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The Chocolate War

The Chocolate War Twenty years ago, the world's biggest chocolate giants signed an agreement to work toward abolishing child slavery. However, frequent reports show that the issue remains to this day
Mary-Jo Will See You at 4

Mary-Jo Will See You at 4 Mary-Jo receives daily visitors in her living room. As an ethnologist specialized in Darfur, her guests aren’t coming to have tea only. They need crucial help that only this 90-year-old woman can give; a chance at proving where they’re coming from when their land disappeared
Beyond Utopia

Beyond Utopia A suspenseful look at the lengths people will go to gain freedom, BEYOND UTOPIA embeds with a courageous pastor as he works tirelessly to guide various individuals attempting to flee one of the most oppressive places on Earth: North Korea
Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely

Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely How did we come to this moment, where free speech issues have never felt more complicated and urgent, and where the nation is wondering a new: what price are we willing to pay for free speech?
Slowly Here Below. Four Monologues

Slowly Here Below. Four Monologues How can life go on after the horrors of Auschwitz and Buchenwald? Four Holocaust survivors talk about their lives afterwards.
Onanya

Onanya Onanya is a feature-length documentary that tells the story of an Amazonian tribe that has stood the test of time. The Shipibo are indigenous gatekeepers of the natural kingdom and its medicinal plants whose way of life is under threat.
Deep Rising

Deep Rising The fate of the planet’s last untouched wilderness, the deep ocean, is at stake as a secretive international organization moves to allow corporations to strip mine the seabed for metals crucial to powering a carbon-free future.
Playeros: Beach Workers

Playeros: Beach Workers We dream of the beach; Nelson dreams of escaping it. 
Common Ground

Common Ground COMMON GROUND is the sweeping and uplifting story of the pioneers of the Regenerative Movement who are forgoing the toxic seeds and sprays pushed by Big Ag in order to produce tremendous quantities of nutritionally dense food while bringing our entire ecosystem back to life
OYATE

OYATE OYATE elevates the voices of Indigenous People , in the wake of the Dakota Access Pipeline Protests, as they are using their newfound platform to shed light on the wide array of injustices committed against them in an effort to embark upon the process of decolonization.
The Right to Read

The Right to Read The Right to Read shares the stories of an activist, a teacher, and two American families who fight to provide our youngest generation with the most foundational indicator of life-long success: the ability to read.
Born Free: Birth in America

Born Free: Birth in America If birth and pregnancy are a lens on how society values its women, why has it become a fight that American women are losing?
Marry Me However

Marry Me However The film explores the lives Orthodox-Jewish LGBT members who willingly choose to marry heterosexuals and raise a heteronormative family, obeying the rules of their societies while denying their own identities
Bad Axe

Bad Axe A real-time portrait of 2020 unfolds as an Asian-American family in Trump's rural America fights to keep their restaurant and American dream alive
Riotsville, U.S.A.

Riotsville, U.S.A. Welcome to Riotsville, U.S.A., a fictional town built by the U.S. military in the 1960s, where military and police were trained to respond to civil disorder
The 8th

The 8th The 8th traces Ireland’s campaign to remove the 8th Amendment – a constitutional ban on abortion, forging a new progressive path when reproductive rights are threatened all over the world
Battleground

Battleground As the nation faces the end of Roe v. Wade, follow three women leading formidable anti-abortion organizations to witness the enormous influence they wield at the intersection and future of abortion and politics in America.
Kinderland

Kinderland The tale of a century-old rivalry between two progressive Jewish summer camps and their attempt at a newfound alliance, inspiring unity within today’s divided world.
The Revolution Generation

The Revolution Generation More than half of the 80 million Millennials in America are politically Independent. Every single one of them will be needed if the planet is to avoid climate catastrophe.
Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops – ABA

Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops – ABA A rare 360 degree portrait, Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops follows two police officers with the San Antonio Texas Police Department who are diverting people away from jail and into mental health treatment, one emergency call at a time
Not Going Quietly

Not Going Quietly Ady Barkan’s life is upended when he is diagnosed with ALS, but a confrontation with a powerful senator catapults him to national fame and ignites a once-in-a-generation political movement
Flee

