The goal of the festival is to show the best of international cinema, fiction, and documentaries on human rights and encourage public support of human rights. With more focus on Africa especially Nigeria, the location of the festival, each day of the festival, people are invited to talk about topics such as climate change, police brutality, Gender Rights, Digital Rights, corruption, and more.
OBJECTIVE
1. To showcase and spotlight local and international cinema comprising films, fiction, and documentaries that address human rights issues on the continent and across the world.
2. To strengthen and build the knowledge of new and existing film producers on human rights film productions.
3. To award creative works (films, fiction, and documentaries) on human rights in order to encourage more productions around the subject area.
4. To maximise the power of film to increase awareness, promote advocacy and take action on human rights issues in Nigeria and Africa.
5. To educate young and established filmmakers on financing and distribution of human rights films
