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The Lebanese Rocket Society

The Lebanese Rocket Society The strange tale of the Lebanese space race
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
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
How to Survive a Pandemic

How to Survive a Pandemic A deadly virus. A world on its knees. A race to save humanity.
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.
Resilience (nl)

Resilience (nl) A one-hour documentary that delves into the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the birth of a new movement to treat and prevent toxic stress
Chasing Childhood

Chasing Childhood All work and no play is no way for kids to grow up.
The Seeds of Vandana Shiva

The Seeds of Vandana Shiva When you control seed you control life on earth
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.
COW

COW An intimate portrait of a dairy cow's life.
The Disruptors

The Disruptors The first definitive, comprehensive documentary film on ADHD
Driving While Black

Driving While Black A ground-breaking examination of the history of African Americans on the road from the early 1900’s through the 1960’s and beyond - a crucial window on issues of class, automobile culture, discrimination and national identity
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.
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
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.
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.
Slay the Dragon

Slay the Dragon A secretive, high-tech gerrymandering initiative launched 10 years ago threatens to undermine our democracy. Slay the Dragon follows everyday people as they fight to make their votes matter.
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.
The First Wave

The First Wave A moving testament to the power of the human spirit, THE FIRST WAVE spotlights the experiences of New York City healthcare workers at the epicenter of COVID-19, as they come together to fight one of the greatest threats the world has ever encountered
The Price of Freedom

The Price of Freedom The NRA's deadly war on gun reform
The Penalty

The Penalty With recent controversial news about executions across the USA, and support for the death penalty at an all-time low, The Penalty is a riveting, forensic examination of the weightiest of issues
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
The Big Scary “S” Word

The Big Scary “S” Word THE BIG SCARY “S” WORD delves into the rich history of the American socialist movement and journeys with the people striving to build a socialist future today
Q: Into the Storm

Q: Into the Storm Who controls QAnon?
Crazy Money

Crazy Money Small sum, big consequences
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
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.
A Jobless World?

A Jobless World? A jobless world? investigates this proclaimed end of "work". The film sets off to meet with researchers, businessmen and whistle-blowers in the heart of this new world facing a unique technological and social divide
Latin America: A Giant In Turmoil

Latin America: A Giant In Turmoil An inside view on the new challenges the continent is facing
Winter Nomads

Winter Nomads Carole and Pascal embark on their winter transhumance with three donkeys, four dogs and eight hundred sheep, braving the cold and the snow, with a canvas cover and animal skins as their only shelter at night
Oh La La Pauline!

Oh La La Pauline! It starts out like a fairy tale: there's a queen, a king and their beautiful children, Pauline, Anaïs and Guillaume. But it's a bit more complicated, a little more funky than that
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
In a Soldier’s Footsteps

In a Soldier’s Footsteps Even after the worst happened to this child, Steven found the courage to tell his story.
Vulva 3.0, Between Taboo and Fine Tuning We live in hypersexualised times. The insecurity of many women is a goldmine for cosmetic surgery promising the perfect vagina.
Rules of the Game

Rules of the Game The coaches of an employment consultancy firm teach young people without qualifications the attitudes and language required to find work today
Our Defeats

Our Defeats Nowadays in France, a group of teenagers reenact iconic films from the 1968’s era. While barely able to define neither political commitment nor the idea of revolution at first, they gradually realize that the perspectives from the past still echo in our present politics
No Man Is an Island

No Man Is an Island No Man Is an Island travels across Europe, from the farmers working together in the Galline Felici cooperative in Sicily to the architects, craftspersons and elected representatives who collaborate in the Swiss Alps and in Austria
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
How I Came to Hate Math

How I Came to Hate Math Taking us on a journey around the world to meet the greatest mathematicians, How I Came to Hate Math tells the story of how mathematics has changed our world for the better... and sometimes for the worse
The Boy Factory

The Boy Factory The Boy Factory follows several classes of teens at technical colleges in remote regions of France as they train to become foundry workers and mechanics in the hopes of securing a better future for themselves and their families
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
All My Mother’s Goats

All My Mother’s Goats For over 40 years, Maguy has been manufacturing goat cheese with respect to nature and animals, on an isolated plateau in the Gorges du Verdon. Retiring Soon, she must give her flock. She decides to sponsor Anne-Sophie, a young farmer wishing to establish herself
The Grand Hotel Ballet