Flee Amin had an extraordinary child refugee journey from Afghanistan. He is facing a painful secret he kept hidden for 20 years, threatening to derail his life and his soon-to-be husband
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy

Scottsboro: An American Tragedy The history of the "Scottsboro Boys," a group of African American men who were victims of a racist miscarriage of justice that became a national controversy.
Taiwan vs. China: A Fragile Democracy

Taiwan vs. China: A Fragile Democracy To China, it’s a breakaway province that must return to the fold. To its 24 million inhabitants, it’s a sovereign state. Now that Hong Kong has been brought into line, Taiwan remains determined to stand up as a vibrant, young democracy. But it won’t be easy…
Clean Hands

Clean Hands What happens when your wildest dreams come true? From living on a garbage dump, a philanthropist builds them a house and farm. Shot over the course of seven years, ‘Clean Hands’ is an award-winning account of family, extreme poverty and the hope and innocence of children.
Julian Assange: The Price of Truth

Julian Assange: The Price of Truth In 2013, we interviewed Assange in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he described confronting a society immobilised by authoritarian abuses. At the time, he had no idea that he was going to spend seven years between four walls, under constant surveillance.
On the Line

On the Line Every year, over 100,000 Mexicans living in the USA are deported. Many have grown up in America. Some can’t even speak Spanish. In a matter of days they are torn away from their loved ones and escorted across the border. Unable to return home or appeal their deportation.
Ghosts of Afghanistan

Ghosts of Afghanistan The speed at which the Taliban have retaken Afghanistan has taken everyone by surprise. How could it happen? What went wrong with ‘the good war’? And what comes next? Graeme Smith returns to Afghanistan to see if there is hope for peace.
Shadow Game

Shadow Game Every day teenagers who have fled their war-torn countries try to cross Europe’s borders in search of a better life. They travel through a shadow world of minefields, bears, fast-flowing rivers, smugglers and border guards, desperately trying to win 'the game’.
The Arrivals

The Arrivals Caroline and Colette are social workers. All day long, they receive families who are seeking asylum in France to assist them with the process. Every day, there are new arrivals, from the four corners of the world, by charter plane or by covered truck
RUTH – Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words The improbable story of how Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who couldn’t get a job after graduating at the top of her law class, became a revered Justice of the Supreme Court and icon for gender equality and human rights
Mission: JOY

Mission: JOY Deeply moving and laugh-out-loud funny, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu share science-backed wisdom of how to live with joy in troubled times in Mission: JOY.
SHOAH & Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah | Special offer | Available in North America only. “First-Ever Digital Release of Shoah with the Oscar Nominee, Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of Shoah a Vital Educational Counterpart”.
No Man’s Zone

No Man’s Zone The 40 year old nuclear power station on the coast of Fukushima went into crisis after being struck by the tsunami on March 11th 2011. Within 24 hours, evacuation order was proclaimed to the surrounding 20 Km area
Like an Open Sky

Like an Open Sky On the French-Belgian border, there’s a unique place that takes in children with mental and social problems. Day after day, the adults try to understand the enigma that each one of them represents and invent the solutions that will help them to live in peace
Into Our Hands

Into Our Hands When their lingerie factory goes bankrupt, the employees—mostly women—attempt to take it over by forming a cooperative. Their little enterprise becomes a theater where, in an impish tone, fundamental economic and social issues are played out amidst the bras and panties
To the Four Winds

To the Four Winds In the Roya valley between France and Italy, thousands of migrants try to cross the border each month. Cédric Herrou, a local farmer, welcomes migrants at his home, challenging French immigration policies
Sons of Honor

Sons of Honor In the most violent region of Italy, the ‘Ndrangheta mafia rules. One of the few who dares to stand up against the mafia is the President of the juvenile court, Roberto Di Bella. Through him and his team we will meet the sons of some of the most dangerous men in Italy
Coal Money

Coal Money On the coal road linking the Shanxi mines with the large port of Tianjin, in northern China, the drivers of 100-ton trucks shuttle endlessly to and fro, day and night. On the roadside: prostitutes, cops, petty racketeers, garage owners, mechanics
The Nest

