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My Sweet Land My Sweet Land
My Sweet Land and The Boy And The Suit Of Lights
Bad Reputation (Mala reputación) (Country: Argentina, Uruguay; Year: 2024; Director: Marta García, Sol Infante)
A sex worker campaigns for recognition by labour unions.
Black Snow (Country: Denmark, UK; Year: 2024; Director: Alina Simone)
A Siberian mother's discovery of a coal scandal thrusts her into conflict with Russian authorities.
The Boy And The Suit Of Lights (El niño y el traje de luces) (Country: UK; Year: 2024; Director: Inma de Reyes)
Portrait of a young boy who dreams of becoming a bullfighter.
Full Review See: Inma de Reyes on capturing a youngster's bullfighting ambition in The Boy And The Suit Of Lights
Dreams Travel With The Wind (sueños viajan con el viento) (Country: Colombia; Year: 2024; Director: Inti Jacanamijoy)
Chronicles of the filmmaker's Wayuu grandfather's history.
Kilometre (Year: 2024; Director: Hanna Tykha)
As Russia begins a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, video artist Roma Liubyi attempts to return home to be with his daughter, wife and parents.
Made In Ethiopia (Country: US, Denmark, Canada, UK, South Korea; Year: 2024; Director: Max Duncan, Xinyan Yu; Writer: Max Duncan, Xinyan Yu)
An exploration of the rapid industrialisation in modern-day Ethiopia and China's economic gamble in Africa, seen through the experiences of three women.
Full Review
My Sweet Land (Country: Ireland, France, Jordan, US; Year: 2024; Director: Sareen Hairabedian; Writer: Sareen Hairabedian)
For 11-year-old Vrej, life in his homeland Artsakh is like a paradise, but when war starts again, can he carry a nation’s hopes on his young shoulders?
Full Review See: Sareen Hairabedian on shooting her coming-of-age documentary My Sweet Land in the shadow of conflict
Yintah (Country: Canada; Year: 2024; Director: Brenda Michell, Michael Toledano, Jennifer Wickham; Stars: Freda Huson, Molly Wickham)
How a group of land defenders took on the Canadian government, gas companies and armed police to fight the construction of a major pipeline.
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