Fri March 24, 2017
The 15th Annual USF Human Rights Film Festival (Film: The Long Night Of Francisco Sanctis)
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About USF Human Rights Fim Festival
Free and Open to the Public
We are celebrating our fifteenth anniversary with an amazing program! Films selected address human rights abuses in locations as varied as the U.S., Honduras, China, The Philippines, Peru, Afghanistan, Morocco, Spain, and Argentina. The issues highlighted include: political repression, racism, environmental destruction, LGBTQ rights, sexual abuse of children, immigration, refugees, killings and disappearances, state and domestic terrorism, child sex trafficking, the rights of migrant farm workers, the devastating effects of the prison system in society, police brutality, the pillage of resources by multinational corporations and its consequences for indigenous peoples, the devastation and casualties of war, and the industry of policing in the U.S. As is our tradition, the festival will open with a selection of shorts produced by USF students.
In keeping with the social justice mission of USF, the festival seeks to make the university a center for the promotion of human rights, as well as a platform to raise consciousness about its abuses in the U.S. and elsewhere around the globe. We believe in the power of film to educate about human rights violations and encourage citizens to take action.
Furthermore, the festival seeks to strengthen the University's links with Bay Area human rights organizations, which we invite to participate in educating our audiences. We encourage these organizations to disseminate their publications to our audiences prior to each screening.
About Film
THE LONG NIGHT OF FRANCISCO SANCTIS
Filmmakers: Francisco Márquez and Andrea Testa, Country: Argentina, 2016, Drama, 78 min (Q&A after screening)
It's Buenos Aires, 1977. During the military dictatorship, Francisco Sanctis is given information, two names and an address, of two people sentenced to "disappear". He's a quiet middle-aged family man without any political ties and is stunned by the urgency of his situation. That night he must make a crucial decision: does he risk his own life to warn these strangers or remain calmly blanketed under the eyes of the dictatorship? Over the course of one night, Francisco travels through the city, wrestling with his conscience. The film is a timely investigation of what it means to be silent under a despotic government. The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis was awarded Best Film, International Competition, at the 2016 Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI).
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Free and Open to the Public
We are celebrating our fifteenth anniversary with an amazing program! Films selected address human rights abuses in locations as varied as the U.S., Honduras, China, The Philippines, Peru, Afghanistan, Morocco, Spain, and Argentina. The issues highlighted include: political repression, racism, environmental destruction, LGBTQ rights, sexual abuse of children, immigration, refugees, killings and disappearances, state and domestic terrorism, child sex trafficking, the rights of migrant farm workers, the devastating effects of the prison system in society, police brutality, the pillage of resources by multinational corporations and its consequences for indigenous peoples, the devastation and casualties of war, and the industry of policing in the U.S. As is our tradition, the festival will open with a selection of shorts produced by USF students.
In keeping with the social justice mission of USF, the festival seeks to make the university a center for the promotion of human rights, as well as a platform to raise consciousness about its abuses in the U.S. and elsewhere around the globe. We believe in the power of film to educate about human rights violations and encourage citizens to take action.
Furthermore, the festival seeks to strengthen the University's links with Bay Area human rights organizations, which we invite to participate in educating our audiences. We encourage these organizations to disseminate their publications to our audiences prior to each screening.
About Film
THE LONG NIGHT OF FRANCISCO SANCTIS
Filmmakers: Francisco Márquez and Andrea Testa, Country: Argentina, 2016, Drama, 78 min (Q&A after screening)
It's Buenos Aires, 1977. During the military dictatorship, Francisco Sanctis is given information, two names and an address, of two people sentenced to "disappear". He's a quiet middle-aged family man without any political ties and is stunned by the urgency of his situation. That night he must make a crucial decision: does he risk his own life to warn these strangers or remain calmly blanketed under the eyes of the dictatorship? Over the course of one night, Francisco travels through the city, wrestling with his conscience. The film is a timely investigation of what it means to be silent under a despotic government. The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis was awarded Best Film, International Competition, at the 2016 Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI).
