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HRWIFF 2009 - Interview with John Biaggi, Festival Director (Short version)
By: Sameer Padania
Posted: Jun 16 09
Witnessed: 1879 times
Regions: Global, Great Britain, United States
Issues: Human rights defenders, Justice, Rape and sexual abuse
Tags: film festival, hrwiff, lisa jackson, the greatest silence
On the eve of the 2009 Human Rights Watch International Film Festival (HRWIFF) - the 20th edition - I went to interview its director, John Biaggi, about the history of the festival, what role the festival plays for Human Rights Watch, and how the festival can serve to create human rights impact. [Thanks to my colleague Christine Umali, who helped with the interview, and to WITNESS intern Caitlin Clay for editing this piece. We'll upload the fuller version in due course.]
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