The Nest From 1941 to 1970, about 500 WWII orphans and foster kids were raised by Yvonne & Roger Hagnauer a.k.a; Goéland and Pingouin, two code names for this strong-willed and caring couple of Resistants.
HAYATI (My Life)

HAYATI (My Life) Osama and his son Zeid who were abused by a Hungarian journalist. Despite of himself, Osama became the symbol of the unfair treatment of immigrants and is given the chance to land his dream job: football coach in a Madrid based club
To Russia With Love

To Russia With Love Leading up to the Olympics in Sochi, a law banning “propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations to minors” was passed in Russia. Gay Olympians were confronted with a tough decision: whether to protest in defense of their Russian comrades or compete in silence
Reunited

Reunited Having fled from Syria two doctors and their kids get separated
Ambulance

Ambulance When a highly talented young filmmaker tells the story of this country with compassion, beauty, and warmth.
SHOAH

SHOAH Twelve years in the making, SHOAH is Lanzmann’s monumental epic on the Holocaust and features interviews with survivors, bystanders and perpetrators in 14 countries
American Psyche

American Psyche Travelling across the USA, two European filmmakers conduct a series of interviews with Americans of diverse race, gender, religion and socio-economic standing, exploring the current climate of social and political life
Tangled Roots

Tangled Roots A brief televised guide to the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A succinct, lucid summary and concise presentation of its basic concepts and decisive events, while laying them out on a timeline and a spatial map, related from a variety of viewpoints and positions
Duma

Duma An inner perspective into the phenomena of sexual abuse in Palestinian society
Backwards

Backwards The refugee crisis encapsulated in a single night: a crowd of people wait in front of the immigration office for the tiny chance that they'll be granted a refugee status
Four Mothers

Four Mothers A female-driven, grassroots protest movement takes on the military establishment and challenges the patriarchal society of Israel to stop a bloody war that has been raging for years
Third Person

Third Person Suzan isn’t either-or. Suzan isn’t both. Not quite male, not quite female. At 35 years old Suzan discovers this for the first time
From Slavery to Freedom

From Slavery to Freedom FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM portrays the story of Soviet "Refuseniks" through the prism of Natan Sharansky's biography
Before My Feet Touch the Ground

Before My Feet Touch the Ground A young Israeli named Daphni looks back on the time she went from a naive demonstrator to the figurehead of a national protest movement
The Jump

The Jump Through rare archival footage and a dramatic first-person re-enactment of one of the biggest Cold War muddles of the 1970s, Lithuanian sailor Simas Kudirka tells the tale of his desperate jump to freedom
The Devil’s Advocate

The Devil’s Advocate The Devil’s Advocate is a feature-length documentary by Emmy-Award winning directors Habiba Nosheen & Hilke Schellmann that follows lawyers who defend men accused of terrorism
MLK/FBI

MLK/FBI Based on recently declassified files, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sam Pollard explores the US government's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Exit Music

Exit Music A rare invitation into the world of a young artist dying of cystic fibrosis as he navigates the ominous, sacred, and unmapped journey at the end of life
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story

Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story Legendary political rock star Lee Atwater helped elect Ronald Reagan, created the Bush dynasty, and taught the Republican Party that politics is war. Then Lee repented. Or did he?
The Rescue List

The Rescue List In a hidden safehouse in Ghana, social workers help two children recover from a childhood enslaved to fishermen. But their story takes an unexpected turn when their rescuer embarks on another rescue mission and asks the children for help
Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops

Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops A rare 360 degree portrait, Ernie and Joe: Crisis Cops follows two police officers with the San Antonio Texas Police Department who are diverting people away from jail and into mental health treatment, one emergency call at a time
The First Sea

The First Sea A touching story from the midst of the Israel-Palestine conflict
Private Revolutions – Young, Female, Egyptian Courage, Will, and Sensibility
Solo – Out of a Dream

Solo – Out of a Dream A story of poverty, violence, and escape from the slums of Rio de Janeiro
Dil Leyla

Dil Leyla At 26, Leyla is elected the youngest mayor in Turkey, in her hometown of Cizre, a Kurdish capital city near the Iraqi-Syrian border—a city she fled over 20 years ago, after her father was killed by the Turkish military
Una Primavera