The Grand Hotel Ballet At the foot of the French alps, students at the renowned Lesdiguières Hotel School are on track to become chefs, headwaiters and housekeepers for the world’s most prestigious hotels and restaurants
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
Each and Every Moment

Each and Every Moment Every year, thousands of students embark upon courses that will lead them to become nurses. It is a difficult process during which they will have to acquire a great deal of knowledge, master numerous technical procedures and prepare themselves for heavy responsibilities.
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
A Place in the Sun

A Place in the Sun François Ruffin – Member of French Parliament - embarks on a journey across France with documentary filmmaker Gilles Perret to go visit the infamous Gilets Jaunes (Yellow vests) occupying roundabouts since November 2018 to protest against social inequalities
Auroville – On The Path Of Utopia

Auroville – On The Path Of Utopia For fifty years, Auroville, an experimental city in India, has functioned as a real life utopia. dir. Fred Cebron takes us on a journey inside this unique city
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?
Huxley on Huxley

Huxley on Huxley Italian born Laura Huxley, a teenage violin virtuoso, left the concert stage to become a renowned psychotherapist and author. In 1956 Laura married Aldous Huxley, literary giant and prophet of the 20th century
The Good Death

The Good Death One woman's journey to her final goal.
Humanity on Trial

Humanity on Trial The precedent in European courts: is it smuggling, or is it saving people from drowning?
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
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
The School in the Cloud

The School in the Cloud What is the future of education in a networked world? Indian professor Sugata Mitra sets up an internet kiosk in a remote Bengali village to pioneer the “School in the Cloud”. The film follows the children as they encounter the internet for the first time
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
Ben Gurion, Epilogue

Ben Gurion, Epilogue Based on archive material, the film reveals the final years of Israel's founder, David Ben-Gurion. Excluded from leadership, he allowed himself a hindsight perspective on the Zionist enterprise
Golda

Golda The eventful story of Golda Meir's term as prime minister of Israel – from her surprising rise to power and iconic international stature as “queen of the Jewish people”, to her tragic and lonely demise
Kosher Beach

Kosher Beach A group of Orthodox Jewish women arrive at the "Kosher Beach" in Tel Aviv from their closed off community. Here they can be free. When the beach is facing a shut down, the heroines are afraid to lose their island of freedom
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 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
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
Newtopia

Newtopia The adventurous traveler Audun Amundsen is spellbound in the deep jungle of Mentawai in Indonesia by a people living like they have always done for thousands of years. A shaman, Aman Paksa, takes Audun under his wing and a lifelong friendship evolves
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
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?
Varvilla

Varvilla An illustration of a small mountain cooperative community at 1000 meters elevation
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
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
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
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.
This Land is My Land

This Land is My Land The United States: one nation - divided
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
Kick Out Your Boss

Kick Out Your Boss A look at alternatives to Late Stage Capitalism
Infinite Potential – The Life and Ideas of David Bohm He was one of the 20th Century’s most brilliant physicists. Einstein called him his spiritual son. The Dalai Lama relied upon him as his “science guru.” So why is it that hardly any of us know the name: David Bohm?
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
On the Record

On the Record Filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering examine the sexual assault allegations against hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons
The Oligarchs’ Wives

The Oligarchs’ Wives The dream of marrying rich can turn into a horrible nightmare, as some oligarchs’ wives have found out
In the King of Prussia

In the King of Prussia Starring Martin Sheen and The Ploughshares 8 in the trial and conviction of peace activists who performed the first act of disarmament since World War II.
Misconception

Misconception Forget everything you thought you knew about population.
Bedlam

Bedlam An Intimate Journey Into America's Mental Health Crisis
Resilience

Resilience A one-hour documentary that delves into the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the birth of a new movement to treat and prevent toxic stress
School Of Seduction

School Of Seduction Three Russian women in their 30s who all seek the same: security, a higher social status and eternal happiness.
Where We Belong

Where We Belong Two separate worlds emerge from what once was considered a unity.
Good Neighbours

Good Neighbours Killing loneliness one door at a time
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
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.
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.
Pineapple

Pineapple A film exposing and exploring the multinational economy around us
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.
Field Diary

Field Diary A film-diary shot in the occupied territories before and during the invasion of Lebanon.
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.
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.
A Letter to a Friend in Gaza

A Letter to a Friend in Gaza Gitai pays homage to Albert Camus, while interjecting texts by Izhar Smilansky, Emile Habibi, Mahmoud Darwish, and Amira Hass.
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”
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.
Love the One You Love

