UNAFF 2013: Schedule

THURSDAY October 17

SESSION 1: PALO ALTO: Aquarius Theatre, 430 Emerson St.


6:45 PM	Opening words by Mayor of Palo Alto, Gregory Scharff
7:00 PM	ELEANOR ROOSEVELT: CLOSE TO HOME (USA, 16 min)
	co-presented with Program on Human Rights at Stanford
7:30 PM	TIMBAKTU (India, 30 min)
	co-presented with Center for South Asia
8:10 PM	ALIAS RUBY BLADE: A STORY OF LOVE AND REVOLUTION (East Timor/Indonesia/USA, 78 min)
	co-presented with Asian American Studies, San Francisco International Women's Film Festival, Center for East Asian Studies
9:30 PM	Opening night party ● Music by John Lester, improvisational jazz bassist

10/17 . 10/18 . 10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27

FRIDAY October 18

SESSION 2: PALO ALTO: Aquarius Theatre, 430 Emerson St.

UNAFF & KIDS PROGRAM (FREE ADMISSION)

1:15 PM	JONATHAN (Ecuador, 9 min)
	co-presented with Stanford University Center for Latin American Studies
1:30 PM	FLYING PAPER (Israel/Palestine/USA, 71 min)
	co-presented with Middle East Children's Alliance

SESSION 3: PALO ALTO: Aquarius Theatre, 430 Emerson St.


3:00 PM	PEOPLE OF A FEATHER (Canada, 53 min)
	co-presented with American Indian Film Festival, Native American Studies
4:00 PM	FIXED: THE SCIENCE/FICTION OF HUMAN ENHANCEMENT (USA, 61 min)
	co-presented with Doctor's for Global Health, Organization for Global Health
5:10 PM	RAISING RESISTANCE (Germany/Paraguay/Switzerland, 86 min)
	co-presented with Stanford University Center for Latin American Studies

SESSION 4: PALO ALTO: Aquarius Theatre, 430 Emerson St.


7:15 PM	THE NOISE OF CAIRO (Egypt/Germany, 56 min)
	co-presented with Arab Film Festival

SESSION 5: PALO ALTO: Aquarius Theatre, 430 Emerson St.


8:30 PM	THE MARCH OF THE BONUS ARMY (USA, 27 min)
	co-presented with Program on Human Rights at Stanford
9:10 PM	CITIZEN KOCH (USA, 87 min)

10/17 . 10/18 . 10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27

SATURDAY October 19

SESSION 6: PALO ALTO: Aquarius Theatre, 430 Emerson St.


1:00 PM	STANDING ON THE EDGE OF A THORN (Indonesia/USA, 32 min)
	co-presented with Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford University
1:40 PM	SALMA (India, 90 min)
	co-presented with Stanford University Center for South Asia, Women Makes Movies

SESSION 7: PALO ALTO: Aquarius Theatre, 430 Emerson St.


3:20 PM	THE WORST OF THE WORST: PORTRAIT OF A SUPERMAX PRISON (USA, 32 min)
	co-presented with Program on Human Rights at Stanford
4:15 PM	GIDEON’S ARMY (USA, 96 min)
	co-presented with Blossom Birth, REACT To Film

SESSION 8: PALO ALTO: Aquarius Theatre, 430 Emerson St.


6:00 PM	JUCHE STRONG (North Korea/South Korea/USA, 19 min)
	co-presented with Asian American Studies, Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford University
6:30 PM	CAMP 14: TOTAL CONTROL ZONE (Germany/North Korea, 100 min)
	co-presented with Center for Asian American Media, Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford University, Human Rights Watch Film Festival

SESSION 9: PALO ALTO: Aquarius Theatre, 430 Emerson St.


8:20 PM	CALL ME EHSAAN (Afghanistan/USA, 9 min)
	co-presented with Afghan Coalition
8:30 PM	WE CAME HOME (Afghanistan/USA, 81 min)
	co-presented with Arab Film Festival

SESSION 10: PALO ALTO: Aquarius Theatre, 430 Emerson St.


