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”Combatants for Peace” (CFP) is a group of former enemy combatants – Israelis and Palestinians – who refuse to surrender to violence. With the devastation of October 7th and the war in Gaza, the movement faces great challenges in showing that there is another way.
After the start of the Russian-Ukrainian war, three teenagers, a Russian and two Ukrainians, find themselves in France. Gradually, the lives of the three teenagers become intertwined. Together they try to find their place in a new country where they are safe but never stop feeling like outsiders. Yet even far from the front line, the war continues to shape their lives, gradually leading the story toward a tragic ending. Three Comrades explores what war does to the generation that will have to live after it.
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.
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.
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.
Hanan, a musician, struggles with mental illness, and his mother, a writer, both use their art to break down the walls of silence surrounding their family’s ordeal. Their creative work becomes a powerful dialogue, creating meaning and beauty amidst the chaos.
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.
Four different voices by elder women from two different minorities rooted in Northeast Panama and North of Sweden, share their truth about freedom and independence.
Bedouin shepherd communities who live in the magical spaces of the Jordan Valley have to deal with a variety of pressures and threats.
Combining a humorous and affectionate family portrait, a historical film and a search for identity, Defectors confronts the impact of the Korean War on different generations.