#Female Pleasure by Barbara Miller Mons Veneris Films GmbH, Das Kollektiv für audiovisuelle Werke GmbH, INDI FILM GmbH | 97' | Switzerland, Germany | 2018 | DCP | #FEMALE PLEASURE embarks on a journey to discover the remaining obstacles that stand in the way of female sexuality in the 21st century.

100UP by Heddy Honigmann Dutch Mountain Film, Savage Film, Tenk.tv | 92’&52’ | The Netherlands, Belgium, Norway | 2020 | 2K | A doctor from Lima still works in the hospital, in New York a sexologist still sees clients, while elsewhere in the city a student attends lectures at the university. On the other side of the world, a spry Norwegian helps with lambing and a distinguished Dutchman is working fanatically on an online platform for human rights. What do they have in common? They’ve all passed their 100th birthday.

5 BROKEN CAMERAS by Emad Burnat & Guy Davidi Guy DVD Films, Burnat Films Palestine, Alegría Productions | 2011 | color / black and white | video | 90’ & 52’ | Palestinian farm laborer Emad has five video cameras, and each of them tells a different part of the story of his village's resistance to Israeli oppression. Emad lives in Bil'in, just west of the city of Ramallah in the West Bank. Using the first camera, he recorded how the bulldozers came to rip the olive trees out of the ground in 2005. Here, a wall was built directly through his fellow villagers' land to separate the advancing Jewish settlements from the Palestinians.

74 m2 by Paola Castillo & Tiziana Panizza Errante Producciones - Colectivo La Tribu - ITVS | 67’ - 52’ | Chile - USA | 2012 | HD Iselsa and Kathy, along with 150 other marginalized families from Valparaiso, Chile, are chosen to participate in a social experiment that moves them into a middle-class neighborhood. But their new neighbors consider them delinquents who would endanger the neighborhood. Filmed over four years, 74 m2explores what happens when two worlds collide, and looks at the struggles of attaining one’s dreams.

A Diary of Healing by Marie Mandy The Factory, Fontana (Belgique) | 91' | Belgium | France | 2010 | HDCAM | The director learns she has breast cancer. Her life is turned upside down. Her journey through the medical world, part of an artistic and personal quest, achieves unprecedented intimacy with the disease.

A MI LADO (BY MY SIDE) by Jean-Cosme Delaloye JCDE Productions | 95’ - 55’ | USA | 2012 | HD Some mothers put their children first. Some don’t. To survive in the trash of the Chureca, Central America’s largest dump located in Nicaragua, three young women will have to determine whether their mothers are their best allies or unexpected foes.

A MOTHER BRINGS HER SON TO BE SHOT by Sinead O'Shea Blinder Films Limited, Spring Films, SOS Productions | 82’ | Ireland | 2017 | HD | Filmed over five years, this unflinching darkly humorous documentary examines violence committed by groups opposed to the peace process in Northern Ireland, long after the Troubles came to an end. The title is no exaggeration.

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A Parked Life by Peter Triest Savage Film, Docmakers | 70’&52’ | Belgium, The Netherlands | 2021 | HD | Parked Life is an intimate portrait of one of the estimated one million Eastern European truck drivers on Europe's roads. Petar is one of those truck drivers living like nomads. He sees the cracks in Europe through his windscreen and the cracks in his marriage on his phone.

A STRANGER'S SKIN by Christophe Hermans Frakas Productions 51’ | Belgium | 2011 Arnaud is a 20 year old young man. Following the death of his mother three years ago, he has dropped out of his studies and taken refuge in food to fill the void. He now weighs 177 kilos and lives with his father, with whom he quarrels constantly. Arnaud has reached the point where he has decided to undergo a stomach reduction operation....

A Syrian Love Story by Sean McAllister | 80’ | UK | 2015 | | Filmed over 5 years, A Syrian Love Story charts an incredible odyssey to political freedom in the West. For Raghda and Amer, it is a journey of hope, dreams and despair: for the revolution, their homeland and each other.

A Year of Hope by Mikala Krogh Danish Documentary Production, Submarine (NL) | 84' & 58' | Denmark | 2017 | HD & DCP | A Year of Hope is a coming of age story, in which we follow a group of Filipino street boys from the slum of Manila, who get a chance to change their lives forever. But how do you save boys, who have experienced the worst traumas thinkable?

After the Rain by Jian Fan FAN Film Studio, Golden Doc Productions, Black Cat Entertainment Co., Ltd., Tencent News | 104' | China | 2021 | 2K | After an earthquake razed a Chinese city to the ground in 2008, more than six thousand parents were encouraged to replace the children they lost and move on with their lives. AFTER THE RAIN follows two of these families for over a decade. Haunted by fear, resentment, and unspeakable grief, the families find hope beyond intergenerational trauma to build towards an uncertain tomorrow.

Agnus Dei: Lamb of God by Alejandra Sanchez La Femme Endormie, Imcine & Pepa Films | 84’ - 52’ | Mexico/France | 2010 | HDV | Agnus Dei is a courageous, candid documentary on the thorny subject of pedophilia in the Catholic Church. As an 11-year-old altar boy, Jesús, now 26, was abused by a priest. After years of silence, he decides not only to bring criminal charges against his aggressor, but to confront him in the flesh. This is the story of Jesús’s journey, a mandatory hiatus on the road to forgiveness, born of a deep-seated need to come to terms with the past. Jesús is torn between brotherly love and anger toward his sexual predator in this film full of nuances that gives a name and a face to a problem stigmatized by silence.

AT THE PHILOSOPHER'S SCHOOL by Fernand Melgar Climage | 97’ | Switzerland | 2018 | 4K | The adventure of a small group of children different from the others, who open themselves to life and to the world.

