2000 Meters to Andriivka
A Ukrainian platoon embarks on a strategic mission: to traverse a heavily fortified forest and liberate a village from the invading Russian forces. The filmmaker behind 20 Days in Mariupol presents a breathtakingly courageous doc that captures the visceral reality of battle and the soldiers’ growing sense of uncertainty.
Ai Weiwei’s Turandot
In his directorial and operatic debut, artist and activist Ai Weiwei tries to connect Puccini to contemporary politics as the turmoil engulfing humanity finds its way into the theater.
Al-Muharibeen المهربون
An inter-generational discovery journey of a bookseller and his nephew, who are made to smuggle books in the face of Israel’s ongoing oppression of Arab Palestinian culture and identity.
An American Pastoral
An incisive chronicle of a Pennsylvania community’s fight over the fate of its public education system, where a heated debate about book banning illuminates a deeper question: What is the future of American democracy?
Antidote
An investigative journalist and a whistleblower confront the dangerous consequences of their brave attempts to bring to light the truth about Vladimir Putin’s habit of assassinating his political opponents, in an effective documentary thriller that grips the viewer with its dizzying pace and moral urgency.
Dad's Lullaby
Haunted by loss and the horrors he had seen, Serhiy returns home and must now function as a family man and reconnect with his loved ones. A poignant confessional, punctuated by glimmers of hope for a return to normalcy in the wake of war.
Daytrip
August 2021: International forces withdraw from Afghanistan as the Taliban swiftly takes over, imposing Sharia Law. Four prominent Afghan women, now fugitives, put their faith in an impromptu group of activists devoted to saving their lives as world superpowers retreat.
Democracy Noir
A gripping and timely political documentary about three courageous women—a parliamentarian, a journalist, and an activist—who are pouring their heart and soul into one mission: exposing corruption and fighting for freedom in their homeland, Hungary.
Googoosh - Made of Fire
The Iranian Revolution abruptly halted the successful career of a pop singer and cultural icon until an unexpected comeback changed everything. This is the moving story of Googoosh, who became a voice of resistance and a symbol of hope.
Holding Liat
Directed by American filmmaker Brandon Kramer, Berlinale Documentary Film Award winner Holding Liat is an intimate and hopeful observation of Liat Atzili’s family as they navigate each moment leading up to her release from captivity in Gaza while facing the complexities of Israel’s future, each in their own way.
Home Game
The home movies of a family that fled the war in Sarajevo to an uncertain future in the Netherlands stir up pangs of homesickness, feelings of displacement, and one difficult question: When does one truly feel at home?
Iman's Boat
Iman, an Iranian refugee and theater teacher, finds balm for his soul at the School of Peace on Lesbos Island. When the school is set on fire, he must decide how to continue his and his students' journey toward healing.
Israel and Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989
In the depths of the Swedish television archive lies a treasure trove of records that paint a complex, fascinating, and grim picture of the key actors and those cast as extras in the mother of all conflicts—the Israeli-Palestinian one.
Know Hope
Depicting characters leaning on crutches and wrapped in bandages, Know Hope’s murals become a self-fulfilling prophecy as chronic illness forces him to recalibrate and create political and participatory art in Palestine-Israel.
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
The stirring, tragicomic account of a courageous Russian teacher who secretly exposes how the system uses aggressive nationalist propaganda to mold and control the ultimate weapon in its never-ending war: children.
Ms. President
For five years, a documentary crew closely followed Slovakia’s first female president, Zuzana Čaputová. This is an intimate portrait of a woman who tried to bring a more human approach to the traditionally cutthroat and male-dominated political sphere.
Shot the Voice of Freedom
A small group of Afghan women is publicly protesting against the Taliban’s reign of terror and fighting for their freedom and future. In a raw, visceral documentary, these women face the camera and viewers directly, sounding their brave outcry.
The Last Republican
A conservative politician courageously stands against Trump and his party’s doctrine in an amusing yet deeply resonant film about the willingness to risk everything without losing one’s integrity or sense of humor.
Viktor
An immersive multisensory odyssey through the mind of Viktor, a burly young man who lost his hearing at the age of five, a still photographer with a deep admiration for Samurai, and a strong resolve to contribute to Ukraine’s defense effort at any cost.
Who's Afraid of Nathan Law?
This gripping, high-stakes look at Hong Kong’s most famous opponent of the Chinese government reveals the cost of defending freedom and fighting for democracy in a country where unchecked authoritarianism erodes every law.
