Ahead of Time (The Ruth Gruber Movie)
Buy tickets & check out the full program: http://www.hraff.org.au Check out the full program: http://www.hraff.org.au HRAFF on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/humanrightsfest HRAFF on Twitter: https://twitter.com/humanrightsfest HRAFF on Instagram: http://instagram.com/humanrightsfest Dr. Maya Angelou's legendary writings including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Phenomenal Woman and On the Pulse of Morning are merely a few examples of how words can truly change the world.
2011 Audience Award
Children of God (Bahamas)
Children of God http://www.tlavideo.com/gay-children-of-god/p-310462-2 The gorgeous beaches and towns of the Bahamas are the setting for Children of God, a strong and tender romantic drama from first-time filmmaker Kareem Mortimer. Percolating under the hot sun and sand are religious intolerance, political grand-standing, family woes and hopefully enough love to conquer them all.
2011 Best Feature
To Be Heard
This is the two minute trailer for To Be Heard: the story of young people empowering themselves through their own poetry. It is a universal tale of the power of words made especially poignant because the Bronx kids featured in this film have been programmed to fail by our society and by the schools they attend.
2011 Best Documentary
After the Fire
A film by Guido Verweyen Inspired by the Pulitzer Prize story & NY Times bestseller by Robin G. Fisher After The Fire tells the inspiring story of survival and friendship following the tragic Seton Hall university fire in NJ. It also follows the dramatic arson investigation of the two arsonists and a vast conspiracy to hide the truth.
