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- From the dealer to the narcotics officer, the inmate to the federal judge, a penetrating look inside America's criminal justice system, revealing the profound human rights implications of U.S. drug policy.
- In the summer of 2004, audiences looked on in disbelief as the Greek National Football Team, a country that had never previously won a single match in a major tournament, took down the giants of world football to become the unlikeliest of European Champions. The architect behind this unprecedented triumph was legendary German football coach 'King' Otto Rehhagel. After accomplishing every major success in Germany, he made the bold decision to leave all he knew behind and work in a foreign country with the underachieving Greek National Team. This is the story of how these two contrasting cultures came together to speak the same language and write a new chapter of Greek mythology.
- They are Moscow's stray shadows: a "pack" of dogs and humans, claiming their territory where the city is crumbling and yet reveals a magical landscape.
- "The wind got up in the night and took our plans away," reads the proverb in the opening titles of Museum of the Revolution. The words are a reference to the 1961 plan to build a grand museum in Belgrade as a tribute to Socialist Yugoslavia. It was supposed to "safeguard the truth" about the Yugoslav people. But the plan never got beyond the construction of the basement. The derelict building now tells a very different story from the one envisioned by the initiators 60 years ago. In the damp, pitch-dark building live the outcasts of a society reshaped by capitalism. The film focuses on a girl who earns a little cash on the street by cleaning car windows with her mother. The girl has a close friendship with an old woman who also lives in the basement. Against the background of a transforming city, the three women find refuge in each other.
- Look at 40 years of war through the eyes of those who suffer most from it - the women of Afghanistan. The documentary begins in the 1960s, when peace reigns in the Kingdom of Afghanistan. When the communists take power, an endless war begins that changes the face of Afghanistan. Women become pawns in ideological battles. After September 11, 2001, Afghan women hope for the return of peace. They want to take their fate into their own hands, but the spiral of violence continues to this day.
- In 2020 Gurbaz Sangha, a young Punjabi farmer led thousands to Delhi protesting new Farm Laws. Joined by over half a million from diverse backgrounds they remained at borders despite COVID lockdown vowing to stay until laws were repealed.
- A 10-year-old boy for more than a year as he confronted a decision which potentially would have a huge impact not just for his own future but for that of his island.
- Jabir, Usama and Useir are three young Bosnian brothers, born into a family of shepherds. They grew up in the shadow of their father, Ibrahim, a strict, radical Islamist preacher. When Ibrahim gets sentenced to two years in prison, for war participation and terrorism, the three brothers are suddenly left on their own.
- Three generations of an Iranian family, from the 1979 Islamic Revolution to today.
- After 62 years of marriage, an elderly couple decides to get a divorce.
- Invalids devastated by war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo make the trek to the capital to make their voices heard, to demand dignity and some kind of compensation.
- The New Greatness Case offers remarkable access to a group of young Russians entrapped by the secret service, resulting in unjust trials and prison sentences - echoing the intensified crackdown on dissent and free expression in Russia we see on the news every day. As we are witnessing the intensified crackdown on dissent and free expression in Russia, The New Greatness Case brings you into the life of young Russians caught in the crossfire. Anya was an ordinary teenager, discussing Russian politics and social issues on the internet with a group of friends, when a secret agent joined their chat group and rented them a meeting space - pushing them towards direct physical action. Police storm their homes to arrest and jail the teens, accusing them of plotting to overthrow the government and fabricating charges of extremism. Three years later, Anya's mother, continuing her desperate fight to prove her daughter's innocence, has transformed from a loyal follower of Vladimir Putin to a hunger-strike enacting political activist. With hidden camera footage, and an intimate relationship with the protagonists, director Anna Shishova shows the complete repression of present-day Russia, and how young, free-thinking people, are seen as a threat to the government.
- After a fifteen-year absence, Farah returns to Lebanon to live with her ageing father. There, the two try to find a common language that will allow them to have one last conversation.
- Is it possible for people to view different "realities"?
- A young Himalayan boy Veeru withstands prejudice from his village for his Indian-Nepalese background. Though rejected for his mixed identity, Veeru resiliently confronts the frequent indifference.
- Unemployed youths are swelling the ranks of gangs sowing violence in Zinder, Niger. Aicha Macky explores the origins of the radicalization in her hometown and the prospects for escaping it.
- 60 years of the History of Lebanon seen throughout the story of the Mercedes Ponton (the 180 model) and its German-Lebanese "family" locally called "Marcedes". Marcedes: the story of a car, the story of a family, the story of a country.
- On a road trip, Ahmed a train conductor is torn between his loyalty to the old Tunisian railway company and his personal aspirations, while Fitati, his colleague, chooses to become a whistleblower on train accidents.
