UNAFF 2026, an international documentary film festival, in it's 29th year | runs October 15-25, 2026 | Screening at: Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco, Stanford University. The 2026 theme, PASSION FOR CHANGE, continues devotion to human rights with an emphasis on the energy, foresight and courage required to respond wisely to the increasing pace and challenges of our times. In its enduring advocacy for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights UNAFF celebrates the power of international documentary films dealing with the environment, refugees, famine, homelessness, racism, disease control, women's issues, children, universal education, war and peace, and topics listed in the UDHR. In the past 28 years, UNAFF has screened 8 documentaries which won Academy Awards and another 39 which were nominated. UNAFF was founded in 1998 by Stanford educator and film critic Jasmina Bojic in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.