In a world marked by diversity, recognizing 

 provides an opportunity to foster empathy, understanding, and solidarity – prompting us to reflect on the universal principles that bind us as a global community. 

That’s why through the power of cinema, we’re amplifying the voices that resonate with the universal call for human rights.

Available for viewing all month long, each of these films offers perspectives that challenge us to confront the complexities of human rights issues across the globe.

Kinema

Children of the Mist

Hà Lệ Diễm

Di is a 12-year-old girl from the mist-shrouded mountains of northern Vietnam. She belongs to the Hmong, an ethnic minority in which girls get married at a very young age. This is often preceded by a controversial “bride-napping,” where the girl is abducted by her future husband on New Year’s Eve. Negotiations between the families follow. This also happened to Di’s sister and their mother, so it doesn’t seem strange that in preparation the women and girls discuss sex and married life without embarrassment. But Di also goes to school, where she learns very different values. And in her own way, even Di’s mother tries to warn her daughter about child marriage.