Payam Akhavan, Professor of International Law at McGill University in Montreal and co-founder of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Centre, is tonight’s special guest for the gala opening of the 8th annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival.
Events start at 6 PM with a reception at Malaparte (located on the 6th floor at the TIFF Bell Lightbox) followed by the Canadian premiere of Ali Samadi Ahadi’s powerful and timely documentary, The Green Wave. Host for the evening is Jasmine Herlt, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch Canada.
Dr. Akhavan will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening.
He previously served as the Legal Advisor to the Prosecutor’s Office of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia at The Hague (1994–2000).
For last minute tickets to the gala reception and screening, please call (416) 322-8448 or e-mail ashs@hrw.org. All proceeds from the gala benefit Human Rights Watch.
Tickets for the screening only ($12) can be purchased by phone at 416-599-TIFF (8433) and 1-888-599-8433, or in person at TIFF Bell Lightbox Box Office, Reitman Square, 350 King Street West, Toronto.
The Green Wave opens the 8th annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival. The festival runs to March 4, 2011 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox.
