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First to Stand: The Cases and Causes of Irwin Cotler

Presented by Toronto Jewish Film Foundation/Festival (TJFF) and Hot Docs at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, Toronto ON

Feb 05 - 07 2023
First to Stand: The Cases and Causes of Irwin Cotler

Follow Irwin Cotler and his team of young activists at the Raoul Wallenberg Centre as they take on the cases of political prisoners and human rights activists battling against the world’s most repressive regimes.

Filmmakers Irene Angelico and Abbey Neidik (Dark Lullabies) follow Irwin Cotler and his team of young activists at the Raoul Wallenberg Centre as they take on the cases of political prisoners and human rights activists battling against the world’s most repressive regimes.

In the landmark case of Russian refusenik Natan Sharansky, Cotler devised a “mobilization of shame” against the human rights violator—essentially, a PR blitz against a superpower to convince them that holding a ... view more »

INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES*

Additional time info:

Following the In-Theatre Screening on Sunday, February 5:

Join the Honourable Irwin Cotler (via Zoom), directors Irene Lilienheim Angelico & Abbey Jack Neidik, and activist Shaparak Shajarizadeh in-person for a post-screening Q&A.

* Event durations (if noted) are approximate. Please check with the presenting organization or venue to confirm start times and duration.

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Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

506 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON M5S 1Y3

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