Harry Belafonte’s Sing Your Song is Centerpiece of 2011 HRWFFby Wilson Morales
THE 2011 HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH FILM FESTIVAL
Co-presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center
June 16-30 at the Walter Reade Theater
As the Festival Centerpiece of the 2011 Human Rights Watch Film Festival on June 25, Sing Your Song is an inspiring portrait of Harry Belafonte, with the legendary entertainer and activist present to discuss the film.
Susanne Rostock’s Sing Your Song intimately surveys the life of entertainer and activist Harry Belafonte. From his rise to fame as a singer and his experiences touring a segregated country, to his crossover into Hollywood, Belafonte’s groundbreaking career personifies the American civil rights movement. Rostock reveals Belafonte to be a tenacious activist, who worked intimately with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., mobilized celebrities for social justice, participated in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, and took action to counter gang violence, poor prison conditions, and youth incarceration.
Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. We work tenaciously to lay the legal and moral groundwork for deep-rooted change and fight to bring greater justice and security to people around the world. Through the Human Rights Watch Film Festival we bear witness to human rights violations and create a forum for courageous individuals on both sides of the lens to empower audiences with the knowledge that personal commitment can make a difference. The film festival brings to life human rights abuses through storytelling in a way that challenges each individual to empathize and demand justice for all people. To learn more about our work or to make a donation, visit www.hrw.org