Una Primavera A daughter follows her mother with a camera on a personal journey through domestic violence, leading them both between the contradictions of family.
With God’s Grace

With God’s Grace A story of suffering and survival
Kick Out Your Boss

Kick Out Your Boss A look at alternatives to Late Stage Capitalism
The Antidote

The Antidote Stories of kindness, decency, and the power of community in America
Weapon of War

Weapon of War Military and rebels unveil their hidden motives and strategies of rape of as a war crime in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Justice for Sale

Justice for Sale JUSTICE FOR SALE follows Claudine, a young and courageous human rights lawyer, in her struggle against injustice and widespread impunity in Congo
The Case Against 8

The Case Against 8 A behind-the-scenes look inside the historic case to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage. The high-profile trial first makes headlines with the unlikely pairing of Ted Olson and David Boies, political foes who last faced off as opposing attorneys in Bush v. Gore
iHUMAN

iHUMAN In iHuman, some of the brightest minds in the AI industry decrypt a roadmap to our future. Who is really holding the code?
White Noise

White Noise The definitive inside story of the alt-right, following movement leaders as they ride a wave of racist ideas to viral fame
Those Who Jump

Those Who Jump A film about making a film, By the producers of Academy-Award Nominees "The Look of Silence" and "The Act of Killing"
Ghost Hunting

Ghost Hunting Raed Andoni, director of "Fix ME", assembles an eclectic group of Palestinian ex-prisoners in order to rebuild the Israeli investigation center in which they were all imprisoned.
John Lewis: Good Trouble

John Lewis: Good Trouble A fascinating look into the life and times of U.S representative and activist, John Lewis. Using interviews and rare archival footage the film delivers an intimate account of Lewis's legacy and contribution to the Civil Rights Movement
Bending the Arc

Bending the Arc In the 1980s, three young people barely out of their teens began a movement that would change global health forever. Bending the Arc tells their story.
Arna’s Children

Arna’s Children How the children of a Palestinian theater group got involved in the Intifada
Chicago 10

Chicago 10 Speak Your Peace
Bedlam

Bedlam An Intimate Journey Into America's Mental Health Crisis
The Prosecutors

The Prosecutors The Prosecutors
Do we have to tolerate sexual violence as a by-product of war?
The World According to Sesame Street

The World According to Sesame Street The World According To Sesame Street explores the drama, challenges, and rewarding outcome as dedicated Sesame producers and local producers bring to life the world’s most watched children’s television program in Bangladesh, Kosovo and South Africa.
Island of the Hungry Ghosts

Island of the Hungry Ghosts Poetic profile of the forgotten asylum seekers detained on Christmas Island
House Call – Vika

House Call – Vika We follow the medical team aiding Vika, a single mother with cancer, during her final days.
Oleg and the War

Oleg and the War Follow 10-year-old Ukrainian boy Oleg, who learns to navigate his childhood through the war.
Wadi, Ten Years Later

Wadi, Ten Years Later Ten years after his first Wadi, Amos Gitai takes up again the tale of the inhabitants of Wadi Rushmia.
Death by a Thousand Cuts

Death by a Thousand Cuts In DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS, the murder investigation of a Dominican park ranger by a Haitian charcoal producer reveals the complex, growing conflict between the Dominican Republic and Haiti in the battle for natural resources.
Girl Rising 5th Anniversary Edition

Girl Rising 5th Anniversary Edition The updated film features new research on girl’s education, video updates on the girls, and videos from the Girl Rising movement featuring students, teachers, and community leaders taking action for girls’ education
High Fantasy

High Fantasy “Our national anthem is bullshit, our flag is bullshit, Rainbow Nation is bullshit. Bullshit”
Proteus

Proteus What if your passion was punishable by law?
State of Mind

State of Mind People from the war-torn DRC will not be able to be productive until they overcome their trauma.
Stories of Our Lives

Stories of Our Lives A series of vignettes based on true stories collected for the Stories Of Our Lives project.
Beats of the Antonov

