This edition’s focal points are dedicated to subjects and areas which have recently started lengthy debates in the Romanian society. One of the special events is the retrospective of Japanese director Kazuo Hara and producer Sachiko Kobayashi. The two of them will take part in Q&As after the screenings of their four films and will also hold a masterclass.

Japan’s most esteemed documentary filmmaker will also attend the European premiere of his new film Sennan Asbestos Disaster, which was screened so far only at three Asian festivals (Yamagata, Busan, Tokyo) and will be theatrically released in Japan on 10 March 2018.

One World Romania International Human Rights and Documentary Film Festival is organised by the One World Romania Association and its main partner is the Rule of Law Program South East Europe of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.