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The 23rd edition of the Bay Area’s United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF) has announced its 2020 theme: «The Power of Empathy». Through documentary films on human rights issues – environmentalism, racism, health, women’s issues, universal education, war and peace. The festival will be held online for eleven days, October 15-25, 2020.
The award-winning United Nations Association Film Festival has grown to be one of the oldest and most respected documentary film festivals in the United States and this year it will be held online from 15 to 25 October 2020. Founded by Stanford Universities University educator and film critic Jasmina Bojic UNAFF provides early outlets for documentary films including Academy Award Winners Taxi to the Dark Side and Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl).
UNAFF 2020 will present 60 documentaries spotlighting current events from across the globe, including through its very popular programs UNAFF AND KIDS and UNAFF IN SCHOOLS, and will host six panel discussions during which renowned experts will discuss topics such as public health and safety, racial justice, the activism and innovation of women, creativity and disability, the future of borders and military spending, and the power of art to transform consciousness and inspire social change.
Full program information will be announced soon.
