Sameer Padania

A week ago I went to Human Rights Watch (34 floors up the Empire State Building) to interview John Biaggi, director of the organisation’s International Film Festival (HRWIFF).  We cut a short version of the interview for the Hub a few days back, but I’m sharing the full 29′ interview here, as we weren’t able to include all the candid insights John gave into the changing nature of film festivals, the advocacy role that the HRWIFF plays in the human rights landscape, and the impact of the festival on Human Rights Watch itself.

(or watch it over on blip)