"A rare insight into bonding between siblings against all odds. Deeply moving and genuinely inspiring.” - BBC World - - - A group of remarkable young people with Down syndrome embark on a demanding trek through the Indian Himalayas, accompanied by their brothers and sisters. Unresolved…
A sister seeks to understand how her older brother and hero, was also the hitman who attacked Nancy Kerrigan in 1994.
Minorities make up 20% of the Israel’s population, with the Jewish majority referring to them collectively as “Arabs”. Many in Israel, and around the world, believe this minority to be hostile to the State of Israel. But there are Arabs who see Israel as a worthy place. In this in-depth…
My Home est la 2ème étape du projet des « Rencontres cinéamatographiques Suisse-Palestine » initiées par le cinéaste Nicolas Wadimoff et Akka Films lors du Festival du film de Ramallah en 2004. Cinq projets ont été retenus pour faire l’objet…
Indigenous elder living in the notorious Redfern neighbourhood called “The Block” fights to keep her home. Joyce Ingram remembers the iconic Block when it was the first urban land rights victory for Indigenous Australians in the 1970s. She battles to support the kids on the troubled Block,…
Joyce Ingram is an Indigenous elder living in the notorious Redfern neighbourhood called “The Block”. She has fought battles and has won some historically significant ones. She lived on The Block when it was the first urban land rights victory for Indigenous Australians in the 1970s. Today,…
A quixotic figure's quest to guard people's rights as citizens in modern China In modern times, the law system is supposedly an instrument constructed to guard citizens' rights. However, the government and officials remain untouchable in the Chinese society. Lao-gao, a self-taught “law-ranger”…
One day, without warning, a revolution exploded. It was the event that master documentarian Patricio Guzmán had been waiting for all his life: a million and a half people in the streets of Santiago, Chile, demanding justice, education, health care, and a new constitution to replace the strident…
A documentary film essay. One of the directors of this film was raised in Persia. Her father was a Danish engineer and her mother a survivor from one of Stalin’s Gulag camps. In this film, the life of a family is reflected in the history of Iran from the 30s and onward to the Islamic Revolution,…
The film tells the story of two brothers, Hjalmar and Simon, who move to Ireland with their parents. Hjalmar begins in a tiny village school, but doesn’t understand a word they are saying. He feels utterly alone, but gradually he learns English and makes new friends. Suddenly both he and his little…
Journey back in time to the origins of Christianity in Ireland and Britain. Travel from Dublin to Lindisfarne and find out about St. Patrick, Columcille, Brigid, Aiden and Cuthbert. Be inspired by the many ancient prayers, songs and rituals. Discover how a daily rhythm of life -- with set times for solitude…
This feature documentary is about the most controversial island of the Mediterranean. It’s spectacular but bitter, entertaining but critical, fun to watch yet investigative, sarcastic but emotional. It explores all slices of life, in the four months of the summer, when two million visitors come…