Back to the Taj Mahal Hotel by Carina Molier Witfilm | 70’ & 55’ | The Netherlands | 2017 | HD | Witnesses of the attack on the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai look back and reflect on existential questions about fear, freedom and security. The effect that fear can have on a person is apparent from the way it has changed each witness’s view of life.

Before the Last Curtain Falls by Thomas Wallner Gebrüder Beetz Filmproduktion Köln GmbH & Co.KG , Savage Film | 86’&52’ | Germany/Belgium | 2014 | HD | The film dives deeply into the exceptional and heart-warmingstories of a group of transsexuals and drag queens in their sixties and seventies, who summon up their bravery to take the stage once again – perhaps for the last time.

Bicycle, Spoon, Apple by Carles Bosch Cromosoma, S.A. | 58’ - 90’ | Spain | 2010 | 16/9 HD | In October, 2007, Pasqual Maragall was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Once past the initial blow, he and his family embarked on a crusade against the disease. And from the very first step, this film has grown into an extraordinary testament. With intelligence, sincerity and an infectious spirit, Maragall allows a portrait to be painted of not only himself, but also his family and his doctors, in order to leave behind a lasting document of his personal fight.

Bitter Love by Jerzy Sladkowski Ginestra Film AB, MADE, Ragusa Film | 86’ | Sweden, Finland, Poland | 2020 | HD | A lovesick misfit, a mysterious beauty, a retired civil servant, a randy fortuneteller and a doubtful young couple meet in late summer on a Russian river cruise on Volga. What does fate have in store for them? Everyone boards the ship carrying a hope. A hope of a discovery, a reconciliation, a connection.

BLUSH OF FRUIT by Jakeb Anhvu | 82’ - 52’ | Australia | 2012 | HD In a modest three-story home located in the beachside town of Nha Trang in central Vietnam, reside four young expectant mothers. These runaways are given shelter, but in return, they must care for the centre’s 18 orphaned children. The home’s owner, Tong Phuoc Phuc, has been praised by the country’s Prime Minister for his work as an anti-abortionist and a saviour to ‘fallen’ women and their unwanted children. But there is a darker side to the home’s media-savvy front. Referred to as a ‘business’ by the mothers and their local community, donations continue to pour in, despite evidence of child abuse and profiteering

Burning Out by Jérôme le Maire AT Production/AT-DOC, Iota Production (Belgium), Louise Productions (Switzerland), Zadig (France) | 82’ | Belgium-France | 2016 | HD | Burning out follows a group of doctors and their team crushed by a profitability injunction of our contemporary world. Could they resist ? If the caregivers are suffering who will treat them ?

Calendar Girls by Maria Loohufvud, Love Martinsen Pink Dolphin AB | 83’&58’ | Sweden | 2022 | 4K | They are the magical reindeers at parties and churches, pink fluffy unicorns at air force reunions, and zombies at retirement homes. They are the Calendar Girls – Florida’s most dedicated dance team for women over 60. Being a Calendar Girl requires commitment and passion but it gives something priceless back – 30 soul sisters who always have your back. Being a Calendar Girl means dancing out the door leaving your problems at home. But it also means that you will change, and that your relationships will be tested. Calendar Girls is an intimate and life-affirming coming-of-mature-age film filled to the brim with playfulness and dance. The film shakes up the outdated image of “the old lady” and is a call for everyone to dance their heart out while you can.

CALVET by Dominic Allan Firewalk Films | 86’ - 52’ | UK | 2011 | HD Never believe you've played your last hand.. French painter Jean Marc Calvet recounts his incredible life story as a former Cannes bodyguard who abandoned his family, robbed a Miami mobster, hid out in Central America and at the age of 38 overcame addictions through an extraordinary metamorphosis in which he began to paint.

Cat Dancers by Harris Fishman Cactus Three | 75’ | USA | 2007 | 35mm | In a mysterious, tragic and bizarre roller-coaster tale of love, family, loss and survival, Cat Dancers weaves a tale that is as intriguing and funny as it is heartbreaking.

Children of the Mist by Diem Ha Le Varan Vietnam Co., Ltd | 90’ | Vietnam | 2021 | HD | Di is a 12-year-old girl living in a village lost in the mist of Northwest Vietnamese mountains. She belongs to the Hmong ethnic minority where women get married very young, enduring the controversial tradition of ‘bride-kidnapping’. When Di enters puberty, her personality changes drastically. The carefree little girl has turns into an impetuous, hypersensitive teenager constantly arguing with her mother who is trying to keep her away from reckless relationships that she is not mature enough to handle. On the Lunar New Year’s Eve, when Di’s parents come back home after celebrating, the house is silent: Di has disappeared.

Children of the State by Olga Arlauskas, Nikita Tikhonov-Rau ARTVIDEO Ltd, ARTVIDEO Studio SSL, Spain | 66'&58' | Russia/Spain | 2014 | HD | The world is driven by decisions taken by politicians. Nowadays there’s a great tension between Russia, Europe and USA. As always the victims are the most vulnerable people – the children. The film gives a ray of light on how 500 000 Russian orphans became victims of political games.

China Heavyweight by Yung Chang EyeSteelFilm | 89' | Canada, China | 2012 | HD | Award-winning filmmaker Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze) returns to China for another riveting documentary on that country’s ever-changing economic landscape—this time through the lens of sports. In China Heavyweight, Chang follows the charismatic Qi Moxiang, a former boxing star and state coach who recruits young fighting talent from the impoverished farms and villages across Sichuan province. A select few boys (and girls) are sent to national training centers, with the hope of discovering China’s next Olympic heroes. But will these potential boxing champions leave it all behind to be the next Mike Tyson? Their rigorous training, teenage trials and family tribulations are expertly intertwined with Coach Qi’s own desire to get back in the ring for one more shot at victory. Cinematically rich and intimately observed, China Heavyweight is all at once thrilling sports drama, astute social commentary and a beautifully crafted portrait of an athlete.

