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are honored. Festival director Sridhar Rangayan said, "I saw these films as a jury member at the festival in the Netherlands and was so moved by the films, I was determined to bring them to India to share with audiences here." The films dealt with human rights issues like
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inaugurated the festival by asking "how do we as a society... go about igniting change in 'this climate of collective apathy to human suffering'" together with theatre actress and director
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Each day of the screenings, panel discussions were held on each topic screened. The panelists included filmmakers Bishakha Datta, Vinta Nanda; rights activist Priti Patkar, advocates
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The eight documentaries screened at Flashpoint Human Rights Film Festival were part of the Matter of Act program at Movies That Matter film festival 2010 held in March 2010 at
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A wide range of questions and discussions emerged from the audience of social activists, filmmakers, and film buffs, such as whether
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and autocracies, what the relationship is between violence and families, and how individuals can effect change in the world.
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issues at a macro as well as at a micro level; from global concerns to indigenous issues. The festival concluded on the
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across the world and the dangers they face in their work, which are not always in countries where
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between 8–10 December 2010. It screened eight films from around the world that dealt with
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