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- DirectorFranz BöhmThree young female activists in Hong Kong, Chile, and Uganda cope with the staggering personal impacts of their activism.
- DirectorAliaksei PaluyanStarsPavel HaradnizkyDzianis TarasenkaMaryna YakubovichAn inspiring and encouraging documentary about the peaceful uprising of a nation against injustice and the brutal oppression of their democracy movements.
- DirectorPhie AmboStarsIda AukenDan JørgensenDenmark's goal to reduce CO2 emissions 70% by 2030 is among world's most ambitious climate laws. Thousands of young Danes protest demanding action. Recent elections prove green climate policy gets votes, prioritizing climate in politics.
- DirectorNefise Özkal LorentzenStarsBayan AminHatun AtesSeyran AtesIn the 1960s, the hippies championed the idea of a sexual revolution. They received neither Fatwas nor bodyguards. Today, Seyran Ates - a Turkish- German lawyer, feminist, and one of the first female imams in Europe - is fighting for a sexual revolution within Islam. In return, she was shot, received fatwas and death threats, and now has to live under constant police protection. Seyran believes the only way to fight against radical Islam is through Islam, which is why, in her liberal mosque, there is no gender segregation or exclusion based on sexual orientation. This is the story of Seyran's personal and ideological fight for the modernization of Islam. Her quest for change takes her on a journey around the world, meeting with different people connected through faith, from sex workers in a German brothel to Uyghur LGBTQ youth and traditional female imams in China. It is also a journey through Seyran's life, from her humble beginnings as a Muslim girl in Turkey's slums to a female leader daring to challenge her own religion. Seyran rebels against extremism and hate in the name of peace and love.
- DirectorMads BrüggerStarsUlrich Løvenskjold LarsenMads BrüggerAlejandro Cao de Benos de Les y PérezA real-life undercover thriller about two ordinary men who embark on an outrageously dangerous ten-year mission to penetrate the world's most secretive and brutal dictatorship: North Korea.
- DirectorMagnus GerttenStarsSergej AlexandrowitschArturIsabella BartdorffDilya became a human rights activist the day her brother was thrown in prison, accused of being a terrorist. She challenged the dictatorship, escaped her home country but realized that the regime was closer than she could ever imagine.
- DirectorSushmit GhoshRintu ThomasStarsMeera DeviShyamkali DeviSuneeta PrajapatiIn a cluttered news landscape dominated by men, emerges India's only newspaper run by Dalit women. Chief Reporter Meera and her journalists break traditions, redefining what it means to be powerful.
- DirectorHogir HiroriStarsMahmud ReshoSihamZahraFilm follows a group into Syria's Al-Hol, a dangerous camp in the Middle East, as they risk their lives to save a women being held by ISIS as abducted sex slaves.
- DirectorAvi MograbiStarsDani VilenskiShlomo GazitRoni HirschsonAn account of Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories in the West Bank and Gaza Strip with statements from Israeli soldiers about their service there.
- DirectorLars EdmanWilliam JohanssonIn the mid-80's the Swedish mining giant Boliden dumped 20000 tonnes of hazardous waste in Arica in Northern Chile. Thousands of 'Ariqueños' were affected with cancers and other serious illness. Now a group of survivors are seeking justice.
- DirectorDylan WilliamsTrelawnyd male voice choir needs younger recruits. Amid jokes about ageing, choir mistress Ann thinks competing would help so the choir sails to Ulster for the Bangor International Festival.
- DirectorEnrique Sánchez LanschStarsMatthew HerbertInto the mind of Matthew Herbert, the revolutionary British musician and composer known for his political pieces and combining music derived from real life sounds with politically sensitive issues.
- DirectorAnna Hildur HildibrandsdottirStarsAyed ArafaidaMira AwadMustafa BarghoutiThe Icelandic band Hatari is used to provoking everyone and everything, but at the Eurovision Song Contest in Israel they have the opportunity to call out the whole world - that is if they want to.