China's van Goghs by Haibo YU, Kiki Tiangi YU Century Image Media Ltd, TrueWorks | 84' - 52' | China | 2015 | HD | Vincent van Gogh sold only one painting in his lifetime, but Zhao Xiaoyong has sold over 90,000 copies of van Gogh’s paintings in the past 20 years. Living in China, the world’s fastest developing country, Zhao has been through great transitions. First from a peasant to a rural migrant worker. Then he learnt how to copy iconic Western paintings. Now Zhao is in the midst of a new transition – from copy maker to original artist. China’s van Gogh not only presents how this painter pursues his dream, but also tells the human story of challenge and struggle during his journey.

Cinema, Mon Amour by Alexandru Belc Libra Film Productions, Pink Productions | 70' - 52' | Romania/Czech Republic | 2015 | | Having lived through “the golden age” of cinema, Viktor Purice fights to preserve the Dacia Panoramic Cinema in Piatra Neamt - one of the last remaining cinemas in Romania today and bring back the good old glory days, yet struggles to keep up with the new harsh reality. In a theater that lacks heating and is slowly falling apart, with no support from the State who owns the place, it’s almost a Don Quixote fight.

Coach Zoran and His African Tigers by Sam Benstead Century Films | 75’&60’ | UK | 2013 | HD | South Sudan became an independent state in July 2011, after almost 50 years of civil war. This film follows veteran Serbian coach Zoran Djordjevic as he sets about building the first national football team in this new country, one of the most undeveloped in the world. When South Sudan loses the oil money that makes up a staggering 98% of government revenue, financial meltdown beckons. Under intense pressure, the football team compete in their first ever major international tournament, overcoming malaria, death and poverty. Amidst the chaos a fascinating portrait emerges of the birth of a nation.

Cody - the dog days are over by Martin Skalsky Buzzinho Codestar GmbH , Playground Media Productions AG | 85’&52’ | Switzerland | 2019 | 4K | Are we capable to give animals rights? What would it mean if we’d decided to do so? Would it have an effect on the most crucial topics of our time: environmental responsibility, climate change, etc.? /td>

Oscar contender Communion / Komunia - a film by Anna Zamecka now playing in U.S theaters

SHORTLISTED for the 91st Academy Awards in the Documentary Feature Category BEST FILM -Polish Independent Cinema Award 2018 BEST DOCUMENTARY - European Film Awards 2017 COMMUNION by Anna Zamecka Otter Films - Wajda Studio | 72’ | Poland | 2016 | HD When adults are ineffectual, children have to grow up quickly. Ola is 14 and she takes care of her dysfunctional father, autistic brother and a mother who lives separately; but most of all she tries to reunite the family.

NOMINATED FOR AN EMMY AWARD 2016 Darwin. no services ahead by Nick Brandestini Nick Brandestini | 88’ - 59' | Switzerland | 2011 | 16:9 HD | With a population of 35, Darwin exists without a government, church or children. Its only neighbor is a military base, and for its water supply the town depends on an aging gravity-fed waterline that descends from the mountains where top-secret weapons testing takes place. Darwin has a makeshift look and feel, yet a number of its residents have comfortable homes amid vast desert vistas. A droll and dusty portrait of a place where privacy is prized and boundaries respected.

Descent by Nays Baghai Running Cloud Productions | 67’ & 52’ | Australia | 2020 | 4K | Dutch ice freediver Kiki Bosch swims in the world’s coldest waters without a wetsuit as therapy for a trauma she experienced, and to inspire others.

Despite the Gods by Penny Vozniak House of Gary | 85’ - 52’ | Australia | 2012 | HD | Jennifer Lynch, daughter of cult film auteur David Lynch, made her directorial debut in 1993 with Boxing Helena. Lynch returns to the director’s chair with an ambitious project that will test her skills and the entire crew’s sanity. JShe braves the unmapped territory of Bollywood-Hollywood movie making, where chaos is the process and filmmaking doubles as a crash course in acceptance and self-realization.

Dharavi, Slum for sale by Rob Appleby, Lutz Konermann Hugofilm, Tradewind Pictures GmbH, Germany | 59’- 79’/35mm | Switzerland | 2010 | HD 16:9 | Dharavi, India's biggest slum is to be knocked down and its profitable real estate to be turned into billions of Dollars. The film follows the struggle of the underprivileged to defend their homes and livelihoods against mounting globalisation.

Don Juan by Jerzy Sladkowski Ginestra Film AB, MADE Oy | 92’ | Sweden/Finland | 2015 | HD | A four-sided love triangle, spiced with autism, neuroses and life crises in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod. The 22-year-old autistic young man Oleg is seeking approval and love. He is surrounded by many who wants to help him, but no-one succeeds. Suddenly help comes from an unexpected direction.

Dr. Feelgood by Eve Marson Bungalow Pictures | 83 | USA | 2016 | | The story of Dr. William Hurwitz a preeminent pain specialist sentenced to 25 years in prison for drug trafficking provides a window into the ethical dilemma of opioid prescriptions. Painkillers give doctors tremendous power to relieve pain, but this power begets trouble when the same drugs lead to addiction, abuse and death..

Empty Room by Shirly Berkovitz Shirly Berkovitz_ | 69’ & 52' | Israel | 2017 | | The film is an exceptional personal story that poses earth-shattering ethical-scientific and philosophical questions that concern us as a human society. Where do we draw the line between scientific development and creating new life? Does a dead person have the right to decide on the use of his organs?

Entrepreneur by Virpi Suutari Oktober Oy | 74' | Finland | 2018 | HD | Entrepreneur is a mildly comic take on the spirit and zeal of entrepreneurship, and follows two companies with two opposing approaches to working life in Finland.