9:50 PM	ROLLING LIKE A STONE (Sweden, 65 min)
	co-presented with Stanford University Division of Literatures, Cultures and Languages, Red Poppy Art House

10/17 . 10/18 . 10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27

SUNDAY October 20

SESSION 11: PALO ALTO: Aquarius Theatre, 430 Emerson St.


1:00 PM	HOT WATER (USA, 80 min)
	co-presented with Acterra
2:30 PM	A FIERCE GREEN FIRE (USA, 100 min)
	co-presented with Acterra, Patagonia

SESSION 12: PALO ALTO: Aquarius Theatre, 430 Emerson St.


4:15 PM	THE BONOBO CONNECTION (Congo/USA, 32 min)
	co-presented with Center for Social Media, Chicken & Egg Pictures
4:50 PM	TESLA: MASTER OF LIGHTNING (USA, 87 min)
	co-presented with Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies at Stanford

SESSION 13: PALO ALTO: Aquarius Theatre, 430 Emerson St.


6:45 PM	MY CITY PIZZA (Iran/UK, 26 min)
	co-presented with Iranian Film Festival San Francisco
7:30 PM	THE SECOND MEETING (Serbia/USA, 56 min)
	co-presented with Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies at Stanford, Stanford University Division of Literatures, Cultures and Languages, Romanian Film Festival

SESSION 14: PALO ALTO: Aquarius Theatre, 430 Emerson St.


8:40 PM	THE SUFFERING GRASSES: WHEN ELEPHANTS FIGHT, IT IS THE GRASS THAT SUFFERS (Syria/USA, 52min)
	co-presented with Arab Film Festival

SESSION 15: PALO ALTO: Aquarius Theatre, 430 Emerson St.


9:50 PM	BIG JOY: THE ADVENTURES OF JAMES BROUGHTON (USA, 83 min)
	co-presented with Red Poppy Art House, SF IndieFest

10/17 . 10/18 . 10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27

MONDAY October 21

SESSION 16: Atherton: Sacred Heart Schools, Harman Auditorium, 150 Valparaiso Avenue


4:00 PM	SUBMIT THE DOCUMENTARY: THE VIRTUAL REALITY OF CYBERBULLYING (USA, 56 min)
5:00 PM	Panel: “Social Media and Cyberbullying” (FREE Admission)

SESSION 17: Stanford University: School of Education, CERAS Building, Room 101, 485 LASUEN MALL


6:00 PM	Reception with the filmmakers
7:00 PM	TERMS AND CONDITIONS MAY APPLY (USA, 79 min)
8:20 PM	Panel “Future of Online Privacy” (FREE Admission)
9:20 PM	SPIES OF MISSISSIPPI (USA, 51 min)

10/17 . 10/18 . 10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27

TUESDAY October 22

SESSION 18: Stanford University: Freeman Spogli Institute for International StudieS, Encina Hall, 616 Serra Street


3:30 PM	DUK COUNTY (South Sudan/USA, 36 min)
	co-presented with Organization for Global Health, Program on Human Rights at Stanford
4:10 PM	THE REVOLUTIONARY OPTIMISTS (India/USA, 85 min)
	co-presented with Center for South Asia
5:45 PM	Panel “The Extreme Act of Compassion” (FREE Admission)

SESSION 19: Stanford University: Stanford Medical School (Li Ka Shing Center Building), 291 Campus Drive, Room LK130


7:00 PM	TRACK BY TRACK (USA, 16 min)
7:30 PM	THE GENIUS OF MARIAN (USA, 85 min)
9:00 PM	Panel “The Failing Brain” (FREE Admission)

10/17 . 10/18 . 10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27

WEDNESDAY October 23

SESSION 20: East Palo Alto: Eastside College Preparatory School, Eastside Theater, 1041 Myrtle Street

