Documentary
La vie devant elle is the diary of the exile of Elaha, a 14 year old Afghan girl, who films herself with a small camera to tell her story. Through her story, the film portrays the reality of children growing up on the road, tossed from place to place to flee conflicts in the hope of finding a normal life.
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Taxi to the Dark Side
Afganistanbul
Epifania
Immigrants
Citizen Soldier
Who Was Dcx 64?
Cinema Dadaab
The Waiting
Little Belgium
Site 2
Draussen bleiben
Long Distance Swimmer: Sara Mardini
America; I Too
Aya
Where the Land Ends
Borderland
The Hornet's Nest
Sons of Haji Omar
Refugee Poetry
A letter to Nikola
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Taxi to the Dark Side
IMDB 7 | Jan , 2008
An in-depth look at the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, focusing on an innocent taxi driver in Afghanistan who was tortured and killed in 2002.Afganistanbul
IMDB 1 | May , 2018
Epifania
IMDB 0 | May , 2023
Immigrants
IMDB 0 | May , 1965
A fascinating, unsettling study of immigration in 1960s English cities.Citizen Soldier
IMDB 6.2 | Aug , 2016
CITIZEN SOLDIER is a dramatic feature film, told from the point of view of a group of Soldiers in the Oklahoma Army National Guard's 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known since World War II as the "Thunderbirds.” Set in one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan at the height of the surge, it is a heart-pounding, heartfelt grunts' eye-view of the war. A modern day Band of Brothers, Citizen Soldier tells the true story of a group of young Soldiers and their life-changing tour of duty in Afghanistan, offering an excruciatingly personal look into modern warfare, brotherhood, and patriotism. Using real footage from multiple cameras, including helmet cams, these Citizen Soldiers give the audience an intimate view into the chaos and horrors of combat and, in the process, display their bravery and valor under the most hellish of conditions.Who Was Dcx 64?
IMDB 3 | Sep , 2021
A short film about a youtuber who nobody knew or watched.Cinema Dadaab
IMDB 6 | Sep , 2018
In one of the world's largest and oldest refugee camps, Dadaab, the inhabitans survive by watching films and dreaming. The refugees cannot leave the camp, but they let their minds escape the harsh reality: by going to the simple cinema hall run by Abdikafi Mohamed, the film's protagonist.The Waiting
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2013
Ekhlas Alhlwani was forced to flee Syria with her three children and now lives in Zaatari, a refugee camp in the Jordanian desert. Rizzi spent seven weeks observing her and other women's daily life, which is devoid of any prospects. He shows how Alhlwani makes every effort to establish some kind of normality for her family despite the difficult camp conditions. The film vividlyconveys the cruelty of war, and especially the state o funcertainty and rootlessness to which refugees are exposed. The film is the first part of a trilogy that focuses on the emergence of a new civil consciousness in Malaysia, Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain and Syria, as well as the social implications of the end of post-colonialism in these countries.Little Belgium
IMDB 5.5 | Jan , 1942
A profile of the more than 2,000 Belgian refugees in the fishing port of Brixham.Site 2
IMDB 0 | Nov , 1989
After having fled Pol Pot, Rithy Panh, a 15 year old Cambodian finds refuge at the Mairut camp in Thailand, in 1979. Ten years later, now a filmmaker, he returns to the camps to film the daily life of this threatened people. The peoples he meets, eaten away by inactivity, insecutity and the fear of being forgotten, have been waiting for a possible return to Cambodia.Draussen bleiben
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2007
Long Distance Swimmer: Sara Mardini
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2024
The documentary begins when the fictionalized drama ends. Sara spent three years volunteering to save refugees on the same journey that made her so famous, and was suddenly arrested in Aug. 2018, accused by Greek authorities of running a criminal enterprise with charges including “international espionage and people smuggling.” If convicted, she faces up to 25 years in prison and the end of her humanitarian career. Shot over three years, the film follows Sara’s fight for justice and journey of self-discovery.America; I Too
IMDB 1 | Mar , 2017
Three arrested and detained undocumented immigrants must navigate the system to fight impending deportation.Aya
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2021
In a town near Calais that looks like the Wild West, big-hearted 50-year-old Lydie shelters Zimako, an unruly, paperless migrant from Togo.Where the Land Ends
IMDB 8.5 | Mar , 2019
A documentary that explores what it means to be a young person in Quebec after the dissolution of the Quebec sovereignty movement.Borderland
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2024
A powerful set of stories of “righteous persons” taking action along the U.S.-Mexico border, motivated by moral conviction and compassion. "Borderland" shows how courageous actions can lead to political mobilization and the defense of human rights in the face of hate and discrimination.The Hornet's Nest
IMDB 6.5 | May , 2014
Armed only with their cameras, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning conflict Journalist Mike Boettcher, and his son, Carlos, provide unprecedented access into the longest war in U.S. history.Sons of Haji Omar
IMDB 0 | Feb , 1978
Haji Omar and his three sons belong to the Lakankhel, a Pashtoon tribal group in northeastern Afghanistan. The film focuses on his family: Haji Omar, the patriarch; Anwar, the eldest, his father's favorite, a pastoralist and expert horseman; Jannat Gul, cultivator and ambitious rebel; and Ismail, the youngest, attending school with a view to a job as a government official.Refugee Poetry
IMDB 10 | Apr , 2016
The Kurdish Iraqi poet and actor Zeravan Khalil travels with his dog through an Alpine gorge after fleeing from IS war and genocide. As he remembers the abomination, he writes a poem with the title “You drive me mad” in Kurmanji Kurdish. In his home country, Yazidic Kurds are forbidden to work in his profession. Then he eats his apple and wanders through Europe’s middle with more hope.A letter to Nikola
IMDB 10 | Oct , 2021
As a letter to her son, the filmmaker testifies her experience as a photographer aboard the Aquarius, a ship that rescued 29,523 people in the Mediterranean between 2016 and 2018.