Human Rights Watch International Film Festival

The MFA brings you the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival this week. Starting with the opening of Born into Brothels on Thursday there will be a number of films from the traveling series screened at Coolidge Corner and the Museum of Fine Arts. In the spirit of the MFA they’ll cost a little bit more than a movie anywhere else, but Bostonist promises that you’ll get more out of any of the films in this series than you will from Elecktra.

The series features a dozen films focusing on the human story of human rights. The producers disclaim that the series does not necessarily represent the viewpoint of Human Rights Watch, but does express the real and factual stories from many perspectives. Born into Brothels has been nominated for this year’s Oscars, it’s up against SuperSize Me, Tupac: Resurrection among others for the title of Best Documentary Feature. Born into Brothels tells the story of Calcutta's brothel workers and has already received many awards including the Sundance Film Festival’s documentary award in 2004. Chicagoist would be attending Deadline with us on Sunday. Deadline is a film about the decision of George Ryan, Illinois Governor, to declare a moratorium on the death penalty in his state. Persons of Interest depicts the interrogation that some of the more than 5000 people taken into custody after the attacks on September 11, 2001 were subjected. If you didn’t cry today listening to the coverage of the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and you’re looking for some tears the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival is sure to tug at your heart strings.