Though far from the prestige of the red carpeted galas and polished feature films that now characterize the film festivals of Canada's major cities, Amnesty International's film festival presents a unique batch of films touching on issues of social justice throughout the world. The festival receives a bit of a bad rep for being a bit of a "downer", which can often be a bit hard to argue - the impetus for most of the films is usually some form of violation of social, political, environmental or individual rights.