Love the One You Love ‘Love The One You Love’s parallel stories question the ideals we hold too sacred: love,
happiness, and the New South Africa, the pursuit of which makes truth impossible.
Broken Places

Broken Places “The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places.” - Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms
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.
America to Me

America to Me Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Steve James examines racial, economic and class issues in contemporary American education in the multipart unscripted documentary series. Witness it through their eyes.
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.
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.
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.
Eating Animals

Eating Animals Based on the book by Jonathan Safran Foer that aims to alter the frame of public discussion about industrial agriculture and the future of meat
Far from the Tree

Far from the Tree From The New York Times best seller and "10 Best Books" Honoree Andrew Solomon
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?
Poor Europe

Poor Europe Why 119 million people in Europe live under the breadline today. How could this happen? The reality of deprived children, unemployed young adults, and indigent workers spreads all around the Union. What does Europe do for them?
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.
RBG

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

Race to Nowhere Featuring the heartbreaking stories of students across the country who have been pushed to the brink by over-scheduling, over-testing and the relentless pressure to achieve, “Race to Nowhere” points to a silent epidemic in our schools.
the bomb

the bomb the bomb is an experimental film that explores the strange, compelling, and unsettling reality of nuclear weapons, featuring music composed by the electronica / rock band THE ACID
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.
Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image

Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image A documentary about body image and industry leaders challenging society's dangerous and unrealistic standards of beauty
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.
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.
Guardians of The Earth

Guardians of The Earth The Paris Agreement is a milestone in history that will influence the next few decades.This is the only film team that got access behind closed doors of the negotiations, to reveal the clash of forces that will shape our future.
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.
Tutti A Casa – Power to the People?

Tutti A Casa – Power to the People? In many Western countries, people have lost faith in conventional political parties, and populist movements are on the rise. Italian comedian, Beppe Grillo, vows to bring the people to power through his party Movimento.
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.
Henry Miller – Prophet of Desire

Henry Miller – Prophet of Desire Rediscover Henry Miller, the most infamous representative of modern American literature.
Unseen Enemy

Unseen Enemy Examining the recent epidemics of Ebola, Influenza and Zika, Unseen Enemy makes it clear that epidemics bring out the best and worst of human behavior, and that their effect goes far beyond the terrible tolls of sickness and death.
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.
Happy Purim

Happy Purim Purim, the happiest Jewish holiday. The celebrations are intense and high energy and balanced by other more serious aspects of Purim - giving cash to those in need.
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
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
Sonic Sea

Sonic Sea Oceans are a sonic symphony. Sound is essential to the survival and prosperity of marine life. But man-made ocean noise is threatening this fragile world.
Jerusalem Cuts

Jerusalem Cuts One war, ten days, three stories: the Old City of Jerusalem, at the dawn of a new Middle East. For the Brits, it’s the shameful end of 30 years Mandate. For the Jews, it’s the birthday of their State. And for the Palestinians, it’s a catastrophe.
La Paloma – The Melody of Longing

La Paloma – The Melody of Longing No other piece of music has ever been interpreted, arranged or released as often as “La Paloma”. From Richard Tauber to Pavarotti, from Elvis Presley to Dean Martin, from Mariachi to Sinti – La Paloma is the Grande Dame of pop music.
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.
Winnie

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

Virunga Conservation is war, especially when it comes to protecting the planet’s last remaining mountain gorillas.
The Music of Strangers

The Music of Strangers The only way to change the world is to make a little noise: The extraordinary story of The Silk Road Ensemble, an international musical collective created by legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
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.
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.
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?
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 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.
Do Not Resist

Do Not Resist DO NOT RESIST is an urgent and powerful exploration of the rapid militarization of the police in the United States.
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?
I Am Here

I Am Here Every week, millions of viewers tune in to China's most popular singing competition, Super Boy. I Am Here immerses us in the finalists' gruelling, adrenaline-filled experience, whilst raising provocative questions about the social context of such a phenomenon.
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?
Last Harvest

Last Harvest After years of preparation, the Xus leave their home in the darkness one morning, taken by bus to a townhouse complex hundreds of kilometers away. But will their new life be a better life?
Reach for the Sky

Reach for the Sky Can one test shape the rest of your life? Suneung isn’t a regular high school test. The test determines not only where high school seniors attend university but also their ultimate status in Korea's hierarchical society.
Placebo

Placebo With an acceptance rate of just 0.1%, India’s most prestigious medical school is much more competitive than any Ivy League university. Getting in, however, is the easy part.
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?
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.
Five Days to Dance

