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In Light Human Rights Documentary Film Festival

The 2026 In Light Human Rights Documentary Film Festival presents Local Realities and Beyond—a curated program of eight feature documentaries that expose how seemingly mundane structures/dynamics shape the stakes of human rights across continents, through both power and resistance. Dealing with themes like colonialism, climate change, and class disparity, these films show day-to-day exploitation and extraction in schools, cities, courts, farms, homes, and even the deep sea. With consistent and instant access to information, power often impacts our daily lives in easily recognizable ways; however, this curation of films emphasizes abuses of power that may not be immediately detectable, and how humans respond.

For more information, please visit the Center for Documentary Research and Practice's website, the festival's Facebook page, or the festival's Instagram page.

In Light 2026 is curated by Bruno Dariva, Caro Reed-Ferrara, and Ahmed Tahsin Shams of The Media School, with support from IU Cinema.