Documentary Films

Supported by IMS

The Road

2015China

A highway will be built through a quiet village in Hunan, a province in China, and forces local villagers and peasants to change their lives.

2014Syria

"If your camera was here, in Homs, what would you be filming?” A look at first-hand video made by activists in the besieged city of Homs.

2013Syria

To escape the violence and to fight an oppressive regime, a young Syrian woman sings clandestinely, using her music to fight for greater freedom.

2013Syria

For nineteen-year-old Basset and his ragtag group of comrades, the audacious hope of revolution is crumbling like the buildings around them.

2013Iran

Sepideh wants to become an astronaut, spends her nights exploring the secrets of the universe, while her family tries to keep her on the ground.

2012Syria

A documentary about women who present their own testimonies about themselves, about love, life, death, and sometimes about the revolution.

2011Libya

A picture of the revolution and the many challenges faced by a democratic Libya, through Nizam, a filmmaker, and Haj, a rebel leader.

2008Syria

Dolls explores the daily life of Manal, a Damascene ambitious woman, while the Muslim Barbie, Fulla, is invading the daily life of everyone.

2008Lebanon

Georg brings Ahmad from Beirut to Denmark, who enters the Copenhagen Arab community: a poetic journey into a world unknown to most Danes.