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Shorts: Seeking Justice
Digital Screening Room Fri, May 14, 2021 12:00 AM - Thu, May 27, 2021 11:59 PM

Best of Fest Encores
A selection of documentaries focused on social justice and seeking truth.

Virtual
Virtual Available In:USA
Ticket Prices
General Public:$13.00 (+ $2 online fee)
Members:$10.00 (no online fee)
Film Info
Premiere Status:Minnesota Premiere
Festival Programs:Shorts
Spotlight: Common Ground
Minnesota Made
Tags:Documentary
Journalism
Social Justice
Activism
Latino/Hispanic/Iberian
Advocacy
Minnesota Made
Release Year:2021
Runtime:30 min
Country/Region:Mexico
USA
Language:Spanish
Trailer:https://vimeo.com/515417784
Cast/Crew
Director:Hunter Johnson

Description

Best of Fest Encores

An intimate portrait of two journalists seeking truth and justice for Mexico's disappeared.

Un retrato íntimo de dos periodistas que buscan la verdad y justicia para las y los desaparecidos de México.

Director Biography

Hunter Johnson Hunter N. Johnson is a documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Minneapolis whose projects seek to advance human rights through visual storytelling. For the last ten years he's been shooting, editing and directing short films, including four years with the traveling documentary team The Perennial Plate. His documentaries have been featured on PBS, The Atlantic, Vox and CNN. He's produced videos for major NGOs such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. His work has also been screened at the United Nations Office in Geneva, The Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival and the AFI DOCS Film Festival.

Since 2018, Hunter has been a lead researcher for the Observatory on Disappearances and Impunity in Mexico at the University of Minnesota.

Hunter N. Johnson es un documentalista y fotógrafo con sede en Minneapolis cuyos proyectos buscan promover los derechos humanos a través de la narración visual. Durante los últimos diez años ha estado filmando, editando y dirigiendo cortometrajes, incluidos cuatro años con el equipo de documentales itinerantes The Perennial Plate. Sus documentales se han presentado en PBS, The Atlantic, Vox y CNN. Ha producido videos para ONG como Human Rights Watch y Amnistía Internacional. Su trabajo también se ha proyectado en la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra, el Festival Internacional de Cine de Minneapolis / St. Paul y el Festival de Cine AFI DOCS.

Desde 2018, Hunter ha sido investigadora principal del Observatorio sobre Desapariciones e Impunidad en México de la Universidad de Minnesota.

Screening as a part of Shorts: Seeking Justice