Closing Night Reception

February 9th, 2009

The Sari Soldiers, a film by Julie Bridgham, closes the 6th annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival, March 5, 2009, at 8:00 PM. The doc is part of a Closing Night Reception for the festival that will include a reception at 6 PM with the director in attendance.

The reception takes place in the The Moose Factory Gallery, 22 Grange Avenue. Tickets are $30 per person (includes reception and film).

Filmed over three years during the most pivotal time in Nepal’s modern history, The Sari Soldiers is the extraordinary story of six women’s courageous efforts to shape the country’s future. The Sari Soldiers examines Nepal’s democratic revolution through the journeys of women caught in the midst of an escalating civil war against Maoist insurgents and the King’s crackdown on civil liberties.

For tickets, please call (416) 322-8448 or e-mail marijke.anbeek@hrw.org by February 27, 2009.