The sixth annual Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival is scheduled for September 17-21, 2024 at Morehouse College.

The Sixth Annual Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival will include 40 films. Among these 40, 18 films have been nominated for awards in these four categories—Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, Narrative Short, and Student Film. The festival will be held at Morehouse College on September 17 – 21, 2024. 

This year’s festival promises a powerful fusion of storytelling and advocacy, showcasing films from Australia, Canada, Germany, Taiwan, and the United States. These selections tackle critical issues in society, including topics such as political unrest, education, refugee resettlement, social justice, homelessness, the impacts of war, racism, and mental health.   

“The selection process was incredibly competitive,” said Kara Walker, executive director of the Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival. “The festival emphasizes the importance of education and activism. Through the powerful lens of cinema, attendees are encouraged to advocate for social change in their respective communities.” 

This year’s program will include the following films:

 

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Nominated

Documentary Feature

  • UNDIVIDE US
  • Seize the Summit
  • Invisible Nation
  • The Strike – Award Winner
  • The Fight for Black Lives
  • Farming While Black

Documentary Short

  • Appreciation – The Tomiko Morimoto West Story – Award Winner
  • A Divine Journey
  • How Finland Solved Homelessness: It’s More Than Housing First
  • The Lincoln School Story

Narrative Short

  • A Good Day Will Come
  • GABRIELA
  • HARLEM FRAGMENTS 
  • Super High: A Period Piece – Award Winner

Student Film – College

  • Born This Way
  • Heart of the City – Award Winner
  • Ice Cream for Breakfast
  • Fall Towards the Heavens

Official Selections

Documentary Feature

  • Divisible
  • Resurrecting Love, the movie
  • Palestine Under Siege
  • Battleground Georgia 
  • The Picture Taker
  • Saving the Chattahoochee
  • Moses 13 Steps 

Documentary Short

  • Because of War
  • Plantations and Prisons: a History of Forced Labor in Louisiana
  • Where Do They Go? The Painful Reality of Seattle’s RV Homeless Sweeps

Narrative Feature

  • Freedom Hair

Narrative Short

  • Conflict  
  • A Single Mother’s Struggle to Survive the Housing Crisis – Eviction, a Social Impact Film 
  • Eli’s Liquor Store 
  • Under False Colors 

Student Film

  • Losing Daphne 
  • James Solomon Russell: Adventure in Faith 
  • Ghostly Sentiments 
  • It’s Our Time 

Student Film (High School)

  • Three Cup Monty 
  • Level 3 
  • Lenox on Fire 
  • Forensic Scene 
  • Film Residency 
  • Get There 

Film Festival Guide

View 2020 Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival film guide.