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The Island President
Director: Jon Shenk Country: USA Year: 2011 Length: 101 minutes Genre: Documentary Screening Times: Friday, March 9th, 2012 at 8 pm Co-presented with Green Living Synopsis Mohamed Nasheed spent two decades leading a pro-democracy movement against a cruel dictatorship in the Maldives, suffering imprisonments and torture until groundswell support elected him president at age forty-one. … Read more
Granito: How to Nail a Dictator
Director: Pamela Yates Country: USA Year: 2011 Length: 100 minutes Genre: Documentary Screening Times: Thursday, March 8th, 2012 at 8 pm Co-presented with the Sentinel Project for Genocide Prevention Synopsis Part political thriller, part memoir, Granito takes us through a haunting tale of genocide and delayed justice that spans four decades, two films, … Read more
The Price of Sex
Director: Mimi Chakarova Country: USA Year: 2011 Length: 73 minutes Genre: Documentary Screening Times: Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 at 8 pm Sponsored by the Royal Bank of Canada Synopsis Award-winning photojournalist Mimi Chakarova delves into the world of international sex trafficking in this startling exposé, exposing the cruel conditions that have forced … Read more

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Closing Night Reception

Tickets to The Closing Night Reception can be purchased by calling the Human Rights Watch office at 416-322-8448. Includes pre-screening reception and ticket to The Island President, hosted by the Human Rights Watch Toronto Network.

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