Five Days to Dance "If people can dance together, people can live together." Two choreographers show up at a rough Spanish high school one Monday morning to put this adage to the test.
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?
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.
Breathing Underwater

Breathing Underwater Women of the sea have to hold their breath to survive. The documentary reveals a closed community of women whose lives are bound to the oceans surrounding them.
10 Billion – What’s On Your Plate? By 2050, the world population will grow to ten billion people. In the middle of the heated debate about food security, comes this broad and analytic look into global food production and distribution
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?
Future Baby

Future Baby A film about the future of human reproduction taking place right before our eyes. This investigation takes us around the world to patients and researchers, to egg donors and surrogate mothers, to laboratories and clinics.
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.
In God’s Hand

In God’s Hand The story of three former priests, a Belgian, an Austrian and a German, is related through three intimate confessions, juxtaposed with the filmmaker's own personal story.
Trapped

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

CODE Debugging the Gender Gap: What would society gain from having more women and minorities in the tech industry, and how do we get there?
(Dis)Honesty

(Dis)Honesty Behavioural scientist Dan Ariely discovers the complicated truth behind what happens when we lie to each other.
Poverty, Inc.

Poverty, Inc. Poverty has become a multi-billion dollar industry: the business of doing good has never been better. Who profits the most?
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
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?
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.
Most Valuable Players

Most Valuable Players Meet a new kind of high school All-Star in a live television event that celebrates excellence in high school musical theater.
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.
Inequality For All

Inequality For All A powerful exposé of how the widening income gap has a devastating impact on the American economy
Louder than a Bomb

Louder than a Bomb A mic. A stage. A pen. A page. The story of four Chicago high school poetry teams as they prepare to compete in the world's largest youth slam
The Human Face of Big Data

The Human Face of Big Data The Promise and Perils of Growing a Planetary Nervous System
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?
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
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
We Are Legion

We Are Legion The Story of the Hacktavists
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.
How to Survive a Plague

How to Survive a Plague The story of how activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition.
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.
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.
We’re Not Broke

We’re Not Broke When will corporations be made to pay their fair share?
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.
The World Before Her

The World Before Her A provocative portrait of Indian women and their current cultural conflicts.
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.
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
The Ceremony

The Ceremony The most famous dominatrix in France creates sadomasochist “Ceremonies” in her chateau. Welcome inside...
Wastecooking

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

Like The Others A rare insight into daily life at a child and adolescent psychiatric centre. We meet dedicated therapists, parents and patients with very different problems.
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
Holy Fire

Holy Fire The Old City of Jerusalem is in the heart of the Middle East conflict. Measuring just a single square kilometer, people from three of the world's great religions rub shoulders in four distinct quarters, against the backdrop of some of the holiest sites in the world.
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.
Radical Evil

Radical Evil Oscar®-winning director Stefan Ruzowitzky attempts to unlock the minds of Nazi killers, trying to understand why these men followed orders and how killing became routine.
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.
Cathedrals of Culture

Cathedrals of Culture "If buildings could talk, what would they say about us?" This 3D film project about the soul of buildings allows six iconic and very different buildings to speak for themselves.
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.
Liebe Perla

Liebe Perla This film focuses on the friendship between Perla Ubsitsch, a dwarf who survived Dr. Mengele's cruel experiments in Auschwitz, and a researcher Hannelore Witkovsky. Together they search for an old film featuring Perla and her siblings.
Dust. The great Asbestos Trial

Dust. The great Asbestos Trial The great asbestos trial recounts the first degree criminal trial of Turin, which should decide of the responsibilities of the biggest leaders in the social aftermath of the company's activities, related to both his own employees and the community.
Lost Down Memory Lane

Lost Down Memory Lane The first documentary about living with Alzheimer’s, as seen through the eyes of the people who suffer from it.
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.
Israel LTD

Israel LTD “The Israel Experience" is one of the largest Zionist outreach projects in recent years, with the aim to create new allies for the government of Israel. To this end, it takes young Jews on guided tours of the “Holy Land”.
Poisoned

Poisoned A character driven film, following four Israeli boys from their high school graduation and deep into the army service. At the age of 18 they will all become the property of the national army.
Darwin. No services ahead

Darwin. No services ahead With a population of 35, Darwin exists without a government, church or children it has a makeshift look and feel. A droll and dusty portrait of a place where privacy is prized and boundaries respected.
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?
Dolls. A Woman from Damascus

