An Episode In The Life Of An Iron Picker
Life becomes desperate for a scrap merchant when his pregnant wife needs medical help they can't afford.
Before Snowfall
A youngster from Kurdistan tracks his sister across Europe after she flees before her wedding.

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Dangerous Acts Starring The Unstable Elements Of Belarus
Behind the scenes with the Belarus Free Theatre, an acclaimed troupe of imaginative and subversive performers who, in a country choked by censorship and repression, defy Europe's last remaining dictatorship.
First To Fall
Documentary showing how Hamid and Tarek leave their lives as students in Canada and travel to Libya, their homeland, to join the fight to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi.
For Those Who Can Tell No Tales
An Australian tourist finds a trip to Bosnia changes her life forever.

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The Mulberry House
After 10 years in Scotland, Sara Ishaq travels back to her childhood home of Yemen and takes her camera along.

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Return To Homs
Documentary about rebel fighters in the besieged Syrian city.
The Square
Examination of the revolution in Egypt, from the perspective of a group of activists.

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Watchers Of The Sky
An exploration of genocide and attempts to criminalise it internationally.
News

59th New York Film Festival early bird highlights Futura, Jane By Charlotte, James Baldwin: From Another Place and The Velvet Underground

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