MLJFF 2020
We are excited to announce that, for the first time ever, MLJFF will be going digital! From November 16 to November 22, we will be screening a feature-length film on timely social justice issues. It will then be followed by a pre-recorded interview with the filmmakers or subject matter experts. Connect from home through Xerb.tv. All films will be available to view anytime between 5:30 PM and 11:59 PM.
SAFE HAVEN
November 16, 2020 | 5:30 PM - 11:59 PM
Runtime: 78 minutes
Director: Lisa Molmot
Weaving together powerful stories of U.S. war resisters who sought sanctuary in Canada, Safe Haven shows the reality and myth of Canada as a welcoming country to those seeking protection.
SERVITUDE
November 17, 2020 | 5:30 PM - 11:59 PM
Runtime: 72 minutes
Director(s): Renato Barbieri
Through the testimony of modern abolitionists and rural workers, Servitude investigates one of the biggest ills that continue to plague Brazilian society today: contemporary slavery.
SOCKEYE SALMON, RED FISH
November 18, 2020 | 5:30 PM - 11:59 PM
Runtime: 51 minutes
Director(s): Dmitriy Shpilenok, Vladislav Grishin
Sockeye salmon, an inexhaustible resource that feeds billions of people on the planet. But soon, we may find ourselves exhausting the inexhaustible.
FROM DURBAN TO TOMORROW
When: November 19, 2020 | 5:30 PM - 11:59 PM
Runtime: 40 minutes
Director: Dylan Mohan Gray
The stories of five courageous frontline advocates from across the globe fighting the battle for a meaningful, universal human right to health.
ALICE STREET
November 20, 2020 | 5:30 PM - 11:59 PM
Runtime: 60 minutes
Director: Spencer Wilkinson
Oakland artists and residents rally together to protect their history, voice and land from the effects of rapid gentrification.
NEVER GOING BACK
November 21, 2020 | 5:30 PM - 11:59 PM
Runtime: 65 minutes
Director: Janette A. López
Join Explorer and her family as they move from Honduras to their new life in Mexico, a safe place where she and her sister can grow without their lives being put on the line.
INDEBTED TO ALL WOMEN
November 22, 2020 | 5:30 PM - 11:59 PM
Runtime: 60 minutes
Director(s): Roi Guitián, María Lobo
As abortion in El Salvador continues to be punishable with over 20 years in prison, women are struggling to change one of the most restrictive laws in the world of sexual and reproductive rights.
