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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
A Space In Time

A Space In Time A candid, lyrical, intimate portrait of one family's struggle to transcend a fatal muscle wasting disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which in turn becomes an unlikely celebration of the disabled life, the life cut short by rare disease.
The Lost Key / La Llave Perdida

The Lost Key / La Llave Perdida The Lost Key, an award-winning film featured on Netflix, reveals lost teachings to turn a sexual relationship into a healthy, spiritual experience where two people become One.
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
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.
Preconceived

Preconceived Where does someone turn when facing an unplanned pregnancy? The film is a window into the enigmatic centers that some call “pregnancy resource centers” and others call “fake clinics.”
Knock on the Door

Knock on the Door The two sides of Israeli bereavement.
Summer Nights

Summer Nights How does the world look through a 6 years old child's eyes?
Week 23

Week 23 How far can one go based purely on maternal instincts
Systema

Systema Eva (17), a member of the Israel National Synchronized Swimming team is going through adolescence, in the year before being drafted to the military.
Looted and Hidden – Palestinian Archives in Israel "Looted and Hidden" delves into Palestinian archives taken by Israeli forces in the 20th century, especially Beirut '82. After a long fight for access to classified content and interviews with archive heads and Israeli troops, the film probes what's been altered or erased.
Weed the People

Weed the People Discover the powerful anti-cancer properties of cannabis oil in 'Weed the People.' Follow desperate parents fighting for their children's survival.
God’s Fool

God’s Fool A biography of the author Scott Symons.
I’m Doing My Job

I’m Doing My Job I’m Doing My Job follows 6 young, female South Asian & Black emergency medical physicians’ lives throughout the pandemic in NYC.
The Partisan with the Leica Camera

The Partisan with the Leica Camera A frightened look of a woman, from a rare self-portrait of a couple, leads the director to a shocking family story.
The Artist’s Daughter

The Artist’s Daughter A visit to her father's exhibition of self-portraits renews the filmmaker’s relationship with him but not the way she expected.
Herd

Herd Ten year old Naama deals with a big philosophical question regarding life and death
Working on her father's ranch, that raises cattle for slaughter, makes her question the meaning of life"
Housewitz

Housewitz In HOUSEWITZ, daughter and filmmaker Oeke Hoogendijk tries to find out the reason behind her mother’s categorically refusal to leave her house.
On This Happy Note

On This Happy Note Even on her deathbed, one of Israel's greatest playwrights talks about life, death and art.
Holy Holocaust

Holy Holocaust An unusual friendship between a white Israeli woman and a black German, who for 22 years believed that they could rise above historical, political, and geographical obstacles, until it explodes right in their sarcastic faces.
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.
Requiem for a Whale

Requiem for a Whale An encounter with a whale’s corpse evokes the witnesses’ thoughts about the dialogue between death and life.
Apples and Oranges

Apples and Oranges The wild story of the Kibbutz Volunteer Movement in the State of Israel: an euphoric ideological romance which ended in a bitter divorce.
Anxious Nation

Anxious Nation Anxious Nation looks deeply into the crisis of anxiety and mental health in America, especially its crippling impact on kids and families
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
A House Made of Splinters

A House Made of Splinters In this poignant and deeply intimate documentary 3 kids temporarily removed from their parents find friendship and flickers of hope inside the worn walls of a remarkable orphanage in Eastern Ukraine, as a group of dedicated social-workers create moments of joy and respite
High Country

High Country HIGH COUNTRY tells a timeless American story of how a community of forward-thinking young people, disguised as ski bums and hippies, happened upon a ramshackle mining town on the fringe of society and worked to protect it for years to come.
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
Hold Your Fire

Hold Your Fire When Shu'aib Raheem tried to steal guns for self-defense, it sparked the longest hostage siege in NYPD history. NYPD psychologist Harvey Schlossberg fought to reform police policy to save lives by using words, not guns.
The Disruptors

The Disruptors A definitive, comprehensive documentary film on ADHD
The Torch

The Torch Guitar icon Buddy Guy reflects on his legacy.
¡Viva Maestro!

