Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival Releases 2020 Schedule

In February The Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival returns for its 20th year of presenting films, hosting speakers and dialogue promoting human rights and advocacy on issues that affect us globally, nationally and locally. This award-winning community event is free and features 28 films held at venues throughout Bellingham and Whatcom County. The opening night films are “Salmon People” and “Damned to Extinction” on February 20 shown at 6:30 p.m. at the Pickford Film Center. A reception and silent auction to raise funds for the festival will start at 5:45 p.m. and is open to all. For a complete list of films and venues please visit our website bhrff.webs.com.

Film Festival Schedule February 20-29, 2020

Film Events Thursday, February 20, 2020

6:30 p.m. at the Pickford Film Center - Salmon People followed by Dammed to Extinction

Film Events Friday, February 21, 2020

7:00 p.m. at Fairhaven College Auditorium - The Brainwashing of My Dad

Film Events Saturday, February 22, 2020

Noon at the Pickford Film Center - Anthropocene
7 p.m. at Fairhaven College Auditorium - An Endless War

Film Events Sunday, February 23, 2020

Noon at Fairhaven College Auditorium - Racing Extinction
2 p.m. at Fairhaven College Auditorium - Suppressed
3 p.m. at Fairhaven College Auditorium - Blood Memory
7 p.m. at Fairhaven College Auditorium - The Price of Free

Film Events Monday, February 24, 2020

7 p.m. at Fairhaven College Auditorium - Gaza Fights for Freedom

Film Events Tuesday, February 25, 2020

7 p.m. at Fairhaven College Auditorium - Dark Money

Film Events Wednesday, February 26, 2020

7 p.m. at Fairhaven College Auditorium - Our Bodies, Our Doctor

Film Events Thursday, February 27, 2020

7 p.m. at Fairhaven College Auditorium - Strangers in Town
7:45 p.m. at - Fairhaven College Auditorium - Six short films about refugee experiences

Film Events Friday, February 28, 2020

7 p.m. at Fairhaven College Auditorium - Beyond Climate
7:50 p.m. at Fairhaven College Auditorium - Broken Fish

Film Events Saturday, February 29, 2020

12:30 p.m. at Fairhaven College Auditorium - The Wild
2 p.m. at Fairhaven College Auditorium - Broken Places
3:30 p.m. at Fairhaven College Auditorium - Stories of Us: Camp Second Chance
5:15 p.m. at the Pickford Film Center - A Concerned Citizen
6 p.m. at the Pickford Film Center - Interconnections

We acknowledge that Whatcom County is located on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples. They cared for the lands that included what we’d call the Puget Sound region, Vancouver Island and British Columbia since time immemorial. This gives us the great obligation and opportunity to learn how to care for our surrounding areas and all the natural and human resources we require to live. We express our deepest respect and gratitude for our indigenous neighbors, the Lummi Nation and Nooksack Tribe, for their enduring care and protection of our shared lands and waterways.