UNAFF 2017: Schedule

10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27 . 10/28 . 10/29

THURSDAY October 19
PALO ALTO: Aquarius Theatre, 430 Emerson St.

SESSION 1


6:15 PM	Opening words by Mayor of Palo Alto, Greg Scharff
6:30 PM	IN SEARCH OF PERFECT CONSONANCE (China/Japan/Vietnam, 39 min)
7:20 PM	AND THEN THEY CAME FOR US (Japan/US, 47 min)
8:20 PM	MANKILLER (US, 74 min)
9:30 PM	Opening Night Party sponsored by iTalico

10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27 . 10/28 . 10/29

FRIDAY October 20
Palo Alto, Mitchell Park Community Center, 3700 Middlefield Road

SESSION 2


4:00 PM	WOMEN’S MARCH (USA, 30 min)
4:40 PM	WOMEN OF FREEDOM (Israel/Palestine, 58 min)
5:50 PM	JERICO, THE INFINITE FLIGHT OF DAYS (Colombia, 78 min)

SESSION 3


8:00 PM	RISING SONS (Congo, 29 min)
8:40 PM	I AM EVIDENCE (US, 84 min)

10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27 . 10/28 . 10/29

SATURDAY October 21
Palo Alto, Mitchell Park Community Center, 3700 Middlefield Road

SESSION 4

(UNAFF & Kids Program, FREE ADMISSION; live jazz by local high school combo, The Blues By Five)

11:15 AM	MY FATHER’S TOOLS (Canada, 7 min)
11:30 AM	LIYANA (Swaziland/US, 77 min)

SESSION 5


1:15 PM	DUTEE (India, 24 min)
2:30 PM	RUNNING ON EMPTY (US, 55min)

SESSION 6
Palo Alto, Midpeninsula Community Media Center, 900 San Antonio Road

4:15 PM

OUR CANADA, MY STORY: ALI DUALE (Canada/Somalia, 5 min)

4:30 PM

THE OTHER SIDE (Mexico/US, 6 min)

4:45 PM

UNDOCUMENTED (Colombia/US, 72 min)

6:00 PM

Panel "The Other Side of the Border” (FREE Admission)

SESSION 7
Palo Alto, Midpeninsula Community Media Center, 900 San Antonio Road


8:00 PM	GUANGZHOU DREAM FACTORY (China/Cameroon/Kenya/Nigeria/Uganda, 65 min)
9:15 PM	REMEMBER BAGHDAD (Iraq/Israel/UK, 69 min)

10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27 . 10/28 . 10/29

SUNDAY October 22
Palo Alto, Mitchell Park Community Center, 3700 Middlefield Road

SESSION 8


1:00 PM	FISH PEOPLE (Australia/ French Polynesia/ US, 48 min)
2:00 PM	GUARDIANS OF THE EARTH (France, 86 min)

SESSION 9

3:50 PM

A BRIDGE BETWEEN TWO WORLDS (Canada/Indonesia, 51 min)

4:50 PM

THE BULLISH FARMER (US, 80 min)

6:15 PM

Panel "Poverty, Sustainability and Climate Change” (FREE Admission)

SESSION 10


7:30 PM	DEATH BY DESIGN (China/US, 73 min)
9:00 PM	FREE LUNCH SOCIETY (Austria/Canada/Germany/Namibia/US, 95 min)

10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27 . 10/28 . 10/29

MONDAY October 23
San Francisco, Ninth Street Independent Film CenteR, 145 ninth st.

SESSION 11


6:00 PM	Reception with the filmmakers
6:30 PM	AL IMAM (US,18 min)
7:00 PM	EVEN IN DARKNESS (US, 27 min)
7:40 PM	DAZE OF JUSTICE (Cambodia/US, 69 min)
9:00 PM	MALI BLUES (Mali, 90 min)

10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27 . 10/28 . 10/29

TUESDAY October 24
Stanford University, Freeman Spogli Institute for International
Studies Encina Hall, 616 Serra Street

SESSION 12

4:00 PM

VILLAGE VERSUS EMPIRE (South Korea/US, 68 min)

5:10 PM

WHERE THE WIND BLEW (Kazakhstan/US, 75 min)

6:30 PM

Panel "The Threats of Nuclear Power” (FREE Admission)