¡Viva Maestro! Superstar conductor Gustavo Dudamel faces the test of a lifetime when social unrest in his Venezuelan homeland challenges his conviction that music has the power to unite
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
Against the Tides

Against the Tides A woman’s ambition, to swim all seven of the world’s most harrowing sea channels in a single year, tests both her athletic limits and her personal relationships
Running for the Revolution

Running for the Revolution Cuba’s greatest ever track athlete Alberto Juantorena shares his remarkable personal journey through a cauldron of sport & politics - offering a fresh and engaging insight into his unique country, and its tangled relationship with the USA
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time The life and insights of author Kurt Vonnegut
The Fight

The Fight At this defining moment in American history, THE FIGHT follows a scrappy team of heroic ACLU lawyers in an electrifying battle over abortion rights, immigrant rights, LGBTQ rights and voting rights.
How to Say Silence

How to Say Silence An old photograph launches a cross-generational journey, revealing how national values were enlisted in early-days Israel for the patriarchal control over women’s bodies and wombs. With her grandmothers’ painful stories, the director breaks the bond of silence.
Perfect

Perfect Asaf, paralyzed on his left side, is going on a journey to accept his disability, during which he meets other disabled people. together, they discuss their daily lives with incredible honesty.
A Common Goal

A Common Goal The film follows three Muslim players of the Israeli National Football Team during the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying tournament.
Levantine

Levantine Levantine thinker and author Jacqueline Kahanoff was the first to write of Levantine and Mizrachi identities, as no one before her had done. Tracing her footsteps, draws not only a portrait of an impressive thinker, but also discovers the fate of Levantine identity in Israel
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.
The World Beyond Silence

The World Beyond Silence Filmed over a year in twelve different locations, this film profiles the year when everything changed. Stories of hope, despair, and a feeling that everyone has had to face: the sense of our own mortality. Twelve intimate portraits from twelve places in a fragile world.
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’.
Roll Red Roll Feature & Toolkit Bundle A bundle offer comprising the 80-minute feature and its accompanying 14-clip toolkit package, uncovering the deep-seated "boys will be boys" culture after a high school sexual assault in America, to encourage assault prevent discussions with student athletes Trailer
Allen v. Farrow

Allen v. Farrow A look behind the years of sensational headlines to reveal the private story of the accusation of sexual abuse against Woody Allen involving his 7-year-old daughter with Mia Farrow.
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
I’ll Come to You with Deaf Eyes

I’ll Come to You with Deaf Eyes The film examines the roots of the distress that plagues the Deaf, and explores a rich and fascinating world, a people that struggles to preserve its Sign Language and Culture
Holy Mountain

Holy Mountain The documentary takes us on an incredible journey mixing images of private archive material and the fascinating testimony of Reinhold Messner and his colleagues
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.
About Heaven

About Heaven Believers, agnostics and atheists all feel the need for a narrative when confronting death. So, what is left of paradise, which once promised eternal happiness?
Almost There

Almost There Three men who embark on a journey in search of meaning and happiness in the autumn of their lives.
Lessons of Love

Lessons of Love Free-spirited Jola, after escaping from a marital nightmare is letting loose with her friends and finds herself thrust into a new romance at a Latino dancing class
Idomeni

Idomeni Up, close and personal: a different look at how families are torn apart in war, and reunite in peace.
Once Upon a Boy

Once Upon a Boy The film gives us a rare and intimate view of family life, while navigating the universal experiences of a family, which have a unique experience of raising a child with special needs
Covered Up

Covered Up A personal journey by Rachel, an ultra-Orthodox director, through marriage, divorce, matchmaking, and head covering, records the world of ultra-Orthodox women and gives voice to their inner world for the first time
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
Roll Red Roll Toolkit

Roll Red Roll Toolkit The Roll Red Roll Toolkit follows the film’s impact campaign and supports college athletic administrators, coaches, and counselors who are looking for a way to discuss sexual assault prevention with student athletes Trailer
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
The First Sea

The First Sea A touching story from the midst of the Israel-Palestine conflict
My Fathers, my Mother and Me

My Fathers, my Mother and Me Growing up in the infamous Freidrichshof commune, Paul-Julien Robert looks at what the nature of family is
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
Kinders

Kinders Kinders follows children and teenagers of different origins through their sometimes difficult and confusing, sometimes funny and bitter lives
Are You Sleeping, Brother Jakob?