About USF Human Rights Fim Festival
Free and Open to the Public
We are celebrating our fifteenth anniversary with an amazing program! Films selected address human rights abuses in locations as varied as the U.S., Honduras, China, The Philippines, Peru, Afghanistan, Morocco, Spain, and Argentina. The issues highlighted include: political repression, racism, environmental destruction, LGBTQ rights, sexual abuse of children, immigration, refugees, killings and disappearances, state and domestic terrorism, child sex trafficking, the rights of migrant farm workers, the devastating effects of the prison system in society, police brutality, the pillage of resources by multinational corporations and its consequences for indigenous peoples, the devastation and casualties of war, and the industry of policing in the U.S. As is our tradition, the festival will open with a selection of shorts produced by USF students.
In keeping with the social justice mission of USF, the festival seeks to make the university a center for the promotion of human rights, as well as a platform to raise consciousness about its abuses in the U.S. and elsewhere around the globe. We believe in the power of film to educate about human rights violations and encourage citizens to take action.
Furthermore, the festival seeks to strengthen the University's links with Bay Area human rights organizations, which we invite to participate in educating our audiences. We encourage these organizations to disseminate their publications to our audiences prior to each screening.
About Film
THE LONG NIGHT OF FRANCISCO SANCTIS
Filmmakers: Francisco Márquez and Andrea Testa, Country: Argentina, 2016, Drama, 78 min (Q&A after screening)
It's Buenos Aires, 1977. During the military dictatorship, Francisco Sanctis is given information, two names and an address, of two people sentenced to "disappear". He's a quiet middle-aged family man without any political ties and is stunned by the urgency of his situation. That night he must make a crucial decision: does he risk his own life to warn these strangers or remain calmly blanketed under the eyes of the dictatorship? Over the course of one night, Francisco travels through the city, wrestling with his conscience. The film is a timely investigation of what it means to be silent under a despotic government. The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis was awarded Best Film, International Competition, at the 2016 Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI).
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Free and Open to the Public
We are celebrating our fifteenth anniversary with an amazing program! Films selected address human rights abuses in locations as varied as the U.S., Honduras, China, The Philippines, Peru, Afghanistan, Morocco, Spain, and Argentina. The issues highlighted include: political repression, racism, environmental destruction, LGBTQ rights, sexual abuse of children, immigration, refugees, killings and disappearances, state and domestic terrorism, child sex trafficking, the rights of migrant farm workers, the devastating effects of the prison system in society, police brutality, the pillage of resources by multinational corporations and its consequences for indigenous peoples, the devastation and casualties of war, and the industry of policing in the U.S. As is our tradition, the festival will open with a selection of shorts produced by USF students.
In keeping with the social justice mission of USF, the festival seeks to make the university a center for the promotion of human rights, as well as a platform to raise consciousness about its abuses in the U.S. and elsewhere around the globe. We believe in the power of film to educate about human rights violations and encourage citizens to take action.
Furthermore, the festival seeks to strengthen the University's links with Bay Area human rights organizations, which we invite to participate in educating our audiences. We encourage these organizations to disseminate their publications to our audiences prior to each screening.
About Film
THE LONG NIGHT OF FRANCISCO SANCTIS
Filmmakers: Francisco Márquez and Andrea Testa, Country: Argentina, 2016, Drama, 78 min (Q&A after screening)
It's Buenos Aires, 1977. During the military dictatorship, Francisco Sanctis is given information, two names and an address, of two people sentenced to "disappear". He's a quiet middle-aged family man without any political ties and is stunned by the urgency of his situation. That night he must make a crucial decision: does he risk his own life to warn these strangers or remain calmly blanketed under the eyes of the dictatorship? Over the course of one night, Francisco travels through the city, wrestling with his conscience. The film is a timely investigation of what it means to be silent under a despotic government. The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis was awarded Best Film, International Competition, at the 2016 Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI).
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