UNAFF 2024: SCHEDULE

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

THURSDAY October 17

Palo Alto
Mitchell Park Community Center
3700 Middlefield Road

5:30 PM Opening Night Reception
-- sponsored by Coupa Café, Douce France, and Terun
-- music by POTENTIAL Jazz Ensemble

SESSION 1

6:00 PM Opening words by Palo Alto Mayor Greer Stone

6:30 PM MATTHEW MODINE’S RIPPLE EFFECT (US, 8 min)
6:40 PM WATER FOR LIFE (Chile/El Salvador/Honduras/US, 91 min)
8:30 PM ZUCCHERO SUGAR FORNACIARI (Italy, 100 min)

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

Palo Alto
Mitchell Park Community Center
3700 Middlefield Road

SESSION 2

4:10 PM RADIO DADAAB (Kenya/UK, 25 min)
4:45 PM THE DAY ICELAND STOOD STILL (Iceland/US, 52 min)
5:45 PM AN OPEN DOOR - TEMPLE GRANDIN (US, 60 min)

SESSION 3

7:10 PM LOUD ENOUGH - SURVIVING JUSTICE (US, 61 min)
8:20 PM NORMA (France/Mexico, 67 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

Palo Alto
Mitchell Park Community Center
3700 Middlefield Road

SESSION 4 UNAFF & Kids Program (FREE Admission)

1:00 PM A DIVINE JOURNEY (Kenya/Malawi/US, 24 min)
1:35 PM FIRST FRAMES (Turkey/US, 27 min)
2:05 PM CINEMA IS A JOURNEY (Guatemala, 60 min)

SESSION 5

3:10 PM FIGHTING BACK (US, 11 min)
3:30 PM JOYMAKERS (Serbia, 46 min)
4:30 PM CHILDREN OF LAS BRISAS (Venezuela, 82 min)

SESSION 6

6:30 PM HOLLYWOODGATE (Afghanistan/Egypt, 89 min)
8:10 PM ITHAKA (Australia/UK, 106 min)

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

Palo Alto
Mitchell Park Community Center
3700 Middlefield Road

SESSION 7

1:00 PM THE BIRD RESCUE CENTER (US, 13 min)
1:20 PM GIANTS RISING (US, 82 min)
2:50 PM PANEL "Environment Under Siege” (FREE Admission)

SESSION 8

4:05 PM CHANGE MAKERS: THE GLOBAL RACE TO SAVE OUR SEAS (AU/UK/US, 15 min)
4:30 PM THE LIGHT OF WOMEN (France/Senegal, 76 min)

SESSION 9

6:30 PM FIRST WE BOMBED NEW MEXICO (US, 95 min)
8:15 PM SUGARCANE (Canada/US, 107 min)

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

Palo Alto
Mitchell Park Community Center
3700 Middlefield Road

SESSION 10

4:10 PM JUDGING JURIES (US, 24 min)
4:40 PM A DOUBLE LIFE (France/US, 84 min)
6:10 PM PANEL "Freedom and Justice” (FREE Admission)

SESSION 11

7:20 PM MEDIHA (Iraq/Syria/Turkey/US, 87 min)
9:00 PM THE STRIKE (US, 85 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 12 UNAFF in Schools (FREE for Students and Teachers)

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

3:10 PM SHADOW PEOPLE (Honduras/Spain/US, 9 min)
3:30 PM ULTIMATE CITIZENS (US, 39 min)
4:20 PM JOURNEYS OF BLACK MATHEMATICIANS (US, 59 min)

SESSION 13 (FREE Admission)

Stanford University
Stanford Medical School
LKC room 203/204
291 Campus Dr.

4:00 PM IMELDA IS NOT ALONE (El Salvador, 30 min)
4:40 PM YOURS IN FREEDOM, BILL BAIRD (US, 100 min)

SESSION 14 (FREE Admission)

Stanford University
Stanford Medical School
LKC room 203/204
291 Campus Dr.

6:30 PM PANEL "Addressing Health Crises”
7:30 PM AMERICAN DELIVERY (US, 85 min)
9:10 PM UNCONDITIONAL (US, 88 min)

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 15

Palo Alto
Mitchell Park Community Center
3700 Middlefield Road

4:05 PM VAN VERSUS VIKAS (India,16 min)
4:30 PM ONE FIGHTING IRISHMAN (Ireland/Japan/US, 30 min)
5:10 PM A SYMPHONY FOR A COMMON MAN (Brazil/Netherlands/Iraq/UK/US, 86 min)

SESSION 16

Palo Alto
Mitchell Park Community Center
3700 Middlefield Road

6:50 PM ROJEK (Canada/Syria, 127 min)

SESSION 17

San Francisco
Delancey Screening Room
600 Embarcadero

6:30 PM WHAT WE NEVER FORGET FOR PEACE HERE NOW (US, 12 min)
6:50 PM ROCK PAPER PAINT: ART OF THE PEOPLE (US, 39 min)

SESSION 18

San Francisco
Delancey Screening Roo
600 Embarcadero

7:50 PM MOSES (US, 127 min)

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

Stanford University
Green Library Hohbach Hall Presentation Palace
557 Escondido Mall

SESSION 19 (FREE Admission)

4:00 PM AS I WITNESS (US, 8 min)
4:15 PM IF I COULD STAY HERE (US, 75 min)
5:40 PM PAIN AND PEACE (US, 75 min)
7:00 PM PANEL “Promotion of Universal Respect”

SESSION 20

8:10 PM SINGING FOR JUSTICE (US, 60 min)
9:20 PM MISSION: JOY (India/South Africa/US, 90 min)

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

Palo Alto
Mitchell Park Community Center
3700 Middlefield Road

SESSION 21

4:00 PM BLACK RAVEN (Ukraine/US, 40 min)
4:50 PM CHAMPIONS OF THE GOLDEN VALLEY (Afghanistan/Germany/US, 81 min)
6:20 PM PANEL "From War to Peace” (FREE Admission)

SESSION 22

7:30 PM WE WILL DANCE AGAIN (Israel, 90 min)
9:10 PM WHERE OLIVE TREES WEEP (Israel/Palestine, 103 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 26

Palo Alto
Mitchell Park Community Center
3700 Middlefield Road

SESSION 23

1:05 PM DEATH BY NUMBERS (US, 35 min)
1:50 PM TRUTH TELLERS (US, 58 min)
3:00 PM SKIN OF GLASS (Brazil/US, 90 min)
4:40 PM PANEL “The Transformative Power of Art” (FREE Admission)

SESSION 24

5:50 PM CAN I HUG YOU? (Iran, 30 min)
6:30 PM TRUE BELIEVER (US, 96 min)

SESSION 25

8:20 PM WORKS FOR ALL: CINCINNATI’S CO-OP ECONOMY (Spain/US, 31 min)
9:00 PM THE CLICK TRAP (Bangladesh/Belgium/Canada/France/Germany/Netherlands/Spain/Sweden/UK/US, 90 min)

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

Palo Alto
Mitchell Park Community Center
3700 Middlefield Road

SESSION 26

1:10 PM SLUDGE: A PFAS UPRISING (US, 26 min)
1:45 PM HONG KONG - FINAL DAYS OF FREEDOM (China/US, 105 min)

SESSION 27

3:40 PM MAKE A CIRCLE (US, 90 min)
5:20 PM TAX WARS (Belgium/Chile/France/India/Norway/UK/US/Zambia, 93 min)

7:00 PM / Awards Ceremony and Closing Night
-- Reception sponsored by Anatolian Kitchen, Birdies and La Boheme
-- music by Potential Jazz Ensemble