UNAFF in Schools Program (all screenings FREE for student and teachers)


3:10 PM	CORRECTING THE CHALKBOARD (Canada, 5 min)
3:20 PM	DAUGHTERS OF THE NIGER DELTA (Nigeria/ Netherlands, 56 min)
	co-presented with Global Exchange, San Francisco Green Film Festival, Women in Film
4:30 PM	THE REVOLUTIONARY OPTIMISTS (India/USA, 85 min)
	co-presented with Center for South Asia

SESSION 21: East Palo Alto: Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsulaa, Moldaw-Zaffaroni Clubhouse, 2031 Pulgas Avenue

UNAFF in Schools Program (all screenings FREE for student and teachers)


5:00 PM	THE COMIC KING OF GUATEMALA (Australia/Guatemala, 10 min)
	co-presented with Center for Latin American Studies
5:20 PM	STRONG ENOUGH TO FIGHT (Kenya/USA, 36 min)
	co-presented with Center for African Studies
6:00 PM	FAMILIA ARAYA (Colombia/Spain, 19 min)
	co-presented with Center for Latin American Studies, Red Poppy Art House

SESSION 22: San Francisco: Ninth Street Independent Film Center,
145 Ninth Street


7:00 PM	THE STORY OF AN EGG (USA, 6 min)
	co-presented with Acterra
7:10 PM	IRISH FOLK FURNITURE (Ireland, 9 min)
	co-presented with Red Poppy Art House
7:20 PM	SHADY CHOCOLATE (Denmark/Ivory Coast, 45 min)
8:15 PM	SHIFT CHANGE (Spain/USA, 75 min)
	co-presented with Global Exchange, Presidio Graduate School
9:30 PM	Panel: “Alternative Economic Models” (FREE Admission)

10/17 . 10/18 . 10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27

THURSDAY October 24

SESSION 23: Stanford University: Freeman Spogli Institute for International StudieS, Encina Hall, 616 Serra Street


3:30 PM	A2-B-C (Japan, 71 min)
	co-presented with Center for Asian American Media, Organization for Global Health
4:40 PM	URANIUM DRIVE-IN (USA, 71 min)
	co-presented with Acterra, San Francisco Green Film Fesival
5:50 PM	Panel “Nuclear Trade-offs” (FREE Admission)

SESSION 24: Palo Alto: Oshman Family Jewish Community Center,Cultural Art Hall, 3921 Fabian Way


6:00 PM	Reception celebrating UN Day
7:00 PM	WHERE IS MY HOME? (Czech Republic/USA, 9 min)
	co-presented with Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
7:20 PM	REPORTING ON THE TIMES: THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE HOLOCAUST (USA, 18 min)
	co-presented with San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
7:50 PM	BITTER SEEDS (India/USA, 88 min)
	co-presented with San Francisco Green Film Festival, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

10/17 . 10/18 . 10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27

FRIDAY October 25

SESSION 25: Palo Alto: Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Road


7:00 PM	WORLD PEACE IS A LOCAL ISSUE (USA, 15 min)
	co-presented with Peninsula Peace and Justice. Admission is free - RSVP to info@concentric.org to confirm attendance. Filmmaker is hosting a free program on "Democracy in Action" starting at 7 PM with presentations from the community, film at 8 PM, and reception following the screening.

SESSION 26: Stanford UNIVERSITY: Annenberg Auditorium,Cummings Art Building, 435 Lasuen Mall


6:00 PM	THE WAR CAMPAIGN (Denmark/Iraq/USA, 59 min)
	co-presented with Arab Film Festival
7:10 PM	THE LIST (Egypt/Iran/Iraq/Jordan/Syria/USA, 86 min)
	co-presented with Arab Film Festival, Human Rights Watch Film Festival, Iranian Film Festival

SESSION 27: Stanford UNIVERSITY: Annenberg Auditorium,Cummings Art Building, 435 Lasuen Mall


8:45 PM	WITHOUT SHEPHERDS (Pakistan/USA, 89 min)
	co-presented with Center for South Asia
10:15 PM	PLAYING FOR CHANGE: PEACE THROUGH MUSIC (USA, 82 min)
	co-presented with Red Poppy Art House, Stanford University Department of Music

10/17 . 10/18 . 10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27

SATURDAY October 26

SESSION 28: Stanford UNIVERSITY: Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Dr.