- An auteur's personal narrative interwoven with those of other Syrian characters highlighting years of silence, fear and terror. A representation of stories which were behind the eruption of the Syrian society and the start of its revolution.
- An exploration into the motives and histories of individuals who have exited the world of violent extremism. This includes the director herself.
- 25 years after the siege of Sarajevo, the Spanish war reporter Gervasio Sánchez returns to the scene. There he meets the adults he photographed as a child, having chosen to capture life rather than death and destruction on film. What memories do these survivors have of this period as children? How did this incomprehensible and absurd war change their lives? What scars did it leave on them forever?
- A film about senior citizens learning about computers from teenage mentors and the connections made both on and offline.
- A spiritual journey mixed with adventure and thrill that Ammo took searching for his friend Said, who does neither use the phone nor modern means of communication, and who lives in a village in the depths of the rocky desert in the southeast of Morocco. This journey in which he experienced different situations that helped him free himself from the shackles of the material life, which scattered his being.
- Mubiru Reagan's life depends on a football scholarship. His dream is to emulate his idol, Fernando Torres, and be able to score a goal that will take his country, Uganda, to their first African Nations Cup. But above all he wants to study.
- They are women who chose the profession of teaching out of love and willingness - But circumstances put them in villages, mountains, and deserts .. far from their usual places, parents, and the luxury of life.
- Simon Shaheen, a Palestinian American, is one of the most significant Arab musicians, performers, and composers of his generation. His work incorporates and reflects a legacy of Arabic music, while it forges ahead to new frontiers, embracing many different styles in the process. This unique contribution is at the heart of a story that links together worlds, concepts and people of different creeds and nationalities.
- China's Forgotten Daughters tells an intimate story of one woman's journey that questions traditional notions of family and identity, revealing the wounds that tear at the heart of Chinese society in the aftermath of the one-child policy.
- Accomplishing the extraordinary in the face of serious illness. Little Stars tells the surprisingly life-affirming stories of young people living with life-limiting illnesses. Against the odds these youngsters are making the most of every moment thanks to the support of their loved ones, working in harmony with passionate 'palliative care' teams. Regrettably, not all conditions can be cured. However, many children with life-limiting conditions will live for years, if not decades. Currently, 20 million children can benefit from palliative care, but access remains an issue. But for those who are receiving care, the results are incredible. These remarkable stories show young people finding hope, love, joy and attainment in the face of the inevitable.
- The story of an Iraqi child whose family abandoned Mosul after the Islamic State took control of it in 2014, and war broke out in their area. The family lived in a displaced person camp. The child was forced to move away from his family and work in Erbil to be able to support his family. The child works daily for eight hours and earn less than five dollars a day. Because of that, he also stopped studying. The film shows the suffering of refugee and displaced children after the wars.
- Mustafa and his association decide to establish a project that changes entirely the social and economic situation of the mental disabled people in his city.
- 5 Documentary films talking about the last war on Gaza in 2009. Each documentary tackles different dimension of the war; politics, military, war-crimes, media, and people movement. These films were shot in Palestine, Egypt, England, Syria, and Lebanon.
- A Long Documentary that takes us in a journey searching for the art that doesn't concern with making musical stars, & which depends on the simple words relating directly to the simple environment, ideas & concerns of the regular classes of the Egyptian society.
- Ramadan month diaries and traditions in the small desert Berber region of Mzab Valley , southern Algeria . The film also demonstrates the history of Mozabit Berbers , their social system , traditions , values and religious life .
- Three Moroccan horsewomen are looking among mountain villages for girls who are passionate of horse riding. So can they make the first female cavalry team in Morocco.
- Once a successful Syrian actor, Jihad Abdo is now struggling as a refugee while trying to reinvent his life and rebuild his career.
- Ali, preacher of the village mosque, is leading an unusual project: the reopening and renovation of the cinema in his neighborhood, which has been closed for a quarter of a century.
- The Moroccan futurist who has a global belonging to humanitarian issues, El Mehdi Elmanjra, who made a lot of future predictions in the past, and now they come true.
- This is the story of a Greek physician who collects pendants and bracelets. This is the story of an Italian woman who has been fighting for 15 years to «make bodies talk.» This is the story of those who watch over the forgotten migrants.
- A journey of a Director searching for a beach photographer who took a picture of his father in the 1970s.
- A documentary film about a Somali refugee mother who has fled the conflict in her country leaving her two young daughters behind.
- The enlargement of the EU has created new walls, positioning non EU countries such as Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine on the front line of international migration. Though traditionally countries of emigration they have become countries of destination, hosting an increasing number of both, refugees and migrants. They are the gateway between Asia and Europe.