Are You Sleeping, Brother Jakob? A film about both farewells and reunion
With God’s Grace

With God’s Grace A story of suffering and survival
The Greenaway Alphabet

The Greenaway Alphabet The whos, whats and whys of filmmaker Peter Greenaway, directed by his wife Saskia Boddeke
Latifa

Latifa Latifa Ibn Ziaten is the story of a mother who becomes an activist
Self Portrait

Self Portrait Lene Marie Fossen, a world class photographer, suffers from anorexia. She stopped eating at the age of ten. Intent on exposing the shame around anorexia and confronting her disease, her art is naked and honest
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"
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.
Angels in the Dust

Angels in the Dust Angels In the Dust is the story of a courageous, self-sacrificing, fiercely loving woman who chooses a spiritual path over a material one; it tells of the life-changing power of one compassionate heart.
Pressure Cooker

Pressure Cooker Three high school senior find inspiration and the possibility for a better life while attempting to win a scholarship for the country's best culinary schools under the tutelage of Mrs. Stephenson, a one of a kind teacher.
Reconstructing Utøya

Reconstructing Utøya A feature documentary where four survivors from the Utøya massacre of 2011 reconstruct their memories in a black box studio together with twelve young participants in order to share and remember their experiences.
Chasing Yehoshua

Chasing Yehoshua Journalist Shay Fogelman of Israel’s Ha’aretz newspaper has been circling the world and chasing every clue in his hunt for Yehoshua.
Becoming Nobody

Becoming Nobody Everyone's busy being somebody - Ram Dass
Running With Beto

Running With Beto Running with Beto follows Beto O'Rourke's rise from political unknown to national sensation through his bold attempt to unseat Ted Cruz in US Senate.
Roll Red Roll

Roll Red Roll Roll Red Roll is a true-crime thriller that goes behind the headlines to uncover the deep-seated and social media-fueled "boys will be boys" culture at the root of high school sexual assault in America.
Foster

Foster Every Child Needs A Family
Oleg and the War

Oleg and the War Follow 10-year-old Ukrainian boy Oleg, who learns to navigate his childhood through the war.
News from Home / News from House

News from Home / News from House Amos Gitai completes the trilogy, exploring the relationships between the house's inhabitants, past and present, Israelis and Palestinians.
Stories of Our Lives

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

Wall Filmmaker Moran Ifergan, takes us on a year-long journey into the women's section of prayer at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, as she remembers the religion she left in her late teens.
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.
Gurrumul

Gurrumul GURRUMUL is a portrait of an artist on the brink of global reverence, and the struggles he and those closest to him faced in balancing that which mattered most to him and keeping the show on the road.
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.
Isis, Tomorrow. The Lost Souls of Mosul Isis, Tomorrow traces the months of war through the voices of the children of militiamen trained to become suicide bombers, but also of their victims and those who fought them.
In My Room

In My Room An up-close and personal look at six teenagers inside their room, told entirely out of their self made videos posted on YouTube.
RBG

RBG Hero. Icon. Dissenter. RBG explores the life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Silas

Silas A portrait of the life of Liberian activist Silas Siakor, a tireless crusader against illegal logging and a symbol of resistance for a new generation.
A German Life

A German Life Brunhilde Pomsel got closer to one of the worst criminals in world history than anyone else presently alive: she was the secretary for Joseph Goebbels. Now 105 years old, she tells her story
Not Alone

Not Alone In a world that is so connected, why do we feel so alone? Jacqueline Monetta asks teens to share their struggles with mental illness and suicide.
Romeo Is Bleeding