11:15 AM	NO STRANGERS (Canada/Mongolia/UK/USA, 28 min)
	co-presented with Center for East Asian Studies
11:45 AM	FRAMING THE OTHER (Ethiopia/Netherlands, 25 min)
	co-presented with Red Poppy Art House, Stanford Arts Institute
12:15 PM	Panel “The Ethics of Photography” (FREE Admission)
1:30 PM	THE EXHIBITION (Canada, 92 min)
	co-presented with Red Poppy Art House, Stanford Arts Institute

SESSION 29: Stanford UNIVERSITY: Annenberg Auditorium ,Cummings Art Building, 435 Lasuen Mall


2:40 PM	PERFECT STRANGERS (USA, 69 min)
	co-presented with Center for East Asian Studies, Organization for Global Heath, MFA Program in Documentary Film and Video, SF DocFF
4:00 PM	EXTREME BY DESIGN (Bangladesh/Indonesia/USA, 57 min)
	co-presented with Center for East Asian Studies, KQED
5:15 PM	FIRE IN THE BLOOD (India/South Africa/Uganda/USA, 84 min)
	co-presented with 3rd i South Asian Film Festival, Center for Asian Studies, Organization for Global Health

SESSION 30: Stanford UNIVERSITY: Annenberg Auditorium ,Cummings Art Building, 435 Lasuen Mall


7:45 PM	AL HELM: MARTIN LUTHER KING IN PALESTINE (Israel/Palestine/USA, 93 min)
	co-presented with Stanford University Department of Music
9:30 PM	NOWHERE TO RUN: NAHEED'S STORY (Iran/Turkey/USA, 4 min)
	co-presented with Iranian Film Festival, Middle East Children's Alliance, QuEST (Stanford's Queer Events and Services Team)
9:35 PM	NOWHERE TO RUN: PAUL'S STORY (Jamaica/USA, 3 min)
	co-presented with QuEST (Stanford's Queer Events and Services Team)
9:50 PM	I, UNDOCUMENTED (Venezuela, 61 min)
	co-presented with Center for Latin American Studies, QuEST (Stanford's Queer Events and Services Team)

10/17 . 10/18 . 10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27

SUNDAY October 27

SESSION 31: Stanford UNIVERSITY: Annenberg Auditorium ,Cummings Art Building, 435 Lasuen Mall

Session co-presented with International Museum of Women (IMOW)


1:00 PM	LAAL PARI: NOT A FAIRYTALE (India/USA, 20 min)
1:30 PM	BLESSED FRUIT OF THE WOMB (Guatemala/USA, 27 min)
	co-presented with Center for Latin American Studies
2:10 PM	SAVING FACE (Pakistan/USA, 40 min)
	co-presented with 3rd i South Asian Film Festival, Women Make Movies

SESSION 32: Stanford UNIVERSITY: Annenberg Auditorium ,Cummings Art Building, 435 Lasuen Mall


3:15 PM	VITAL VOICES: HAWA ABDI (Somalia/USA, 4 min)
	co-presented with Women's OGH
3:30 PM	GOD LOVES UGANDA (Uganda/USA, 83 min)
	co-presented with Center for African Studies

SESSION 33: Stanford UNIVERSITY: Annenberg Auditorium ,Cummings Art Building, 435 Lasuen Mall


5:45 PM	GORE VIDAL: THE UNITED STATES OF AMNESIA (USA, 90 min)
7:30 PM	Awards Ceremony
9:00 PM	Closing Night Party ● Music by Potential Jazz Ensemble
	sponsored by Garden Court Hotel