Beats of the Antonov BEATS OF THE ANTONOV shows how the people of the Blue Nile and Nuba Mountains in Sudan how they deal with civil war. Traditionally music has always been part of daily life but now it has a new role in a society challenge by war.
That Which I Love Destroys Me

That Which I Love Destroys Me An uncensored look at the current epidemic of PTSD and severe mental trauma that create tremendous challenges for returning service members.
The Cleaners

The Cleaners Enter a hidden third world shadow industry of digital cleaning, where the Internet rids itself of what it doesn't like: violence, pornography and political content.
The Distant Barking of Dogs

The Distant Barking of Dogs This Peabody award winning film follows the life of 10-year-old Ukrainian boy Oleg throughout a year, witnessing the gradual erosion of his innocence beneath the pressures of war.
Allah in Europe

Allah in Europe What is the future of Islam in Europe? How hopeful can we be of an European, enlightened version of Islam, and will it be possible to overcome the Europeans’ distrust of Islam?
Dark Side

Dark Side Moshe is a survivor. His family was murdered when he was 13 years old. Moshe is different from other survivors and did what many only dared to dream of, he got revenge.
Jaha’s Promise

Jaha’s Promise A documentary about the life and activism of Jaha Dukureh, a Gambian anti-female genital mutilation campaigner who returns to her country of birth to confront the harmful tradition that she and 200 million women and girls have undergone globally.
Human Flow

Human Flow When there is nowhere to go, nowhere is home. An epic film journey led by the internationally renowned artist Ai Weiwei.
DOLORES

DOLORES Dolores Huerta fought tirelessly alongside Chavez for racial and labor justice and became one of the most defiant feminists of the twentieth century. The fight continues...
Burning Out

Burning Out Doctors in a Parisian hospital are fighting a life-and-death battle. Everything’s got to be cheaper, quicker and more efficient. A glimpse of imminent burnout in the healthcare system.
Shipwrecked America

Shipwrecked America A portrait of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, revealing how displacement and destruction were used as an opportunity for neoliberal initiatives, drastically intensifying the city’s economic, social and racial inequalities.
An Inconvenient Sequel

An Inconvenient Sequel A decade after AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH brought the climate crisis into the heart of popular culture, comes Al Gore's riveting and rousing follow-up that shows just how close we are to a real energy revolution.
Reporters Against Power

Reporters Against Power Fidan Ekiz visits courageous people from across the world who practice journalism under dictatorship or oppression, traveling to the countries where journalists can make the difference, even whilst their freedom of speech of speech is under threat.
Hotline

Hotline Hotline for Refugees and Migrants, a Tel Aviv based NGO, fights an uphill battle against the rising xenophobia and against the legislation which treats illegal border crossing as criminal offense.
The Freedom To Marry

The Freedom To Marry The epic and surprising story of same sex marriage in America; the most successful - and perhaps most inspiring - civil rights movement of our time
Winnie

Winnie This is the story of Winnie Madikizela Mandela, one of the most misunderstood and intriguingly powerful contemporary female political figures
E-TEAM

E-TEAM Going behind the lines to expose crimes against humanity with the E-Team - the most intrepid division of a respected, international human rights group.
This Changes Everything

This Changes Everything Inspired by Naomi Klein’s international bestseller, THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING is an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change.
Half the Sky

Half the Sky Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Tempestad

Tempestad The emotional journeys of two women victimized by corruption and injustice in Mexico and of the love, dignity and resistance that allowed them to survive.
National Bird

National Bird National Bird follows the dramatic journey of three whistleblowers who are determined to break the silence around the secret U.S. drone war.
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice

Olympic Pride, American Prejudice In 1936, 18 African-American athletes won hearts and medals the Berlin Olympic Games, defying theories of Aryan supremacy. History forgot all except one. This is the story of the other 17.
Under The Gun

Under The Gun In the gun debate, truth is the ultimate weapon. UNDER THE GUN gives a human face to a crisis that is costing us in blood and scarring the conscience of a nation.
Time to Choose

Time to Choose Climate change is the biggest challenge humanity has ever faced – and is also our greatest opportunity. TIME TO CHOOSE leaves audiences understanding what can be done to fix this global threat.
Sold