Expedition Yemen - 126 degrees in the Shade by Mikael Strandberg Explorer Mikael Strandberg, Film I Skåne | 58’ | Sweden | 2014 | HD | Together with Tanya, a camel and a Bedus, I have walked through Yemen and the hottest desert on earth. We didn´t meet any terrorists, religious extremists and nobody got killed. What we found in our search of the real Arabia, was a country very different from the one portrayed in the global media.

FALLEN CITY by Qi Zhao Qi Films | 90’ - 55' | China | 2012 | HD When an earthquake struck the Chinese mountain city of Beichuan on May 12, 2008, it was completely destroyed. Twenty thousand people died, leaving their families devastated. Fallen City zooms in on the family lives of three survivors, who are marked by painful memories and deep sadness. Mr. Peng is a devoted father who lost his daughter in the rubble. The trauma that he and his wife are suffering stands in the way of rebuilding their life.

Fortunate Son by Tony Asimakopoulos EyeSteelFilm | 77’ | Canada | 2011 | HD up-resolution | Over a decade ago, the filmmaker fell into a deep hole of drug use and nearly destroyed himself. Emerging clean but fragile, he remained isolated from his family for years. Recently he discovered the extent to which he shattered his parents' lives.

Gods of Molenbeek by Reetta Huhtanen Zone2 Pictures Oy, Hanne Phlypo/ Clin d'oeil Films, Germany: Iris Pakulla/ Tondowski Films | 73’&52’ | Finland, Belgium, Germany | 2019 | 4K | The Molenbeek district of Brussels. A believed jihadi capital to some but home sweet home to the 6 year-old boys Aatos and Amine. This is where they listen to spiders, discover black holes and quarrel over who gets to command the flying carpet that is to take them to the lands of their ancestors. They live in the same building, yet come from different worlds.

Golden Land by Inka Achté napafilms | 70’ & 52’ | Finland | 2021 | | When Finnish-Somali Mustafe discovers that his family's land is full of copper and gold, he decides to leave his secure family life in the north and move to Somaliland. But starting up a mining company in the Horn of Africa turns out to be more difficult than Mustafe imagined and while he gets lost in clan feuds and bureaucracy to get his riches out of the ground, his children struggle to find their place in their new home, where everything is so different from what they grew up with in Finland.

Herman’s House by Angad Singh Bhalla Storyline Entertainment | 81’ - 55' | Canada | 2012 | | Herman Wallace has spent 40 years imprisoned in solitary confinement in a six-by-nine-foot cell for a crime many believe he never committed. The injustice of solitary confinement and the transformative power of art are explored in Herman's House, a feature documentary from first-time director Angad Singh Bhalla, that follows the unlikely friendship between Jackie Sumell a New York artist, and Herman Wallace, one of America's most famous inmates, as they collaborate on an acclaimed art project.

HIGH TECH, LOW LIFE by Stephen T. Maing Mud Horse Pictures LLC | 88’ - 58’ | USA | 2012 | HD >HIGH TECH, LOW LIFE follows the journey of two of China’s first citizen reporters as they travel the country - chronicling underreported news and social issues stories. Armed with laptops, cell phones, and digital cameras they develop skills as independent one-man news stations while learning to navigate China’s evolving censorship regulations and avoiding the risk of political persecution.

Holy Father by Andrei Dascalescu SC FilmLab SRL | 85’ | Romania | 2020 | 4K | A future father has nine months to reconnect with his long-lost father, who left the family and became a monk on Mount Athos.

European Film Awards Shortlist HOW TO MEET A MERMAID by Coco Schrijber Zeppers Film &TV, House of Real (Denmark), Off World (Belgium) | 90’ | The Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium | 2016 | HD | In 'HOW TO MEET A MERMAID', the sea is the thread that binds the lives of Lex, Rebecca, and Miguel together. Will they find the paradise they so anxiously seek underneath the water?

I AM A WOMAN NOW by Monique Busman | De Familie | 86’ - 52' | The Netherlands | 2011 | HD Starting in 1956, people who wanted to have a sex change operation could go to gynecologist Georges Burou in Casablanca - without having to undergo any psychological assessment. Filmmaker Michiel van Erp asks some of these pioneers, all old women now, if the choice that they made back then has changed their lives as they had hoped. How did the outside world react to this first generation of transsexuals?

I Am Kuba by Ase Svenheim Drivenes Sant & Usant, AMP Polska, Poland | 58’ | Norway / Poland / Germany | 2014 | HD | When the familybusiness goes bankrupt Kuba (12) and Mikołaj's (8) parents are forced to leave Poland to find work abroad. "I am Kuba" is a coming-of-age film about Kuba who must take care of his little brother while his parents are away. As times goes by, Kuba becomes a teenager and rejects the big responsibilty on his young shoulders. His family is forced to make a life changing decision. Kuba's story is also the story about modern Europe. It is estimated that only in Poland more than 100,000 children are left by their parents who are forced to work abroad. «I am Kuba» is an intimate film about children growing up as 'euro-orphans'.

In God We Trust by Derek Anderson, Victor Kubicek BMES LLC | 82’ | USA | 2013 | HD | Eleanor Squillari went to work every day believing she was working for a great company, a great man. For twenty-five years she sat 15 feet from Bernard L. Madoff as his personal secretary. She never imagined that he was perpetrating the largest financial crime in history. On December 11th, 2008, her life as she knew it was destroyed…until she decided to do something about it. She became obsessed with unearthing the truth. Through this film we experience this journey with Eleanor, as she examines how she unwittingly participated in the massive Ponzi scheme, which operated right under her nose. Years of Eleanor's files and personal memories begin to unwind the crimes as she aids the FBI investigation, and struggles to determine which of her formerly trusted co-workers were involved. As she probes deeper into the deceit, Eleanor finds that Bernie's Ponzi scheme was only the beginning, a small fraction of the criminal activity that took place everyday for decades, right under her nose.

