The Poetess and Ava
12 Days
(Country: France; Year: 2017; Director: Raymond Depardon)
Ava
(Country: Iran, Canada, Qatar; Year: 2017; Director: Sadaf Foroughi; Writer: Sadaf Foroughi; Stars: Vahid Aghapoor, Parnian Akhtari, Sarah Alimoradi, Mona Ghiasi, Houman Hoursan, Mahour Jabbari, Bahar Noohian, Leili Rashidi, Shayesteh Sajadi, Vahid Aghapoor, Parnian Akhtari, Sarah Alimoradi, Mona Ghiasi, Houman Hoursan, Mahour Jabbari)
A youngster in Iran begins to rebel.
A Cambodian Spring
(Year: 2017; Director: Chris Kelly)
An intimate portrait of three people caught up in the chaotic and aggressive sweep of forced evictions.
The Force
(Country: US; Year: 2016; Director: Peter Nicks; Writer: Linda Davis, Lawrence Lerew, Peter Nicks)
This cinema verité look at the long-troubled Oakland Police Department goes deep inside their struggles to confront federal demands for reform, a popular uprising following events in Ferguson and an explosive scandal. World premiere
Insha'Allah Democracy
(Country: US, UK, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates; Year: 2017; Director: Mohammed Naqvi; Writer: Mohammed Naqvi; Stars: Benazir Bhutto, Pervez Musharraf, Nawaz Sharif)
With the filmmaker about to vote in Pakistan for the first time, he questions whether democracy is fully possible in the country.
A Cambodian Spring and The Workers Cup
The Long Season
(Year: 2017; Director: Leonard Retel Helmrich)
Life for Syrian refugees in a Lebanese refugee camp.
Muhi - Generally Temporary
(Year: 2017; Director: Rina Castelnuovo-Hollander, Tamir Elterman)
The story of a young boy from Gaza who has been trapped for years in an Israeli hospital.
Naila And The Uprising
(Year: 2017; Director: Julia Bacha),
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The story of Naila Ayesh, who played a key role in the nonviolent Palestinian uprising known as the First Intifada.
The Poetess
(Year: 2017; Director: Stefanie Brockhaus, Andreas Wolff)
The story of Saudi poetess, Hissa Hilal.
Silas
(Country: Canada, South Africa, Kenya; Year: 2017; Director: Hawa Essuman, Anjali Nayar; Writer: Anjali Nayar)
Documentary about Liberian activist Silas Siakor who is a tireless crusader against illegal logging.
This Is Congo and The Force
This Is Congo
(Country: US, Congo; Year: 2017; Director: Daniel McCabe)
Documentary about conflict in the DRC.
Whose Streets?
(Country: US; Year: 2017; Director: Sabaah Jordan)
A nonfiction account of the Ferguson uprising told by the people who lived it, this is an unflinching look at how the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown inspired a community to fight back — and sparked a global movement.
Women Of The Venezuelan Chaos
(Year: 2017; Director: Margarita Cadenas)
Female perspectives of a country in crisis.
The Workers Cup
(Country: UK; Year: 2017; Director: Adam Sobel)
Documentary about the emigre workers building football stadiums in Qatar.