Dolls. A Woman from Damascus In a traditional Damascene milieu, Manal is challenged to cherish her excellence as a housewife. Still, she insists on chasing a personal dream of getting back to work.
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.
Powerless

Powerless Shariq, a 22-year-old electrician living in Kanpur, is renowned for his prowess in stealing electricity. In the face of day-long power-cuts, he runs illegal connections so that homes, factories and businesses are not left in the dark.
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.
State of Play

State of Play Top video game players in South Korea can earn hundreds of thousands. But what happens to these young men's lives when play becomes work?
Char… the No Man’s Island

Char… the No Man’s Island Rubel is a fourteen year old boy smuggling rice from India to Bangladesh, crossing the river Ganga which acts as an international border between the two countries.
I Am a Woman Now

I Am a Woman Now The story of the first generation of transsexuals, as told by five women who underwent surgical reassignment procedures in 1950s Casablanca.
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.
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?
Agnus Dei: Lamb of God

Agnus Dei: Lamb of God Agnus Dei is a courageous documentary on the thorny subject of pedophilia in the Catholic Church. 15 years after his abuse, Jesús is torn between Christian forgiveness and anger toward his sexual predator
Bicycle, Spoon, Apple

Bicycle, Spoon, Apple Pasqual Maragall is a well known and well liked Spanish politician. When he is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's, he decides to use his position as a platform to advocate for research into this disease.
All that Glitters

All that Glitters Examining the unfamiliarity of capitalism and democracy when introduced to a former Soviet country, where people who were never given autonomy are suddenly expected to make their own financial and political decisions.
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.
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...
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.
LoveMEATender

LoveMEATender This documentary is a fierce indictment of the industrialized meat industry. The objective is to demonstrate the consequences of our excessive meat consumption: for the animals, for the earth, but also for our own bodies.
Nero’s Guests

Nero’s Guests One journalist investigates how the recent spate of suicides amongst Indian farmers reflects the way in which globalization is dramatically changing the country’s agricultural infrastructure.
Danube Hospital

Danube Hospital DANUBE HOSPITAL, a portrait of one of Europe’s largest hospitals, shows the daily routines and work processes at a powerful and highly complex institution.
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.
The Act Of Killing

The Act Of Killing In this chilling and inventive Oscar nominated documentary, the unrepentant former members of Indonesian death squads re-enact some of their many murders in the style of the American movies they love.
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.
The Punk Syndrome

The Punk Syndrome A film about Finland's most kick-ass punk rock band with Down Syndrome.
Ford Transit

Ford Transit Rajai, a Palestinian “service” taxi driver ferries his passengers between East Jerusalem and Ramallah. En route, he either gives you insight into the challenges faced by Palestinians under Israeli occupation or drives you crazy. Or both.
Heroes for a Semester

Heroes for a Semester Young law students have one semester to prove the innocence of prisoners whose cases even top American lawyers don't dare to tackle.
Gypsy Davy

Gypsy Davy When a blond Californian with Alabama roots becomes a Flamenco guitarist in Andalucian boots, fathering five children to five different women, what happens along the way and behind the scenes?
Seeds of Summer

Seeds of Summer Seven years after completing an IDF course for female combat soldiers, the director returns to the place where, for the first time, she fell in love with a woman – her commanding officer.
A Hebrew Lesson

A Hebrew Lesson A group of immigrants from all over the world come together in their Hebrew lessons, as they learn how to negotiate a new language, culture, and way of life.
No. 17

No. 17 A search for the identity of an anonymous victim of a suicide bombing in 2002.
Maori Boy Genius

Maori Boy Genius Two cultures collide in the life of Ngaa, a young Maori boy who displays a prodigious talent for politics and the aptitude to become a leader of tomorrow.
Recessionize! For Fun and Profit

Recessionize! For Fun and Profit A black comedy that explores the way some have managed to turn the recent economic crisis into an opportunity.
Thieves By Law

Thieves By Law The former heads of Russia's criminal underworld have emerged to become reputable businessmen with significant political influence. Thieves By Law traces this transformation.
Jerusalem is Proud to Present

Jerusalem is Proud to Present Plans to hold the International World Pride celebration in Jerusalem in 2006 were disrupted by orthodox Jews, evangelical Christians, and conservative Muslims, united by their objection to LGBT events in the city they consider holy.
Family Matters (Mishpuche)

Family Matters (Mishpuche) A single hetrosexual woman teams up with a gay couple to form an alternative family cell.
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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