In God’s Hand (In der Hand Gottes) by Peter Woditsch Sophimages, Artisan Filme, Germany, Hamburg | 67’ - 56’ | Belgium | 2014 | HD | One day they followed their vocation. As priests, they preached love relentlessly, sacrificing body and soul. But slowly, doubts started to grow. In order to keep their faith alive, they decided to leave the church, without looking back. The story of three former priests, a Belgian, an Austrian and a German; Three intimate confessions confronted with the personal view of the film director.

In the Name of the Animals by Sabine Kueckelmann Sabine Kueckelmann | 104’ - 52’ | Germany | 2015 | HD | “The film powerfully explores how people say they “love” animals (cats and dogs) but see others just as a food source or byproduct. This film explores the deplorable and inhumane treatment this creates as a result. It makes us take a hard look at ourselves and how we so easily close our eyes to their suffering, unwilling to confront the endless pain and cruelty at our own hands.” (Jury Accolade Award)

IRON CROWS by Bong-Nam Park Frontline News Service | South Korea | 90' - 59' | 2009 | HD | PHP is the best conditioned ship breaking site in Chittagong, a home to the world renowned ship breaking industry. However, the workers risk their lives while wrestling with thousands tons of iron pieces at the yards full of asbestos and toxic gases. There is always a chance for explosion while burning the waste oils trapped in stacks of iron. The workers could easily get crushed and killed while cutting or moving iron plates.

European Film Awards Shortlist La Chana by Lucija Stojevic Noon Films S.L., Bless Bless Productions | 82’ & 55’ | Spain | 2016 | HD | An intimate portrait of Gypsy flamenco dancer La Chana as she returns to the stage after a 23-year break and uncovers the secret why she disappeared at the peak of her career.

Lady of the Harbour by Sean Wang Muyi Film | 90’ & 52’ | China/The Netherlands | 2017 | 4K | Nearly two decades ago Chinese immigrants came to Greece along the similar route as the current refugees. Suzanna is one of them. Before moving to Greece, she had developed successful business in Bulgaria and was friends with the then Bulgarian prime minister, mafia bosses and celebrities. When refugee crisis arises, Suzanna decides to organize a Greek Chinese volunteer team to help, as redemption towards her past.

Last Harvest by Hui Wang Redbean Productions | 78’ - 52' | Canada | 2015 | | Last Harvest follows the remarkable journey of Mr. and Mrs. Xu, an elderly Chinese farming couple, on a forced relocation by the government’s mammoth South-to-North Water Diversion Project. Lyrical and intimate, the film brings us into the life of two compelling peasants facing major disruption late in life. It continues the story where other documentaries left off – after the people have been relocated and have to re-build their lives, and offers a direct experience of the collision between traditional culture and modernization, through which we see the imminent extinction of Old China as New China emerge.

LAST TRAIN HOME by Lixin Fan EyeSteelfilm | Canada | 87’ - 52’ | 35mm | 2009 | HD | Chinese New Year or the Spring Festival is the most important holiday in the lunar calendar. It remains the last stronghold of Chinese traditions that are withering rapidly with the invasion of new values. Each year, hundreds of millions of migrant workers return to their homes from the city to the rural countryside, throwing the transportation system into utter chaos. For many migrants, the cheapest and fastest route home is by train. People camp at railway station for tickets, climb through windows, stand for days and nights, wear diapers to avoid using the lavatory, and struggle to stay in sanity to survive the ride. They are determined to return home at any cost for the solemn purpose of getting back to see their families.

Life of Ivanna by Renato Borrayo Serrano Ethnofund Film Company LLC, Ten Thousand Images AS, Illume OY Company | 77’ | Russia, Norway, Finland, Estonia | 2021 | Full HD | Ivanna is a young Nenets woman and mother of five children who lives in the Russian Arctic. She decides to take her life in her own hands, emancipating from an abusive relationship and abandoning the traditional nomadic way of life in the tundra.

Life Sentences by Nurit Kedar, Yaron Shani Nurit Kedar | 92’ & 52’ | Israel | 2013 | HD | An Arab man marries a Jewish woman and they live in quiet harmony within the Arab-Jewish community with their son and daughter. The family unit is broken when they discover that their Arab father is behind dozens of terror attacks.

Light Fly, Fly High by Beathe Hofseth, Susann Ostigaard Fri Film AS, Made in Copenhagen | 58’ & 80’ | Norway | 2013 | HD | “Light fly, fly high” tells the personal and inspirational story about Thulasi, a young girl in contemporary India who refuses to accept her position at the very bottom of the social ladder.

Little People Big Dreams by Mak CK MCN International Pte. Ltd, Wonderland Pictures | 89’ | Singapore | 2014 | HD | Travel to the most unlikely kingdom on earth. This is china’s dwarves empire, where little people stand tall. Or do they? This feature documentary chronicles their journey in the pursuit of of happiness and explores the shades of modern-day morality.

Lone Twin by Anna Van der Wee Wild Heart Productions | 71' - 57' | Belgium/Canada | | HD 16:9 | Twins fascinate us. Romulus and Remus. Castor and Pollux. We cannot get enough of them. But what happens when one of them dies? Based on the filmmakers’ personal story, Lone Twin takes us on a journey to four continents, meeting twins between 18 and 80, deep into their intriguing world.

Lost Down Memory Lane by Klara Van Es Associate Directors | 87’ - 52’ | Belgium | 2010 | HD | This is the first documentary about living with Alzheimer’s, as seen through the eyes of the people who suffer from it. The characters live together in an apartment called Iduna, under constant supervision and care. Iduna is a somewhat unusual department of The Bijster, a nursing home for people with dementia in Belgium. The eight residents of Iduna are in – scientifically considered – the first phase of the disease: flurries of lucidity, forgetfulness and falling into oblivion alternate constantly.

