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Human Rights Film Collection at UConn

Approximately 400 films relating to a variety of human rights themes, including genocide, access to food and water, issues of gender and sexuality, education, labor, and poverty. (Films are located on Level 3 of Homer Babbidge Library.)

Human Rights Film Collection at UConn 2008-2009 Human Rights Film Series: A Cinematic Exploration through the Universal Declaration of Human Rights



(All films will be shown at 4:00 PM in the Konover Auditorium at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center in support of human rights classes on campus.)

 

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Article 1: Freedom and Dignity

Film: The Kite Runner (2007)

Chronicles the lives of two boys, Amir & Hassan, in a divided Afghanistan on the verge of war.

 

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Followed by a Q & A and reception with filmmaker Anayansi Prado

Article 6: Recognition under the Law

Film: Children in No Man's Land (2007)

Uncovers the current plight of 100,000 unaccompanied minors entering the U.S. each year.

 

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Article 24: Rest and Leisure/Labor Rights

Film: The Price of Sugar (2007)

Documents the grueling conditions of workers on sugar plantations in the Dominican Republic.

 

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Article 22: Dignity/Cultural and Social Rights

Film: The Three Rooms of Melancholia (2005)

Reveals how the Chechen War has psychologically affected children in Russian and in Chechnya.

 

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Article 3: Life, Liberty and Security

Film: Persepolis (2007)

A young woman comes of age during Iran’s Islamic revolution. Based on Marjane Satrapi’s autobiographical graphic novel.

 

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Article 19: Freedom of Expression

Film: Committing Poetry in Times of War (2007)

Chronicles the suspension and firing of a teacher who stood up his students’ freedom of
expression.

 

For more information about the film series and other human rights events at UConn, go to http://www.humanrights.uconn.edu

 

Human Rights Film Collection at UConn Past Film Series

Resource Guides from the 2007-2008 Film Series

Refugee Issues (Film: Goodbye, Hungaria)

Women, Children and Gender in India (Film: Water)

Prisoners' Rights (Film: The Exonerated)

Marriage Rights (Film: Tying the Knot)

Hurricane Katrina (Film: When the Levees Broke)

Gender and Employment in Iran (Film: Daughters of the Sun)

Human Rights Film Collection at UConn Other Film Collections at UConn


The Rainbow Center Library (on the 4th floor of the Student Union) houses over 400 videos and DVDs on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered issues.

The Institute for African American Studies Critical Issues Lecture Series contains recordings of lectures by notable scholars and activists including Angela Davis, Lani Guinier, and Cornel West.

The Women's Center houses over 150 videos relating to issues of gender and sexuality, as well as books, magazines, and journals.

The Puerto Rican/Latin American Cultural Center houses 80 DVDs which can be viewed at the center.

The Asian American Cultural Center contains a small collection of videos which can be viewed at the Center.

 

If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please let me know!