Sold Based on the global bestseller by Patricia McCormick, SOLD is the story of Lakshmi who journeys from a pastoral, rural village in Nepal to a gritty brothel/prison called Happiness House in Kolkata, India.
The Shelter

The Shelter A winter spent in the heart of an emergency shelter for homeless people in Lausanne, and the nightly selection process which decides which of the needy will receive a hot meal and a bed.
South to North

South to North By following the Big Project of Chinese Rivers Diversion, director Antoine Boutet explores a territory transformation that is the consequence of a political choice. But is it the good choice?
Shock Room

Shock Room We do as we’re told. Or do we? A compelling new feature documentary breaks open Stanley Milgram’s dramatic ‘Obedience to Authority’ experiment and forces us to re-evaluate its conclusions.
Little People Big Dreams

Little People Big Dreams Behind the curtains of the most unlikely kingdom on earth. This is China's Dwarves Empires, where little people stand tall. Or do they?
Leaving Africa

Leaving Africa A film about the quest for gender equality in Africa, told through the eyes of a Finish Aid worker in Uganga experiencing homophobic blackmail.
WALLS

WALLS The world is increasingly divided by walls, physically separating the human beings living on either side of them. How can we understand WALLS as a global issue?
Trapped

Trapped With U.S. abortion clinics are fighting to survive, what remains of a woman's right to choose?
Drone

Drone Michael Haas has played war video games since he was 5. At 19 he is employed by the US AirForce as a drone pilot.
Food Chains

Food Chains Food Chains exposes the abuse of farmworkers within the United States and the complicity of the multibillion dollar supermarket and fast food industries.
#chicagoGirl

#chicagoGirl From her childhood bedroom in suburban Chicago, Ala’a, a 19-year-old American girl coordinates the revolution in Syria
3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets

3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets 3½ MINUTES: TEN BULLETS dissects the aftermath of the murder of 17-year-old Jordan Davis and the trial of Michael Dunn who, in 2012, shot him repeatedly at a Florida gas station for playing his music too loudly.
The Armor of Light

The Armor of Light Faith, firearms, and one minister's journey... the story of one Evangelical Reverend trying to find the courage to preach about the growing toll of gun violence in America
Before the Last Curtain Falls

Before the Last Curtain Falls The exceptional and heart-warming stories of a group of trans cabaret artists and drag queens in their sixties and seventies, who summon the courage to take the stage one last time.
Children of the State

Children of the State How did 500'000 Russian orphans became the victims of international political power games?
La Source

La Source A Haitian Princeton janitor returns to his country after the devastating 2010 earthquake to revive his lifelong dream to bring what is most fundamental to his village's survival; clean water.
Escape Fire

Escape Fire The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare. Tackling one of the most pressing issues of our time: how can we save our badly broken healthcare system?
Girl Rising

Girl Rising Educating girls can break cycles of poverty in just one generation, yet millions of girls aren’t in school
The Invisible War

The Invisible War A groundbreaking investigative documentary about one of America’s most shameful and best kept secrets: the epidemic of rape within the U.S. military
Pray the Devil Back to Hell

Pray the Devil Back to Hell The dramatic success story of the women's peace movement of Liberia
Terms and Conditions May Apply

Terms and Conditions May Apply A disquieting exposé that demonstrates how we unknowingly, click by click, generate a cloud of data that records our every on-line move.
A Place At The Table

A Place At The Table One nation. Underfed. Examining the issue of hunger in America through the lens of three people struggling with food insecurity.
American Promise

American Promise Success is our only option. Spanning 12 years in the lives of two middle class black families sending their sons to a prestigious Manhattan private school.
Crime After Crime

Crime After Crime Horribly abused, wrongfully imprisoned... one signature away from freedom.
A Collection of Short Films by Joshua Oppenheimer An exclusive look at the early short films made in the career of Joshua Oppenheimer, the Oscar nominated director of THE ACT OF KILLING and THE LOOK OF SILENCE
Land Grabbing

Land Grabbing Mark Twain once said, "Buy land, they're not making it anymore." With the world’s farmland is at risk, this aphorism has become a matter of urgency
Life Is Sacred

