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The Devil's Drivers and Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
Bobi Wine: The People’s President (Country: UK, Uganda, US; Year: 2022; Director: Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp; Stars: Bobi Wine, Barbie Kyagulanyi)
A documentary about how Ugandan opposition leader, activist and musical star Bobi Wine took on the regime led by Yoweri Museveni, the person who led the country for 35 years.
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Crows Are White (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Ahsen Nadeem; Writer: Ahsen Nadeem, Matt H. Mayes, Dawn Blackman)
The filmmaker travels to a Japanese monastery in search of guidance but things don't go as expected.
The Devil's Drivers (Country: France, Germany, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Israel; Year: 2021; Director: Daniel Carsenty, Mohammed Abugeth; Writer: Mohammed Abugeth, Daniel Carsenty)
Filmed over eight years, this documentary follows drivers who smuggle Palestinian workers in and out of Israel risking jail in the process.
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Girl Gang (Country: Switzerland; Year: 2022; Director: Susanne Regina Meures)
Leonie is a rising teen influencer living on the outskirts of Berlin. As her fame grows, her parents see the economic opportunity of social media and become her managers. The pressure blurs the line of their relationship.
A Golden Life (Or De Vie) (Country: Burkina Faso, Benin, France; Year: 2023; Director: Boubacar Sangare)
The story of 16-year-old Rasmané, who barely seems like a teenager any more. In Burkina Faso, young men look under the earth for gold - and a better future, follow their journey in a 100-metre abyss of small-scale mining.
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Bobi Wine: The People’s President and Crows Are White
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (Country: Estonia, France, Iceland; Year: 2023; Director: Anna Hints)
In the darkness of a smoke sauna, women share their innermost secrets and intimate experiences, washing off the shame trapped in their bodies and regaining their strength through a sense of communion.
Full Review See: Anna Hints on building trust and the importance of the elements to Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
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