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Uncharitableis a gripping documentary film that dives deep into the world of philanthropy and charity. Based on the provocative book of the same name by Dan Pallotta, the film challenges our preconceived notions about how charities should operate and raises important questions about the true impact of our giving.

Pallotta is a renowned speaker and author who has dedicated his career to revolutionizing the nonprofit sector. In Uncharitable, he argues that the way we think about charity is dead wrong. He believes that society's nonprofit ethic acts as a strict regulatory mechanism on the natural economic law. It creates an economic apartheid that denies the nonprofit sector critical tools and permissions that the for-profit sector is allowed to use without restraint.

Uncharitable is a must-watch for anyone involved in the nonprofit sector, including charity workers, philanthropists, and social entrepreneurs. It's also highly recommended for individuals interested in social issues or those who donate to charities and want to understand more about the sector's inner workings. Furthermore, educators and students studying social sciences might find the documentary insightful and thought-provoking. Lastly, leaders and policymakers who can influence the regulations surrounding nonprofits could benefit from the film's perspective.

Uncharitable offers a fresh perspective on philanthropy and the nonprofit sector, challenging the conventional wisdom that often governs our thinking about charity and giving. By watching Uncharitable, you will gain a deeper understanding of the constraints and challenges that charities face and how our current mindset can hinder their growth and impact. Whether you're a donor, a nonprofit worker, or simply someone interested in social issues, this film will provide you with valuable insights and may inspire you to rethink your approach to giving and social change.

For more than 40 years, Human Rights Watch has defended people at risk of abuse by investigating abuses scrupulously, exposing the facts widely, and relentlessly pressing those in power for change that respects rights. Our researchers examine situations in more than 100 countries around the world functioning as investigators, journalists, and advocates.

Recently marking our 30th Anniversary and currently screening films in over 15 cities around the world, the Human Rights Watch Film Festival (HRWFF) bears witness to human rights violations in direct storytelling and expos form, and creates a forum for courageous individuals on both sides of the lens to empower audiences with the knowledge that personal commitment can make a difference. In 30 years we have showcased over 720 films at our global festivals.

HRWFF makes effort to celebrate diversity of content and perspective in the films we select and post-screening conversations we host. From filmmakers to film participants to panelists, we strive to prioritize space for identities, viewpoints, forms of expertise and experiences either silenced or marginalized in the film industry, news and media. Discussions following the screenings with filmmakers, film participants, human rights activists & journalists take place after every screening to provide our audience with the opportunity to dig deeper into the issues they have just seen on screen.

We have a year-round outreach arm that collaborates with filmmakers and distributors to create partnerships with organizations to identify key audiences for our screenings. With a shared goal to raise awareness of the human rights issues profiled in the films, we conduct widescale grassroots outreach to ensure that impacted communities as well as decision-makers and policy makers are made aware of film screenings and invited to engage with the film. After films show in our festival, we often support and help to promote the films to our channels as they go on to have theatrical, digital or community screenings. We also work with filmmakers to optimize media opportunities and we receive major and extensive press every year.

Due to the specific nature of our programming goals, we do not accept films via open submissions and instead have developed a process which is a mix of scouting at film festivals and film events, via grant making foundations and our network of film professionals who assist us in finding both works-in-progress and completed films that we watch and consider upon recommendation. If you have any questions, please email festiv...@hrw.org