- DirectorSalomé JashiDocumentary follows trees that are transported, at great expense and inconvenience, from the coast of the Republic of Georgia to the private garden of that country's former prime minister.
- DirectorRobin PetréStarsJames BarnettSam BrittainDan JarvisA look at the relationships between humans and wild animals of the ocean.
- DirectorAnna AntsaloStarsRob ArnoldShigeo HayashiLonneke BeukenholdtBeachcombers are people who search for treasures on shorelines. Ocean currents carry all sorts of stuff to the beaches.
- DirectorPaola CalvoPatrick JasimStarsLady CandyMiss KathMini SirenitaThe courageous female wrestlers of Ciudad Juárez, a city known for its high murder rate against women - who fight in the ring and in their daily lives to redefine the image of what it means to be a woman in Mexico.
- DirectorShannon WalshApp developers lured a massive labor force by promising flexible hours with no offices or bosses-but with gig workers from Uber, Amazon, Lyft and more in front of the camera, the human cost of disruption runs deep.
- DirectorSvetlana RodinaLaurent StoopStarsAlinaAnatolyAnnaOn the island of Ostrov in the Caspian Sea the inhabitants, left alone by the Russian state after the collapse of the Soviet Union, survive through poaching.
- DirectorEllen FiskeEllinor HallinAs her childhood turns into motherhood, teenage troublemaker Gemma comes of age in her fading Scottish steel town. But in a place where "you either get knocked up or locked up," innocent games can easily turn into serious crime.
- DirectorAlina GorlovaAfter they fled the war in Syria, the Suleyman family was scattered across Europe. Lazgin lives with his family in Ukraine, but his brother Koshnhav is in Germany, while a third brother is in Kurdish Iraq, and a fourth remains in Syria. This Rain Will Never Stop follows Lazgin's son Andriy, who is now a volunteer with the Red Cross and dealing with another military conflict, this time in Ukraine. Whether to escape the war or help relieve the suffering on site-such is the dilemma that Andriy struggles with during a visit to his brother in Germany and an emotional reunion with relatives in Iraq. After the sudden death of his father, Andriy decides to accompany the body back to Syria. Andriy's journeys are interspersed with footage of humanitarian relief efforts, displays of military strength, festive gatherings, and slices of everyday life-like an endless cycle of war and peace, in striking black-and-white cinematography. A dark atmosphere and the sparingly supplied information emphasize the grief and uncertainty within a war-torn family.
- DirectorSaskia GubbelsDaily life in the animal shelter of Amsterdam. In insite view in the daily business of helping animals and guiding them to their potential new owners.
- DirectorAsia DérSara HaragonicsStarsMelisszaNóraVirágAs Hungary's political climate becomes increasingly radicalized, Virág, a former green politician, loses faith in the pretend-to-be democratic parliament of Hungary and retires from politics. She and her musician partner Nóra decide to adopt a child and focus on building a family together. With a sensitive lens and close access, directors Asia Dér and Sári Haragonics follow the two women through their long and ultimately successful adoption process to bring home their young daughter. But tensions begin to rise between the two as Virág thrives in her role as a mother and Nóra struggles to find her place within the family. As the rising tides of right wing propaganda in Hungary begin to overflow into their family, their lives hit a boiling point and they must face the difficult decision of whether to leave their country behind.
- DirectorYana UgrekhelidzeAlexander's transgender identity means he is obliged to lead a life of secrecy in his home country.
- DirectorMonika TreutStarsSusan StrykerTexas TomboyAnnie SprinkleMonika Treut explores the worlds and thoughts of several transgender individuals. As with Treuts first film, Jungfrauenmaschine, Gendernauts, enters a minority sector of San Fransisco culture. The individuals in this film are people whose assigned gender at birth does not match their social gender identity. The subject is pinpointed in the film independent of sexual orientation. Leave your conservative hats at the door, this is going to need your special attention.