Stanford takes over United Nations Association Film Festival

Today marks Day 1 of the 14th United Nations Association Film Festival, originally founded by Stanford educator Jasmina Bojic to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Every year UNAFF showcases the most powerful and timely documentaries from all over the globe, with this year’s theme being “Education Is A Human Right.” Screenings, panel discussions and receptions with filmmakers will take place in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco and Stanford campus through Sunday, Oct. 30. Not sure what to check out? Here we’ve highlighted several projects with strong ties to the Stanford community.

Inspired by their 2007 memoir of the same name, “The Power of Two,” directed by Marc Smolowitz, explores the uphill battle of half-Japanese twin sisters Anabel Stenzel ’94 and Isabel Stenzel Byrnes ‘94 against the fatal genetic disease cystic fibrosis. . . . .

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