Romeo Is Bleeding Richmond, CA is a community struggling with gun violence, stemming from a turf war which spans multiple generations. A local arts organization recruits young people to take part in an urban adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet.
Family Matters (Girsa Deyankuta)

Family Matters (Girsa Deyankuta) With their parents' divorce, a family is divided between the two conflicting worlds: that of Ultra-Orthodox Judaism and of the secular
Café Nagler

Café Nagler During the 1920s, Café Nagler was the hottest place in Berlin. Mor, the film's director embarks on a journey to find out what's left of her family's legendary café.
A Trip to the Other Planet

A Trip to the Other Planet An animated portrayal of Jewish writer and holocaust survivor Yehiel De-Nur's hallucinatory journey back to the "Other Planet" of Auschwitz.
My Life: Isabella Rosellini

My Life: Isabella Rosellini She is beautiful, and smart, and funny. And in this film, there is a whole hour of her. In her home, at work, and on the set of the new 'Napoléon'.
Newtown

Newtown What remains after all is lost? A story of the aftermath of the deadliest mass shooting of schoolchildren in American history.
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.
A Brave Heart

A Brave Heart Following the inspiring journey of 26 year old, 58 pound Lizzie Velasquez from cyber-bullying victim to anti-bullying activist.
A Small Act

A Small Act With clarity and grace, A Small Act bears witness to the ripple effect one singular action can have.
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.
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.
Toxic Hot Seat

Toxic Hot Seat A searing exposé on the use of toxic chemicals in consumer products. Are chemical flame retardants making us sick?
The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia

The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia How can dyslexia, a persistent problem with learning to read, be as great a gift as it is an obstacle?
Life, Animated

Life, Animated A documentary by Academy Award winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams based on a book by Pulitzer Prize winning writer Ron Suskind.
Good Things Await

Good Things Await Neil is an ageing farmer who's produce is prized by Copenhagen's famed NOMA restaurant. Will new regulations threaten his way of life?
White Rage

White Rage The story of Lauri, and the story of other victims of school bullying and other childhood trauma: victims full of white rage, which may lead to extreme acts of violence such as school shootings.
Contact

Contact What is the story behind the most iconic photos from around the world? A unique and fascinating 10 episode journey into the contact sheets that produced these images.
A Match Made in Heaven

A Match Made in Heaven For the first time, orthodox Israeli Jews allow a camera to enter their personal lives on an intimate level, enabling us to discover the practice and belief which guides their approach to marriage and "dating".
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.
Leila Khaled Hijacker

Leila Khaled Hijacker Leila Khaled was the first woman in the world to hijack an aircraft, an American Boeing 707 in 1969. How did this Palestinian woman become one of the world's most famous terrorists?
Thank You For Playing

Thank You For Playing How can a video game address the universal complexity of grief? THANK YOU FOR PLAYING explores how the fusion of art and technology can document profound human experiences in the modern age.
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.
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief A provocative tale of ego, exploitation and lust for power, shining a light on the Church of Scientology, how they attract true believers, and the things they do in the name of religion.
Cartel Land

Cartel Land The riveting stories of two modern-day vigilante groups and their shared enemy - the murderous drug cartels.
#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
One Day on Earth

One Day on Earth The first film made in every country of the world on the same day
The Hunting Ground

The Hunting Ground A startling exposé of sexual assault on U.S. college campuses, institutional cover-ups and the brutal social toll on victims and their families.
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.
Family Affair

Family Affair At 10 years old, Chico Colvard accidentally shot his older sister in the leg. This seemingly random act detonated a chain reaction that exposed unspeakable realities and shattered his family.
The Crash Reel

The Crash Reel The Mind Has Mountains. Kevin Pearce is an unforgettable athlete with a comeback story with a difference.
Budrus

Budrus It takes a village to unite the most divided people on earth. Budrus shines a light on people who choose nonviolence to confront a threat.
Promises

