18th Annual United Nations Association Film Festival

The 18th UNAFF, an international documentary film festival, will run from October 15 to 25 at various locations in Palo Alto, San Francisco, and Stanford University. The Festival will present issues from the streets of Afghanistan, Cuba, Ecuador, France, India, Iraq, Israel, Libya, Nairobi, Nepal, South Africa, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, US, Yemen and other countries. Other topics include the politics of poaching in Africa; rape in India and across American college campuses; drones as a tool of modern warfare; the fastest winter-warming place on earth; the global waste crisis; individuals with Parkinson's staging a dance performance; art overcoming violence, poverty and isolation in Oakland, California; the history of Libya; the Greek financial crisis; an inside look at the girls of the Taliban; finding loopholes to perform abortions at sea; and a remarkable journey by twelve teens to confront racism and have the conversations most of us are too afraid to attempt. Please visit http://www.unaff.org for full program schedule and locations. $10 per film session (1.5-3 hrs). Free admission for students with valid ID, seniors (62+). Opening Night films and UNAFF & Kids program (Oct 17) are free and open to the general public. Free admission to all panels.