Coming To CSU: The Inaugural ACT Human Rights Film Festival
Start writing a post
Politics and Activism

Coming To CSU: The Inaugural ACT Human Rights Film Festival

A first look at the upcoming festival

17
Coming To CSU: The Inaugural  ACT Human Rights Film Festival
Department of Communications - Carol Busch

From April 15 to April 22, the inaugural ACT Human Rights Film Festival is happening on the Colorado State University campus. The festival includes 18 films that explore a myriad of different topics and international issues. This amazing opportunity is being provided to both the community and students through the Department of Communications, here at Colorado State University. Dr. Scott Diffrient, an Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies, is behind the masterpiece. He is using funds that he received from the William E. Morgan Endowed Chair of Liberal Arts to establish this festival. The film festival is the first ever international human rights film festival to take place in Northern Colorado.

The Call to Act portion of the festival is loosely based on the Boulder International Film Festival, but ACT focuses solely on issues of human rights. The categories include Art as Resilience and Cultural Resistance, Disability Rights as Human Rights, For Democracy, Against Impunity, New Rainbow Nation’s: GLBTQA in Africa and Beyond, Stolen Children and Modern-Day Slavery, and Hunger, Homelessness and Humanity.

Within these categories are 18 amazing films, that are really a once in a lifetime opportunity to see. Each ACT film will be paired with one or more local, national, or international nonprofit organizations whose mission addresses or relates to the issue at hand. Representatives from these nonprofit organizations will be onsite and ready to help connect film-goers to additional information, opportunities for action, and organizational involvement at home and beyond.

The diversity and caliber of the films cannot be spoken of highly enough; there are films from Kenya, Cameroon, South Korea, Guatemala, India, Vietnam, Mexico, the United Kingdom and many more countries. These groundbreaking films cover topics of extreme importance in the globalized society we live in today, including child marriage in Yemen, women’s rights in Iran and homelessness across the world. These films are award winning, and one has even been nominated for an Oscar. Not only are the films themselves incredible, but if you attend any one of the screenings you will be present for discussions with the directors, producers and -- in some cases -- the subjects of the films themselves.

The ACT Human Rights Film Festival is something you do not want to miss. Volunteer positions are still available and tickets are on sale now. If you want more information or would like to see the trailers for the specific films being shown please visit actfilmfest.org.

Report this Content
This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.
Student Life

Waitlisted for a College Class? Here's What to Do!

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

40346
college students waiting in a long line in the hallway
StableDiffusion

Course registration at college can be a big hassle and is almost never talked about. Classes you want to take fill up before you get a chance to register. You might change your mind about a class you want to take and must struggle to find another class to fit in the same time period. You also have to make sure no classes clash by time. Like I said, it's a big hassle.

This semester, I was waitlisted for two classes. Most people in this situation, especially first years, freak out because they don't know what to do. Here is what you should do when this happens.

Keep Reading...Show less
a man and a woman sitting on the beach in front of the sunset

Whether you met your new love interest online, through mutual friends, or another way entirely, you'll definitely want to know what you're getting into. I mean, really, what's the point in entering a relationship with someone if you don't know whether or not you're compatible on a very basic level?

Consider these 21 questions to ask in the talking stage when getting to know that new guy or girl you just started talking to:

Keep Reading...Show less
Lifestyle

Challah vs. Easter Bread: A Delicious Dilemma

Is there really such a difference in Challah bread or Easter Bread?

24951
loaves of challah and easter bread stacked up aside each other, an abundance of food in baskets
StableDiffusion

Ever since I could remember, it was a treat to receive Easter Bread made by my grandmother. We would only have it once a year and the wait was excruciating. Now that my grandmother has gotten older, she has stopped baking a lot of her recipes that require a lot of hand usage--her traditional Italian baking means no machines. So for the past few years, I have missed enjoying my Easter Bread.

Keep Reading...Show less
Adulting

Unlocking Lake People's Secrets: 15 Must-Knows!

There's no other place you'd rather be in the summer.

950660
Group of joyful friends sitting in a boat
Haley Harvey

The people that spend their summers at the lake are a unique group of people.

Whether you grew up going to the lake, have only recently started going, or have only been once or twice, you know it takes a certain kind of person to be a lake person. To the long-time lake people, the lake holds a special place in your heart, no matter how dirty the water may look.

Keep Reading...Show less
Student Life

Top 10 Reasons My School Rocks!

Why I Chose a Small School Over a Big University.

131705
man in black long sleeve shirt and black pants walking on white concrete pathway

I was asked so many times why I wanted to go to a small school when a big university is so much better. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure a big university is great but I absolutely love going to a small school. I know that I miss out on big sporting events and having people actually know where it is. I can't even count how many times I've been asked where it is and I know they won't know so I just say "somewhere in the middle of Wisconsin." But, I get to know most people at my school and I know my professors very well. Not to mention, being able to walk to the other side of campus in 5 minutes at a casual walking pace. I am so happy I made the decision to go to school where I did. I love my school and these are just a few reasons why.

Keep Reading...Show less

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments