Sidelines: Amnesty International Football Film Festival

Football, like all sports should be a force for good but too often we hear of human rights being overlooked within and around the game. On the eve of the World Cup in Brazil, Amnesty International presents a weekend of films, thought-provoking Q&A's and lively panel discussions all with a human rights theme.

Eric Cantona's new documentary about Brazil, Looking For Rio, will have its UK premiere at the festival. Eric and his brothers Joel ans Jean Marie, who together form the Cantobros production company, will be 'in conversation' with TV presenter Zoe Ball after the screening. Other panel discussion topics include discrimination in football; the responsibility of major sports bodies to challenge human rights abuses in host countries
and women in football.

Of the eight films being shown during the festival, there are a total of five world, European or UK premieres - exploring themes ranging from the ups and downs of the Egyptian national side during the Arab Spring, the girls taking on the Argentinian football authorities for the right to play the game they love, to the Spanish Civil War refugees who became the first Spaniards to play professional football in England.

The festival is in partnership with Picturehouse cinemas and football quarterly The Blizzard. Please refer to website below for details on film screening times.