Free Voices
2022BelarusAugust 2020, Belarusians protest electoral fraud with a choir. Their songs inspire resilience against repression, facing a relentless government hunt.
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Ayouni
2022SyriaNoura and Machi search for answers about their loved ones – Bassel Safadi and Paolo Dall’Oglio, who are among the over 100,000 forcibly disappeared in Syria.
Our Memory Belongs to Us
2021SyriaThree Syrian activists are reunited on a theatre stage in Paris. Ten years after the revolution, they revisit traumas and memories of a ferocious war.
Fiasco
2021LebanonWith candid humour, Lebanese filmmaker Nicolas Khoury embarks on a cinematic rebellion against the expectations of his family and the society.
Little Palestine – Diary of a Siege
2021SyriaAfter the revolution, the residents of Yarmouk, the largest Syria’s Palestinian camp resiliently endure the struggles imposed by Al-Assad's siege.
President
2021ZimbabweNelson Chamisa, a young and charismatic leader, steps in as opposition taking on the corrupt ruling party in Zimbabwe's 2018 presidential election.
From Cairo
2021EgyptHala and Aya, two women living in Cairo, leading a single life, but managing to face their fears and to carve a space for their dreams in the city.
Suspended Wives
2021MoroccoFor women in Morrocco, getting divorced is an almost insurmountable bureaucratic undertaking, that Ghita, Latifa and Saadia attempt nonetheless.
The Last Shelter
2021MaliA portrait of Gao, a town in Mali for passerby with eyes set on Europe in hopes of finding a better future, and the generous people who live in it.
Homemade Stories
2021SyriaA tale of revolution's impact on hope and despair unfolds through Nidal memories of Damascus trying to revive a cinema in Cairo where she fled.
3 Logical Exits
2020PalestineA claustrophobic sociological contemplation of the escape routes open to young Palestinians from their dead-end lives in refugee camps.
Lift Like a Girl
2020EgyptWith the guidance of her relentless coach, a teen weightlifter emerges from a scrappy training camp in Egypt to compete at the championship level.
The Cave
2019SyriaIn war-torn Ghouta, Syria, a group of female doctors battle both bombings and systemic sexism, while trying to care for the injured.
Tiny Souls
2019SyriaDina Naser documents Marwa and her family after they fled from Syria. Their story reminds how precarious life is for families fleeing war.
143 Sahara Street
2019AlgeriaIn the middle of the Algerian Sahara, Malika writes her history in her relay, welcoming truckers for a cigarette, a coffee or eggs.