Make People Better by Cody Sheehy Rhumbline Media, LLC, Random Good Films | 83’ & 52' | USA | 2022 | | In 2018, the Chinese scientist Dr. He Jiankui crossed a Rubicon in human evolution by altering the genetic structure of embryos to produce the world’s first genome-edited babies.

Manufacturing Romance by Chai Hongfang, Fan Jian Cloud Thinker | 93’ - 52’ | China | 2015 | HD | Manufacturing Romance tells the love and marriage stories about two couples of young Chinese migrant workers, gives an intimate look at the emotional and marital dilemma faced by them. By tracking them through all the efforts they have made to get out of the dilemma, the film shows how different the new generation of migrant workers are from their parents in understanding the concept of marriage. When the global trend of urbanization forces them to choose between loves they have been pursuing and parents who live in their hometown and wait for them going back to take care of, what should they do?

Millions Can Walk by Kamal Musale, Christoph Schaub Reck Filmproduktion Gmbh | 88’ | Switzerland | 2013 | HD | Hundreds and thousand of Indian men and women - indigenous inhabitants and landless farmers – demand their right to existence by making a 400 kilometre protest march. «Millions Can Walk» focuses on their violence-free fight for their rights – a political yet philosophical and poetic film.

Monica & David by Alexandra Codina CineMia LLC | 68’ | USA | 2009 | HD | Monica & David explores the marriage of two adults with Down syndrome and the family who strives to support their needs. Monica and David embody child-like spirits with adult desires; they are aware of their need for assistance, but also capable beyond traditional expectations. Behind the couple’s blissful love are two mothers who struggled against an intolerant world, and with this wedding, realize a dream.

My Barefoot Friend by Seong-Gyou Lee Sigong Tech Co., Ltd, SigongTech | 52’ - 81’ | South Korea | 2010 | HD | In Calcutta, 20 thousand feet are running tangled up, all barefoot. They are rickshaw pullers. Among them is Shallim, an ordinary man whose old and tired rickshaw has been the only means of hope. He’s run endless miles with it to save up money to buy an auto rickshaw, that will realize his dream: a house for his family. However, despair comes to the weakest first. Shallim’s wife is found to be seriously ill. His son catches a swine flu. Hospital charges are mounting and Shalim’s dream is on the verge of collapsing.

MY BEAUTIFUL DACIA by Stefan Constantinescu & Julio Soto Thinklab Media - Hi Film | Romania | 80’ & 54’ | 2009 | HD | My Beautiful Daciais a light hearted and humoristic portrayal of the evolution of Romania from Communism to Capitalism, seen through the eyes of its most emblematic symbol, the Dacia automobile. In our film, we will follow different generations of Romanians - from the old nostalgic to the young entrepreneurs - showing the present transformation of Romanian society. The connecting point between the different stories is always the Dacia car: first, a symbol of the ambitions of Communist technology and now a reflection of the new global economy. In 1999, Dacia was bought by Renault and nowadays it’s a best-selling car in developing markets.

My Country, My Country by Laura Poitras Praxis Films, Aliza Kaplan | 90’ | USA | 2006 | 16:9 | Academy Award Nominee - Independent Spirit Award Nominee An extraordinarily intimate portrait of Iraqis living under U.S. occupation. Her principal focus is Dr. Riyadh, an Iraqi medical doctor, father of six and Sunni political candidate. An outspoken critic of the occupation, he is equally passionate about the need to establish democracy in Iraq, arguing that Sunni participation in the January 2005 elections is essential.

My Love, Don't Cross That River by Jin Moyoung Argus Film | 86’ | South Korea | 2014 | HD | Mr. Byongman Jo is 98 years old, but still strong enough to carry lots of firewood. He always took care of his wife like a princess. The wife, Mrs. Gyeyeul Kang is 89 years old. She still cooks three meals a day for her husband and had never fed him a cold meal. They wear Korean traditional cloths all the time, go for a picnic with neighbours, and enjoy dance parties. They are still young. Recently, he is getting weak day by day, and sick. She starts to prepare the death of her husband for the next life with him.

My Reincarnation by Jennifer Fox Zohe Film Productions, Buddhist Broadcasting Foundation, Lichtblick Film, Ventura Film, Vivo Film | 82’ - 58’ | USA | 2010 | HD 16:9 | MY REINCARNATIONis an epic father-son drama, spanning two decades and three generations, about spirituality, cultural survival, identity, inheritance, family, growing old, growing up, Buddhism, Dzogchen—and past and future lives.

No Place For Tears by Reyan Tuvi Reyan Tuvi | 87’ - 52’ | Turkey | 2017 | HD | One km opposite each other, the two neighboring settlements - a Syrian/ Kurdish city (Kobane) and a Turkish/ Kurdish village (Maheser) which have developed family ties over the centuries, are inevitably affected by this war. As ISIS gangs arrive to Kobane, the people escape, crossing the border to the Turkish side. They take shelter in Maheser or at the refugee camps nearby. After Kobane is liberated from the ISIS gangs, the journey continues to the city devastated by war where there is a possibility for hope of return and revival.

Nocturne by Gwanjo Jeong Media Namu | 95’ | South Korea | 2019 | HD | An autistic older brother, a mother preoccupied with him, and an isolated little brother. This story is about one family’s conflicts and reconciliations in the face of life’s fateful isolation.

Numb by Phil Lawrence Little Dog Big Bite Films Inc., Frozen Feet Films & Channel Z Films | 78’ | USA | 2010 | BDIG 16:9 | What happens when you stop taking antidepressants? A successful suburban dad who is tired of feeling “numb” decides to quit taking antidepressants and documents the drastic effects on his physical and psychological well-being. His wife and kids wonder what happened to man they once knew. “Numb” also reveals startling new information the pharmaceutical industry doesn’t want you to know.