As Deputy Director, Jen Nedbalsky-Neal oversees strategic campaigns, experiential event production, brand identity, audience engagement and strategic partnerships for the Human Rights Watch Film Festival worldwide. With the goal of raising visibility of human rights in the cultural/entertainment landscape and engaging the public in campaigns for justice, Jen is working to build upon the festival's existing strategic partnerships with NGO partners, funders, streaming platforms, broadcasters and press outlets. Jen has worked with the festival since 2003 and loves the challenge of constantly evolving the festival's communications strategies to help documentary films find their audience, support justice movements and change policy. Jen lead work at HRW to run their "High School Program" initiative, bringing activists and filmmakers into NYC public schools, and spearheaded their "Youth Producing Change" youth media program - curating programs of short films made by young human rights advocates around the world + aiding in their distribution, in partnership with Adobe Youth Voices. Prior to joining Human Rights Watch, Jen held positions at activist video collective Paper Tiger Television, Rooftop Films, POV/American Documentary, was a grant writer at the NYCLU, co-founded the NYC Grassroots Media Coalition, worked at P.P.O.W. Gallery and Lightwork, a photo non-profit and worked as an artist assistant to feminist artists Carrie Mae Weems and Carolee Schneeman. She graduated from Syracuse University with a BA in Fine Arts with a specialization in Video Art. Outside of HRW, Jen tries to keep up her passion projects as a textile artist while parenting her two kids.

As senior manager for programming and production, Frances works with the programming team to identify and review films for Film Festival consideration, and handles various aspects of production of the London and NY festivals. Frances also consults with Human Rights Watch development teams in Beirut, Chicago, Berlin, Zurich, Oslo and Geneva on their film festival events. Before Frances joined HRW, she worked for various independent documentary production companies, film festivals and community arts organizations in production, event organizing, programming, outreach and marketing, with a focus on social justice and activism.

The film began its development in 2008 under producer Shawn Levy as a teen-targeted project written by Jared Stern. Between 2009 and late 2010 it saw different directors and stars join the project until November 2010, when it moved in a new direction under Rogen and Goldberg (who rewrote the script for an adult audience). Filming began in October 2011 in the state of Georgia, concluding in January 2012.

The film's marketing campaign was affected by the February 2012 shooting of Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood-watch member. As a result, the campaign was refocused on the alien premise instead of the film leads and the film's title was changed from Neighborhood Watch to The Watch. Released on July 27, 2012, the film was a box-office bomb, grossing just $68.3 million on a $68 million budget (with marketing and distribution costs taken into account). The film was also met with generally negative reviews, with critics focusing on the plotting, frequent "vulgar and offensive" jokes and numerous product placements. However, Hill and Ayoade's performances were more positively received.

In the fictional town of Glenview, Ohio, Evan Trautwig is a passionate volunteer in the community and senior manager of the local Costco. His life is changed when the store's night security guard is murdered. The local police have no leads and show no interest in investigating further. Determined to find the killer and bring him to justice, Evan decides to form a neighborhood watch. However, he only manages to recruit Bob, a construction manager and overprotective father; Franklin, a high school dropout who dreams of being a police officer but failed all the tests; and Jamarcus, a recent divorc.

The watch members use the group as an excuse to drink and relax, much to Evan's chagrin. While driving on patrol, they accidentally hit something. They discover a strange metallic orb that acts as a highly destructive weapon and deduce that it is of alien origin. Meanwhile, several more townspeople are mysteriously killed. The watch responds to the murders and encounters an alien, which attacks them. Evan seemingly kills it with a lawn gnome before the group returns with the creature to Bob's house. The creature regains consciousness and escapes, stealing the metallic orb and warning them that the aliens have already infiltrated the town. The watch members theorize that the aliens are stealing their victim's skins and disguising themselves as human. Bob confides to Evan that he is worried about his daughter Chelsea and does not trust her boyfriend Jason. Evan admits that he has been avoiding his wife Abby because he is infertile, and reveals his worry that it may cause her to leave him.

Evan suspects that one of his neighbors is an alien due to his deadpan, cryptic way of speaking and because he always seems to be following Evan. As the watch scouts the neighbor's house, Bob learns that Chelsea is at an unsupervised party with Jason. Bob disobeys Evan's orders and rushes to the party with Franklin. Bob prevents Jason from raping Chelsea, but Jason beats him until Franklin intervenes. Evan and Jamarcus investigate the odd neighbor alone, discovering that he hosts orgies in his basement. When Bob returns, he and Evan argue over his putting his daughter above the watch. Bob is fired from the watch after saying Evan has no friends because he tries to control everything. Evan goes home and admits his infertility to Abby, who accepts the news and tells him they will work things out.

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