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Munyurangabo (2007)
Two friends in Rwanda face choices about their future that stem from their country's past.
Sing, Freetown (2021)
Accomplished reporter Sorious Samura collaborates with an old friend on a play intended to celebrate Sierra Leone... and gets more than he bargained for along the way.
Zanka Contact (2020)
In hellish Casablanca, a car-crash sets ablaze a burning, passionate love story between has-been rocker Larsen and the streetwise Rajae.
The Return: Life After ISIS
A documentary about women who left their countries to join ISIS and their fight for repatriation.
Charm Circle (2021)
After uncovering a treasure trove of home videos documenting the moments of love, laughter, and musical expression that punctuated an otherwise tumultuous upbringing, filmmaker Nira Burstein returns to her childhood home – now crumbling from the inside out – to explore whether she and her two sisters can reconnect with her parents.
Death On The Streets (2020)
A family man's pride puts him on the slippery slope to loss after work dries up.
Rancho (2021)
Prison portrait of a maximum-security jail in Argentina.
We Are From There (2020)
Two Syrian brothers decide to make a fresh start in different European countries and their cousin, the director, documents their journeys.
The Fifth Story (2020)
Consideration of the impact of conflict on multiple generations of Iraqis.
The Postcard (2020)
A postcard owned by her mother takes the director on an immersive journey to a Moroccan mountain village.
Nardjes, A (2020)
Documentary about an activist in Algeria.
Under The Concrete (2020)
A man, disaffected with his life, decides to break a diving world record.
The Secrets We Keep (2020)
A woman in Fifties America sees a man she believes committed war crimes and embarks on a plan for vengeance.
Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)
A traumatised firefighter tries to help a young boy on the run from assassins in rural Montana.
Some Kind Of Heaven (2020)
Behind the gates of a palm tree-lined fantasyland, four residents of America’s largest retirement community, The Villages, FL, strive to find happiness and meaning.
Once Upon A River (2019)
A young woman flees her home in search of her mum after a tragic incident.
Gaza Mon Amour (2020)
Gaza, today. Sixty-year-old sherman Issa is secretly in love with Siham, a woman who works as a dressmaker at the market. Finally determined to propose, he discovers an ancient statue of Apollo in his fishing net, which he decides to hide at home. When Hamas discovers the existence of this mysterious treasure, troubles start for Issa... Will he succeed in declaring his love to Siham?
Broken Keys (2020)
A pianist living in an ISIS-held Syrian town attempts to rebuild his piano in order to escape.
Between Heaven And Earth (2019)
When a couple try to get a divorce, they find themselves on a road trip into the past.
Lift Like A Girl (2020)
In a dilapidated corner of Alexandria, an exceptional community of young female weightlifters is trained by the grumpy yet charismatic Captain Ramadan.
1970 (2021)
1970 unrest in Poland is explored through archive footage and stop-motion animation.
Mulan (2020)
A young woman disguises herself as a man to save her father from battle.
Bellum - The Daemon Of War (2021)
A triptych meditation on war.
Radiograph Of A Family (2020)
The director's dual portrait of her parents.
Sheltered (2020)
Documentary profile of a large animal shelter.
Lobster Soup (2020)
Documentary profile of a small community cafe bar in Iceland.
Zinder (2021)
Portrait of the Kara Kara district of Zinder and the gang members who live there.
The Bubble (2021)
A look at a retirement community in Florida and its impact on the wider locale.
Surfaces (2020)
Essayistic consideration of "the disappeared".
Honey Cigar (2020)
A teenager finds herself caught between cultures on the road to self-determination
A Way Home (2020)
The filmmaker captures conversations with her mum, who is in a care home with Alzheimer's.
Purple Sea (2020)
Experimental documentary captured as Amel Alzakout hoped for rescue after her migrant boat sank in the Med.
Before The Dying Of The Light (2020)
Experimental documentary considering the cultural and filmmaking landscape of mid-Seventies Morocco.
Mothers (2020)
A documentary profile of a refuge for women who fall pregnant out of wedlock in Morocco.
A Long Breath (2019)
Documentary snapshot of a couple in the troubled Tripoli district of Bal Al Tabbaneh.
The Believer (2021)
A man struggles to hold his health and sanity together as his relationship with his wife deteriorates.
Chaos Walking (2021)
On a dystopian futuristic planet, all men's thoughts appear as "noise" around their heads... a problem for young Todd when he runs across a space girl.
Backyard Village (2021)
Two lonely souls forge a connection.
White Eye (2019)
A man spots a bike he says was stolen from him on a night out.
The Shadow Play (2018)
After a property boss falls to his death, a rookie cop investigates.
Memories Of My Father (2020)
The life of Héctor Abad Gómez, a prominent doctor and human rights activist in the violent Medellin of the 70s.
Prisoners Of The Ghostland (2020)
A notorious criminal is sent to rescue an abducted woman who has disappeared into a dark supernatural universe. They must break the evil curse that binds them and escape the mysterious revenants that rule the Ghostland, an East-meets-West vortex of beauty and violence.
Natural Light (2021)
A company of soldiers hunt for partisans in occupied Soviet territory during the Second World War.
Restless Natives (1985)
Two friends start holding up tour buses.
Do Not Split (2020)
A snapshot of the Hong Kong protests over the increasing creep of Chinese power in the area.
Colette (2020)
A former French resistance fighter visits the concentration camp where her brother died for the first time.
Crisis (2021)
Interlocking stories shine a spotlight on America's opioid crisis.
Burrow (2020)
A rabbit tries to build her dream burrow... but runs into trouble after running away from the neighbours.
Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)
With this inventive portrait, a cameraperson seeks a way to keep her 86-year-old father alive forever. Utilising moviemaking magic and her family’s dark humour, she celebrates Dr Dick Johnson’s last years by staging fantasies of death and beyond. Together, dad and daughter confront the great inevitability awaiting us all.
Jesus Egon Christ (2021)
An addict struggles with his mental health in a makeshift religious rehab centre.
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