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Amid the failing counteroffensive, a journalist follows a Ukrainian platoon on their mission to traverse one mile of heavily fortified forest and liberate a strategic village from Russian occupation. But the farther they advance through their destroyed homeland, the more they realise that this war may never end.
Lauretta Ncobo's daughter considers her author mother's exile from South Africa and subsequent life and work.
Comedian Noam Shuster-Eliassi creates a personal and political one-woman show about the struggle for equality in Israel/Palestine. When the elusive coexistence she’s spent her life working toward starts sounding like a bad joke, she challenges her audiences with hard truths that are no laughing matter.
Two poets, one incurable cancer diagnosis. Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley go on an unexpectedly funny and poignant journey through love, life, and mortality.
From the shadows of a Guatemalan neighbourhood scared into silence, two sisters lead a luminous rebellion.
Documentary following the friendship of two paramedics on the frontline in Ukraine.
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A daughter reflects on her South Asian father’s life, his never-ending pursuit of the American dream, and the human capacity to love and survive.
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Portrait of Belgian figure skater Nina Pinzarrone
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As Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, primary schools across Russia’s hinterlands are transformed into recruitment stages for the war. Facing the ethical dilemma of working in a system defined by propaganda and violence, a brave teacher goes undercover to film what’s really happening in his own school.
A consideration of the American South’s unreconciled history through a Mississippi town that mixes antebellum tourism with a community deeply divided over its past.
A documentary following a teenager's transition.
Consideration of the journey taken by migrants on foot across the US border.
A seemingly minor neighbourhood dispute in Florida escalates into deadly violence. Police bodycam footage and investigative interviews expose the consequences of Florida’s 'stand your ground' laws.
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Documentary exploring the historic LGBTQ+ influence on rock 'n' roll.
Documentary about the people living in war-ravaged Bucha.
An account of a British-Palestinian surgeon who has become a vital witness to the devastation wreaked by Israel’s bombing of Gaza.
The story of the former singer of pop band Black Lace and his journey on the road with his ageing mother and his partner, as he aims for a comeback.
Chronicle of Sudan’s youth revolution shows how hope was ignited though through music, murals and the unyielding power of words.
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A young welder confronts her fractured past to protect her sister.
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