"Raising awareness towards social issues through the powerful medium of cinema"

Jillie Simon, writer, co-director, co-producer and actress for Hungry shared the following post:

Thomas Simon (co-director/composer/editor/co-producer of "Hungry") brought to my attention stories of a couple of teachers around the country who fou...

What has become of our capacity to be affected by how another person lives? What are the various “occupy” groups from around the world trying to tell us?

Making a commitment or joining a protest movement are not inborn human qualities but reactions that e...

As the festival quickly approaches, SRFF has invited its filmmakers to blog about the behind-the-scenes process of making each film. This first entry is written by Mary Paley, producer, writer and director of The Neighborhood That Disappeared:

WHY THIS FILM

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Critic Louis Proyect previews two films concerning the Armenian genocide from SRFF 2016. The article starts:

As the founder of the SR film festivals, Nora Armani is blessed with an uncommon ability to curate some of the most important films being made tod...

Another fantastic article from Natja Igney at Riviera Buzz highlighting the French films of SRFF 2016, as well as a film from Quiet Lunch.

Igney writes:

Only in its third year, the Socially Relevant Film Festival with its heavy slant on social issues is p...

Check out this wonderful interview with CivilNet TV:

Blogger Claus Mueller previews the upcoming edition of Socially Relevant Film Festival.

Read more here.

Thanks to Black Tie Magazine and Aubrey Reuben for featuring SRFF in its February edition of "On the Town with Aubrey Reuben"!

Reuben writes:

I was invited to a charming Italian restaurant, Bocca East, 1496 Second Avenue, for a delicious press luncheon to...

With the recent announcement of our official selection for the 2016 Socially Relevant Film Festival, we are thrilled to once again bring NYC audiences a fantastic line-up of documentaries, narratives and shorts this March 15-19.

As the founder of SRFF, I...

If there were an award for Most Remarkable Accomplishments (and there should be one!), our money is on a successful actress/director, who in addition to being exquisitely talented and beautiful, is also a noted humanitarian...