Old Marine Boy by Moyoung Jin My Love Films, Illume Oy | 85’ & 52’ | South Korea, Finland | 2017 | HD | One dark night 10 years ago, Myongho crossed the border with his family with nothing from North Korea. In South, he becomes a deep-sea diver at the border village between South and North Korea. He wears 60 kg diving suit, only relying on a single oxygen line from the boat, and fishes 30 meters down underwater. If the line goes wrong, he could die in any minute. Myongho once crossed the most dangerous borderline, now he constantly crosses the line between life and death. This film is the portrait of a courageous man who fights for the life of his family.

Only the Devil Lives Without Hope by Magnus Gertten Auto Images AB, Upnorth Film | 95’&58’ | Sweden, Norway | 2020 | | Her Muslim brother is imprisoned on false charges of terrorism, but in an unforeseen twist, Dilya's fight for his freedom takes on an entirely new and greater significance.

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OPEN HEART by Kief Davidson Urban Landscapes | 40’ - 52' | USA | 2012 | HD An HBO Documentary Film In Co-Production with ARTE Eight Rwandan children leave their families behind to embark on a life or death journey seeking high-risk heart surgery in Sudan. Their hearts ravaged by a treatable disease from childhood strep throat, the kids have only months to live. Open Heart reveals the intertwined endeavors of Dr. Emmanuel, Rwanda's lone government cardiologist as he fights to save the lives of his young patients and Italian Dr. Gino Strada, the Salam Center’s head surgeon, who must also fight to save his hospital, Africa's only link to life-saving free cardiac surgery for the millions who need it.

Our Time Machine by S. Leo Chiang, Yang Sun Walking Iris Media | 81’ | USA, China | 2019 | True HD | Conceptual artist and puppeteer Ma Liang begins work on an ambitious performance piece about time and memory. For collaboration, he turns to his father, a former director of the Shanghai Chinese Opera, who is beginning to lose his own memories.

Pennies by Badran Badran Yoad Earon Films | 52’ - 72’ | Israel | 2015 | HD | Two young Palestinian brothers, Yichia (14-years-old) and Hamam (8-years-old), living in Tul Karem are forced to grow-up too fast, to give up going to school and children’s play and instead work as street beggars in Wadi Arah Israel to support their family. Hamam, the youngest, tries to avoid the hard work and play while his elder brother Yichia, dreams of a better future.

Place of Love by Liuba Zemtsova Liuba Zemtsova Production | 55’ | Belarus | 2019 The “Place of Love” unites under its roof 4 dramatic stories of very distinctive characters.Every day they visit a social centre for people with light mental disabilities and turn this place into a "Place of Love".

IDFA’14: Nominated for Best First Appearance Placebo by Abhay Kumar Storyteller Ink., Helsinki Filmi | 52’ - 60’ & 96’ | India | 2014 | HD | After witnessing an act of brutal violence, a film maker starts following the lives of four students at one of the toughest med schools in the world. However, as the camera starts infiltrating this complex mindscape of ambition and restless youth, a startling new reality begins to emerge- one in which lines between life and death blur easily.

Planet of Snail by Seung-Jun Yi Minch&Films | 52’ - 90’ | South Korea - Japan | 2011 | HDV 16:9 Widescreen | Young-Chan lost his vision and hearing from a serious fever when very young. He often describes himself as a ‘snail’ since he has to rely only on his tactile senses, just as slowly as a snail, to communicate with others. Being unable to speak other’s language, he once believed he had been singled out from the world. But his life changes it dramatically when he meets and marries Soon-Ho, who is also disabled. The once lonely snail goes sleighing, swimming and writes essays, poems and even a script for a play, translating every experience into his unique words.

POWERLESS by Fahad Mustafa & Deepti Kakkar Globalistan Films | India | 80' - 52' | India | 2013 | HD Shariq, a 22-year-old electrician living in Kanpur, is renowned for his prowess in stealing electricity. In the face of day-long power-cuts, he runs illegal connections from one neighborhood to another so that homes, factories and business are not left in the dark. Meanwhile, the city administration is renewing its efforts to clamp down on power-theft, which costs them millions of rupees in losses each year.

Reach for the Sky by Steven Dhoedt, Choi Wooyoung VisualAntics, Boda Media Group | 90’ & 52’ | Belgium/South Korea | 2015 | HD | Every year, on the 2nd Thursday of November, the entire country of South-Korea is put to the test. That day, more than half a million senior high school students take part in the National University Exam, better known as Suneung. ‘Reach for the Sky’ tells the story of several South-Korean high school students, their families and teachers, as they prepare for the annual National Exam. The exam will not only determine where the high school seniors will attend university but ultimately also their status in the Korean hierarchical society.

Scientology. The Truth About A Lie by Jean-Charles Deniau Novaprod, Dissidents | 97’ | France | 2010 | | Honest, objective and nuanced, this documentary aims to show why individuals are consciously or unconsciously drawn into the Church of Scientology. It asks why they stay, sometimes for long periods of time and sometimes despite doubts as to the Church’s true nature, which is often revealed as devouring, indoctrinating and even totalitarian. How can one fall prey to such a system, to the point of drawing into it family, children and friends, when it appears so alienating to both body and soul?

Sea of Butterfly by Park Bae-il Cinema DAL, | 89’ | South Korea | 2011 | HDV | After an 8-year relationship, Jae-nyeon and Woo-young decide to get married. Though similar brain lesions define them, the pair must confront and resolve marital issues identical to any other couple.