Promises The most widely used educational media tool teaching the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, a beautiful and deeply moving portrait of seven children on both sides of the divide
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
Life 2.0

Life 2.0 An intimate, character-based drama about people who look to a virtual world in search of something they are missing in their real lives.
Surviving Hitler: A Love Story

Surviving Hitler: A Love Story A gripping film that combines simple romantic narrative, tense wartime story, and eye-opening links to monumental historical events.
The Internet’s Own Boy

The Internet’s Own Boy A personal story about what we lose when we ignore the implications of technology and its relationship to our civil liberties.
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.
Chasing Ice

Chasing Ice A visually stunning portrait of our planet's changing climate
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.
Connected

Connected An Autoblogography about Love, Death, and Technology. This is an exhilarating rollercoaster ride to discover what it means to be connected in the 21st century.
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.
Wastecooking

Wastecooking Author and cook David Gross embarks on a road trip across Europe, cooking exclusively what others throw away.
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 Judge

The Judge Aharon Barak, controversial President of the Supreme Court of Israel and author of the Law syllabus staple, "The Judge in a Democracy", bares his soul on camera for the very first time.
Coach Zoran and His African Tigers

Coach Zoran and His African Tigers South Sudan became an independent state in July 2011, following almost 50 years of civil war. This film follows veteran coach Zoran Djordjevic as he seeks to forge the first national football team in the new country.
My Toxic Baby

My Toxic Baby This is a personal essay that aims to broaden the options that are made available to parents in the context of the chemical world we live in today.
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.
My Barefoot Friend

My Barefoot Friend Shallim is a rickshaw puller, an ordinary man with an old and tired rickshaw. He runs endless miles with it each day to allow him to support his family.
Fortunate Son

Fortunate Son Over a decade ago, the filmmaker fell into a deep hole of drug use and nearly destroyed himself. Emerging clean but fragile, he remained isolated from his family for years. Recently he discovered how this shattered his parents' lives.
The Lifeguard

The Lifeguard A tale of two lifeguards, Mauricio and Jean Pierre, who occupy neighbouring lookout towers and bring very different approaches to their job
To See If I’m Smiling

To See If I’m Smiling Female soldiers provide a personal account of their experiences in the Israeli Army, the only one to conscript women for mandatory military service.
50 Years! Of Love?

50 Years! Of Love? What is it like to be married for 50 years? An honest look at marriage beyond the honeymoon and the "happily ever after" cliches.
The Vanishing Spring Light

The Vanishing Spring Light Documenting the parallel decline of the ageing matriarch Grandma Jiang and the old neighborhood where she grew up – set to disappear under the inexorable forward march of gentrification.
Where is my Son?

Where is my Son? 'Hyo' is a Korean word meaning filial duty. It is a term rarely used these days, as traditional family values are rapidly changing.
Sea of Butterfly

Sea of Butterfly After an 8-year relationship, Jae-nyeon and Woo-young decide to get married. Though similar brain lesions define them, the pair must confront and resolve marital issues identical to any other couple.
A Stranger’s Skin

A Stranger’s Skin How does a young man become obese? Arnaud is 20 and severely overweight. Whatmade him overeat and why does he now decide to turn to surgery to solve his weight problem?
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.
Dancing with the Devil

Dancing with the Devil OSCAR and Emmy awarded director Jon Blair offers us an intimate look at one of the bloodiest urban conflicts on earth; a gripping film with unprecedented access to some of Rio de Janeiro’s most wanted men...
Powder

Powder Four generations, three funerals, two wars and a boyfriend waiting in Tel Aviv: in a tragic-comic clash between the filmmaker and the habit of obedience.
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.
A Diary of Healing

A Diary of Healing The director learns she has breast cancer. Her life is turned upside down. Her journey through the medical world, part of an artistic and personal quest, achieves unprecedented intimacy with the disease.
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.
Lone Twin

Lone Twin At the age of 20, director Anna Van der Wee lost her twin brother. By investigating the bond between twins, she hopes to understand what it means to be a twin, and what one looses when one of them dies.

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