The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival is June 11-25, 2009 at venues around NY City. "Back Home, Tomorrow" about two children, one with a war-related amputation and the other who can't get the heart surgery he needs because of the war, will be shown at the Walter Reade Theater at The Film Society of Lincoln Center, 165 W. 65th St., Friday June 19, 9:15 p.m. and Saturday June 20, 4 p.m. with the filmmaker present at both screenings.Here's the film description:
In Back Home, Tomorrow, directors Fabrizio Lazzaretti and Paolo Santolini share the moving stories of two children affected by war to present the remarkable work of the Italian aid organization Emergency. Yagoub fled with his family from Darfur and now lives in the Mayo Refugee Camp in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. He has to undergo a serious heart operation, but neither his family nor his fellow tribesmen can come up with the money to pay for it. Then there's Murtaza. He's recuperating in a hospital in Kabul after losing his left hand to a landmine. The directors expertly interweave these two fascinating and heartfelt stories without commentary to create a film of rich complexities and emotional resonance.
The film is presented in association with FilmAid International, http://www.filmaid.org/ and Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival www.amnh.org/mead.