Shock Room by Kathryn Millard Charlie Productions | 70’ | Australia | 2015 | HD | In the early 1960s, psychologist Stanley Milgram, in seeking to understand the Holocaust, ran a series of controversial experiments on obedience. An authority orders you to inflict painful shocks on another person. Most of us will obey, claimed Milgram. But will we? And were Milgram’s experiments as much art as science? In dramatising previously un-filmed versions of the world’s most famous psychology experiment, Shock Room turns a light on the dark side of human behavior and forces us to ask ourselves: what would I do?

SWEET DREAMS 2014: 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide by Lisa Fruchtman & Rob Fruchtman | Liro Films | 89’ - 52’ | USA | 2012 | HD Ingoma Nshya is Rwanda’s first and only all women’s drumming troupe. Made up of women from both sides of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the troupe offers a place of support, healing and reconciliation. When the group decides to partner with two young American entrepreneurs to open Rwanda’s first ever ice cream shop, these remarkable women embark on a journey of independence, peace and possibility. Sweet Dreams interweaves intimate, sometimes heart-wrenching stories, with joyous and powerful music to present a moving portrait of a country in transition.

Team Gaza by Frederick Mansell, Laurens Samsom Dimdocs | 84’&55' | The Netherlands | 2016 | HD | Team Gaza records the lives of four young people daring to dream in Gaza. Stuck between walls these four Gazans try to build their lives. One wants to marry his niece, a second tries to rebuild his bombarded house, a third tries to flee the strip and the last turns to weapons.Together they unite in a football team, the only place where they can forget about everything. Outside of the football pitch, they pray and they fight for a better future, despite the hardships in war-torn Gaza.

The Earth Is Blue as an Orange by Iryna Tsilyk Albatros Communicos Film Production, Moonmakers | 73' | Ukraine | 2020 | | Single mother Anna and her four children live in the front-line war zone of Donbas, Ukraine. While the outside world is made up of bombings and chaos, the family is managing to keep their home as a safe haven, full of life and full of light. Every member of the family has a passion for cinema, motivating them to shoot a film inspired by their own life during a time of war. To rent or buy for home use only follow this link: VIMEO ON DEMAND

European Film Awards Shortlist The Good Postman by Tonislav Hristov Making Movies Oy | 80' | Finland | 2016 | HD | A small Bulgarian village just by the Turkish border has found itself in the middle of a European crisis, as at nights asylum seekers sneak passing the border. The forgotten village has become the most important secret loophole of Europe. Ivan, the local postman, has a vision. He decides to run for mayor and turn the dying village alive by welcoming refugees. His opponents want to close their eyes, close down the border and reintroduce communism. As the campaign goes on, Ivan soon learns that while good intentions are not enough, even the smallest deeds matter.

The Magic Life of V by Tonislav Hristov Making Movies Oy, Kirstine Barfod Film, Soul Food Ltd | 82’ | Finland, Denmark, Bulgaria | 2019 | HD | While trying to become more independent and to help her mentally disabled brother through live-role-playing, a young woman haunted by her childhood traumas learns how to face her own past.

The Man who mends Women by Thierry Michel Les Films de la Passerelle, Ryva production Eric van Zuylen | 115’ - 52’ | Belgium | 2015 | HD | Winner of the Sakharov Prize 2014, Doctor Mukwege is internationally known as the man who mends thousands of women who have been raped during the 20 years of conflicts in the East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. His endless struggle to put an end to these atrocities and denounce the impunity enjoyed by the perpetrators is not welcome. But he is no longer alone in his struggle. The women to whom he has restored physical integrity and dignity, stand beside him, true activists for peace, hungry for justice.

The New Gospel by Milo Rau Fruitmarket Arts & Media GmbH, Langfilm / Bernard Lang AG | 107' | Germany / Switzerland | 2020 | 4K | An authentically political, theatrical and cinematic New Gospel for the 21st century. What would Jesus preach in the 21st century? Who would his disciples be?

The Night by Steffan Strandberg Indie Film as, Walking the Dog, Fasad Produktion | 63' & 58' | Norway | 2017 | HD | When Steffan's mother died, he felt nothing. No sadness, no sense of relief. How did it come to this?

The Oath by Laura Poitras Praxis Films | 96’44” | USA | 2010 | HD 16:9 | An extraordinary inside view of militant Islamism. A quietly disturbing, often complex portrait of an Al Qaeda insider and a Guantanamo Bay detainee, The Oath offers a chilling preview of emerging Middle East battleground Yemen and poignantly questions American policies over the past decade in the Middle East. The Oath tells the story of Abu Jandal, Osama bin Laden’s former bodyguard, and Salim Hamdan, a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay Prison and the first man to face the controversial military tribunals.

The Optimists by Gunhild Westhagen Magnor Skofteland Film AS, Mantaray Film | 90’ & 52’ & 3x39' | Norway | 2013 | HD | The volleyball ladies THE OPTIMISTS (66-98) haven’t played a proper match in 30 years. Until now. Fearing age? Queen of the team Goro (98) might change your ideas. Many of us fear age. Youth is our modern world's ideal. These ballplaying ladies might change our ideas, and possibly make us realize that those who do get to experience old age are actually the lucky ones.

The Pawn by Jean-Cosme Delaloye TIPI'MAGES Productions | 78’ - 52’ | Switzerland | 2015 | HD | Karin Gramajo’s life drastically changed when her teenage cousin Kelly was brutally kidnapped and murdered.  Despite death threats, the single mother then decided to study to become a lawyer to make sure her cousin’s death wouldn’t remain unpunished, thus also helping other victims fight for justice.  Astrid Elias was kidnapped and raped at the age of 14.  She fled to the U.S. where she is facing deportation. LA PRENDA is a feature length documentary film about two women fighting to end the climate of impunity in Guatemala, one of the world’s most violent countries.