We first learned about Leaving Fear Behind through Louis Spitzer from Hub Ally International Campaign for Tibet. We were excited about seeing a film that had been entirely shot, directed and produced in Tibet by Tibetans. Keeping with our mission of using online video to highlight human rights stories and drive change, the documentary would be an opportunity to showcase these often unheard voices.

The Russian army is reported to be finally withdrawing from Georgia after more than two weeks of conflict, but the humanitarian toll left behind is grave, as the UN reports that at least 150,000 people have been displaced by the violence and are now in need of urgent support.

This weekend marks the opening of "Trouble the Water" the award-winning film by longtime WITNESS supporters Tia Lessin and Carl Deal. The film opens with raw footage shot by two Hurricane Katrina survivors and follows them in the aftermath of the storm as they try to piece together their lives and their hometown of New Orleans. If you're in New York or Los Angeles - see the film this weekend (details below). Its coming to more cities early this fall.

Hi all, please check out this Current TV video about the work Video Volunteers is doing with communities and what some of the issues that arise when community producers are producing media. Do comment and feel free to share this!

I'm Rikki Gunton, a senior at New York University studying photography and politics, and over the past two and a half months I have been interning at WITNESS, merging my passions for human rights and visual media.