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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
Playeros: Beach Workers

Playeros: Beach Workers We dream of the beach; Nelson dreams of escaping it. 
To Cure Longing

To Cure Longing At the age of 30, the filmmaker travels to Russia, along with his father, to meet his grandmother - a journey that will change his life.
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
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
Leaving Paradise

Leaving Paradise Discovery of their Jewish roots threatens the communal life of the family in Brazil.
Yerusalem: The Incredible Story of Ethiopian Jewry "Yerusalem" is a personal stories of people who took part in these events, and through them, bring to the screen an up to date view along with its hardships and hopes
Ma’abarot – The Israeli Transfer Camps The film “Ma’abarot” is the first documentary project unfolding the story of the transit camps in a thorough and comprehensive way, unraveling the many stories of the camp residents.
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.
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
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
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
Children Of Chance

Children Of Chance In the small local school of Cheratte, a former mining town, 11-year old students with an immigrant background are coming to the end of their primary school education with Brigitte, a dynamic teacher
Reunited

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

Nice People When refugees become rockstars in the most unlikely of settings.
Idomeni

Idomeni Up, close and personal: a different look at how families are torn apart in war, and reunite in peace.
Humanity on Trial

Humanity on Trial The precedent in European courts: is it smuggling, or is it saving people from drowning?
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
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
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
Lost Warrior

Lost Warrior Lost Warrior is the story about Mohammed, a young Somali man who grew up in England. At the age of 19, he was deported to Somalia and recruited by Al- Shabab
Solo – Out of a Dream

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

China Reverse The economy of diaspora. China Reverse is the story of the Chinese community in Vienna and their relationship with their homelands
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
With God’s Grace

With God’s Grace A story of suffering and survival
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"
The Border Fence

The Border Fence A political satire about populism and its absurd consequences
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
The Price of Free

The Price of Free Opening our eyes to the injustice of child labour, this film tell the true stories of child labourers rescued by Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi.
Visa/Vie

Visa/Vie The search for a South African husband begins.
Yolki Palki

Yolki Palki Through the stories of Russian immigrants scattered across Israel and outside of it – the image of the last great wave of Russian immigration is unfolded in all its facets.
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?
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...
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.
Into the North

Into the North A coming-of-age story of young Czech Jewish refugees who were saved by Danish farmers during the WWII.
Dimona Twist

Dimona Twist Seven women arrive in Israel by ship in the 1950s and 1960s and are sent straight to Dimona, a town recently established in the desert.
World Class Kids

World Class Kids "An Arab, a Jew, a Chinese, and a Philippine walk to school ..." It sounds like the beginning of an old joke, but instead these are some of the second-grade pupils attending an elementary school in the heart of Tel Aviv.
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.
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.
Berlin for Beginners – A Roma Home Movie Humor, chutzpah and solidarity against poverty and exclusion: members of the Velcu family from Faţa Luncii, Romania, move to Berlin and begin performing the future they want for themselves.
I Am Kuba

I Am Kuba A coming-of-age film, following Kuba, a twelve-year-old boy from Poland who is left to take care of his little brother Mikołaj (8) after their parents are forced to leave them to work abroad.
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
The House on August street

The House on August street The story of the Jewish Children’s Home in Auguststrasse, Berlin, and its heroic transfer to Israel by Beate Berger once the Nazi Party rose to power.
Vienna’s Lost Daughters

Vienna’s Lost Daughters The exceptional story of eight women who left their native Vienna during the war as part of the Kinder Transport and remade their lives in New York City
The Women Pioneers

The Women Pioneers The Women/Pioneers uncovers the passion, struggle and pain of the female pioneers who came to Palestine a hundred years ago with the dreams of creating a new world and a new woman
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.
Long Distance Love

Long Distance Love What are the personal consequences of migrant work? 3500km stand between Alisher and his wife: can their love bridge the gap?
Millions Can Walk

Millions Can Walk 100'000 displaced indigenous Indians walk to Delhi to demand that the government recognise their rights
My Thai Bride

My Thai Bride A personal and touching insight into the phenomenon of older western men marrying young Thai women.
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.
DHARAVI Slum for sale

DHARAVI Slum for sale Dharavi, India's biggest slum is to be demolish and its profitable real estate turned into billions of Dollars. The film follows the struggle of the underprivileged to defend their homes and livelihoods against mounting globalization.
Harbour of Hope

Harbour of Hope In Spring 1945 Red Cross liberated over 30.000 of concentration camp survivors and rescued them to peaceful Sweden.
Teacher Irena

Teacher Irena Facing her own struggles as a widow in a new country, Irena turns her energies to address the struggles of others: her 26 third grade students growing up in one of the toughest neighbourhoods in Jerusalem.
The Tale of Nicolai and the Law of Return With humor, irony and the unconventional fusion of different genre styles, the film tells the story of a Romanian worker who realizes his Jewish roots can change his life.

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