SESSION 13


7:30 PM	Reception with the filmmakers
8:00 PM	MY COUNTRY IS THE WORLD - Short Film (US, 8 min)
8:20 PM	HOTEL EVEREST (Israel/Palestine, 38 min)
9:10 PM	IN THE NAME OF PEACE: JOHN HUME IN AMERICA (Ireland/US, 90 min)

10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27 . 10/28 . 10/29

WEDNESDAY October 25
East Palo Alto, Eastside College Preparatory School, Eastside Theater 1041 Myrtle Street

SESSION 14

UNAFF in Schools FREE for Students and Teachers
3:15 PM	RESPECTFUL REVOLUTION EPISODE 1: Chico, CA (US, 30 min)
3:50 PM	TELL THEM WE ARE RISING: THE STORY OF BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (US, 85 min)
5:20 PM	Panel "Gaining Respect in spite of Adversity” (FREE Admission)

SESSION 15


6:30 PM	Reception with the filmmakers
7:00 PM	A THOUSAND MOTHERS (Myanmar, 39 min)
7:50 PM	NEWTOWN (US, 85 min)

10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27 . 10/28 . 10/29

THURSDAY October 26
Stanford University, Anderson Collection, 314 Lomita Drive

SESSION 16


4:15 PM	CUBA, CUBANO, CANIBANO (Cuba/US, 28 min)
5:00 PM	LANA GETS HER TALK (Canada, 37 min)
5:50 PM	Panel "Art - The Benefits and Risks of Political Engagement” (FREE Admission)

SESSION 17


7:10 PM	THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE (Australia, 3 min)
7:20 PM	SEMBENE (Senegal, 89 min)

10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27 . 10/28 . 10/29

FRIDAY October 27
Stanford University, Stanford Medical School (Li Ka Shing Center Building) 291 Campus Drive, Room LK130

SESSION 18


4:15 PM	DIGNITY OF RISK (Australia, 15 min)
4:40 PM	THE SANDMAN (US, 19 min)
5:10 PM	4 WHEEL BOB (US, 72 min)
6:30 PM	Panel “Happiness and Health” (FREE Admission)

SESSION 19


7:30 PM	Reception with the filmmakers
8:00 PM	UNSEEN ENEMY (Brazil/Cambodia/China/Congo/Germany/Liberia/Sierra Leone/Singapore/Switzerland/Thailand/UK/US, 90 min)

10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27 . 10/28 . 10/29

SATURDAY October 28
Stanford University, Freeman Spogli Institute for International
Studies Encina Hall, 616 Serra Street

SESSION 20


11:30 AM	ODE TO LESVOS (Greece, 12 min)
11:50 AM	HELL ON EARTH: THE FALL OF SYRIA AND THE RISE OF ISIS (Iraq/Syria/US, 99 min)

SESSION 21


1:40 PM	THE SECRET FATWA (Iran, 55 min)
2:50 PM	FREEDOM FOR THE WOLF (China/Germany/Japan/Kuwait/India/Tunisia/UK/US, 89 min)

SESSION 22

4:30 PM

REMAND (Uganda/US, 40 min)

5:20 PM

INCARCERATING US (US, 84 min)

7:00 PM

Panel "Prisons – Retribution or Rehabilitation” (FREE Admission)

SESSION 23


8:10 PM	MEETING SNOWDEN (France/Russia/US, 49 min)
9:10 PM	THE EVIL WITHIN (US, 94 min)

10/19 . 10/20 . 10/21 . 10/22 . 10/23 . 10/24 . 10/25 . 10/26 . 10/27 . 10/28 . 10/29

SundaY October 29
Stanford University, Cubberley Auditorium, 485 Lasuen Mall

SESSION 24


1:00 PM	THE SWAN (Mexico/US, 22min)
1:30 PM	CLIFF SUPERFAN! (US, 27 min)
2:10 PM	EXILED (Mexico/US, 32 min)

SESSION 25


2:50 PM	THROUGH MY EYES: HANI’S JOURNEY (Canada/Lebanon/Syria, 30 min)
3:30 PM	A SERENADE FOR HAITI (Haiti, 70 min)

SESSION 26


4:50 PM	RUPA'S BOUTIQUE (Hungary/India, 53 min)
5:50 PM	HOLY (un)HOLY RIVER (India, 60min)

SESSION 27


7:00 PM	TOMORROW (France/Germany/Kazakhstan/India/UK/US, 120 min)
9:00 PM	Awards Ceremony
9:30 PM	Closing Night Party ● Music by Potential Jazz Ensemble sponsored by Garden Court Hotel