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Ukrainian-American journalist Katya Soldak, of Forbes Magazine, now living in New York City, tells the story of Ukraine, her country of origin, as it exits the USSR, works through two revolutions, and endures a war with Russia—all through the eyes of her family and friends.
After Alexei Navalny’s death, Alyona, along with thousands of others, laid flowers at the Wall of Sorrow in Russia to honor his memory. This act became a powerful symbol of resistance, leading to her arrest and persecution.
Marek Hłasko — writer, rebel, carouser — was hailed as the Polish James Dean for his looks and the Polish Boris Pasternak for the brilliance of his prose and his experience of exile.
A Polish family takes in a Syrian refugee who is trapped in the grim border area between Polish and Belarusian pushbacks. Time is running out and there are few options. Despite the language problems, they develop a bond.
The film tells the story of the mass fleeing of LGBTQ+ people from Russia after the ban on gender transitioning and their designation as extremists. The main characters, like thousands of others, leave their homeland seeking a new life, but ahead lie uncertainty, fear, and the hope for salvation.
Bedouin shepherd communities who live in the magical spaces of the Jordan Valley have to deal with a variety of pressures and threats.
Living side-by-side on a single street in East Jerusalem, Palestinian families facing eviction confront the daily reality of their Israeli settler neighbors. ”One Street in Silwan” offers a powerful look at how one small community’s struggle embodies the larger Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
As their war-weary towns go up in flames, unlikely friends across the Sderot-Gaza war zone come together in an attempt to save their neighborhood.
In Jerusalem’s Biblical Zoo Israelis and Palestinians work hand in hand.
The film documents a period of twelve years in the un-recognized village of Arab- Al-Naim in the Galilee.