http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2016/10/12/films-for-a-better-world

  The United Nations Association Film Festival is celebrating its 19th year and was founded by Jasmina Bojic. Starting on October 20 next week, the theme this year is "Compass for a Better World." The documentary films showed focus on "current events from across the world" to bring to light human rights issues that are unknown to other countries.
  This article is important because it highlights documentaries that you wouldn't really find in a film festival in the US. Coming from different parts of the world, people join together to explore culture and spread awareness on human rights activities that would otherwise be unseen in America. As a filmmaker, reading this article reminds me why people want to make movies and it's to tell stories, in this case, they are based on true stories. Will this film festival gain more attention over the years?