Life Is Sacred The fearless Colombian philosopher-politician-teacher Antanas Mockus and his followers struggle for peace in a country with the longest running internal conflict in the world. This is a story about 4 years that changed a country forever.
The Look of Silence

The Look of Silence In this highly-anticipated companion to The Act of Killing, Joshua Oppenheimer offers another haunting look at the Indonesian genocide, this time from the perspective of the victims.
The 50 Year Argument

The 50 Year Argument Told through the inimitable documentary style of Martin Scorsese, The 50 Year Argument rides the waves of literary, political and cultural history as charted by its subject: the influential and renowned publication The NY Review of Books.
No Fire Zone

No Fire Zone An explicit and horrifying exposé of the final months of the Sri Lankan civil war, as told by the people who lived through it, providing direct evidence of a war that was supposed to be conducted in secret.
Empire of Dust

Empire of Dust Two different cultures clash in the dust of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Not only the language barrier but also the extreme cultural differences make any kind of cooperation almost impossible.
Life Sentences

Life Sentences An Arab man marries a Jewish woman and they live in quiet harmony within the Arab-Jewish community with their son and daughter. The family unit is broken when they discover that their Arab father is behind dozens of terror attacks.
Scientology. The Truth About A Lie

Scientology. The Truth About A Lie Honest, objective and nuanced, this documentary aims to show why individuals are consciously or unconsciously drawn into the Church of Scientology, asking why they stay and how can one fall prey to such a system.
Russian Libertine

Russian Libertine Victor Erofeyev is a Russian author and dissident in conflict with the authorities since the Soviet era. Victor shows us deep inside into Russian society, facing yet another big change. Nothing can be taken for granted for Victor or Russia
Red Forest Hotel

Red Forest Hotel Could China's growing environmental awareness set an example for the rest of the world, or is there something more sinister lurking behind the country's new green innitiatives?
Fallen City

Fallen City As the survivors emerge from China’s worst natural disaster in decades, they speak for today’s Chinese generation thrust into the nation’s relentless pursuit of progress.
Millions Can Walk

Millions Can Walk 100'000 displaced indigenous Indians walk to Delhi to demand that the government recognise their rights
Iron Crows

Iron Crows Chittagong is a small port city of southern Bangladesh. Everyday some 20,000 people there risk their lives for an average wage of $2 a day.
In Bed with the Arab Spring

In Bed with the Arab Spring Women played key roles in the revolutions that swept the Middle East. In the aftermath of these political upheavals, they find themselves on the front line of the clash between traditionalism and secularism in modern Islam.
A River Changes Course

A River Changes Course Three young Cambodians struggle to overcome the crushing effects of deforestation, overfishing, and overwhelming debt in this devastating and beautiful story of an ancient culture ravaged by globalization.
A Mi Lado (By My Side)

A Mi Lado (By My Side) Some mothers put their children first. Some don’t. To survive in the trash of the Chureca, three young women will have to determine whether their mothers are their best allies or unexpected foes.
Shadows of Liberty

Shadows of Liberty 90% of the media in the USA are controlled by five big for-profit-conglomerats, creating a media monopoly that is able to manipulate, censor and control.
The Hangman

The Hangman The administrator of the mass deportation of Jews to the Nazi death camps Adolf Eichmann, was hanged in Israel's first and only execution. Shalom Nagar, a religious Jewish ritual slaughterer and street philosopher was the hangman.
Modern Slavery

Modern Slavery Although slavery is currently illegal across the world, there are more slaves in the world today than at any given point in human history. Why does slavery still exist and what will it take to finally get abolish it?
White Black Boy

White Black Boy In Tanzania, albinos are threatened by witch doctors who use their body parts to create magic potions. For their own protection, albino children are sent to boarding schools, far away from their families.
The Guantanamo Trap

The Guantanamo Trap No one escapes Guantanamo unscathed. Not the law, not the political morale – and certainly not the people. The film tells the story of these people and depicts their search for a life after Guantanamo.
Kashmir: Journey To Freedom

Kashmir: Journey To Freedom After years of armed resistance a new generation of young Muslim Kashmiris decided to lay down their arms and start a nonviolent resistance movement in the hope of finally achieving peace and independence.

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