follows a trio of…
Directed by Andy Cohen & Gaylen Ross
“Beijing Spring” tells a story about underground filmmaking, radical art, and censorship that’s…
Directed by Judith Ehrlich
As the war in Vietnam raged, one of the largest and most successful youth-led resistance movements in…
Directed by Christopher Chambers
“A Fire Within” documents a U.S. court case brought by a trio of Ethiopian women against the man who…
Directed by Pat McGee
Running in the 2020 Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat held by Mitch McConnell, Charles Booker…
Directed by T.J. Parsell
Growing up gay in the South is hard enough, but to be an openly gay woman in country music is nearly…
Directed by Paul Michael Angell
“Medicine Man” recounts the incredible life story of Stan Brock, a British-born Amazonian cowboy turned U.…
Directed by Jeff Bemiss & Lisa Molomot
“Missing in Brooks County” provides a clear-eyed, heartbreaking look at the deadly cost of the U.S.’s…
Directed by CJ Hunt
Smart, funny, and thoughtful about issues of race in America, “The Neutral Ground” follows comedian and “…
Directed by Leah Galant & Maya Cueva
Although set in McAllen, at Texas’ southern tip in the Rio Grande Valley, the film doesn’t deal with…
Directed by Eric Daniel Metzgar
A hybrid of animation and live action, “A Once and Future Peace” provides an engrossing exploration of…
Directed by Gilda Sheppard
“Since I Been Down” follows a group of prisoners as they break free from their fate and create a model of…
Directed by Van Maximilian Carlson
Former New Filmmakers Forum winner Van Maximilian Carlson (2019’s “Princess of the Row”) returns to SLIFF…
Directed by Damien D. Smith
“Target: St. Louis Vol. 1” serves as a valuable history lesson with sadly continuing relevance. The film…
Directed by Brad Lichtenstein
“When Claude Got Shot” follows the multi-year struggles of Claude Motley, a non-traditional-age Black law…
