It is 2014 and the election campaign is in full swing in Kabul. The current military officer and former president Najibfardi is running against his challenger. Meanwhile, during a taxi ride, a heated discussion breaks out between Hassan Ali and Akha Shirin about who is the best candidate. The election is marked by great chaos: […]
The documentary tells the story of the girl Nvjvanyst, who became a victim of war and poverty. Her father died in the war and her mother was forced to marry another man. The stepfather treats her badly, and she has to leave her homeland “Herat” and goes alone to war-torn Kabul. Due to the lack […]
In Beirut, Syrian workers help build tall skyscrapers. Unlike in their destroyed homeland, the war in neighboring Lebanon is over and new buildings are being constructed. However, every night the construction sites are locked down because the government has imposed a curfew from 7 p.m. for all refugees.
The director Ma’an Mouslli has been living in Germany for four years and fled Syria himself. The idea of the film is that the director asks only one question, and the people in front of the camera are allowed to tell their stories. Some people answered this question for up to three hours.
Zaatari is located in Jordan and, with around 80,000 inhabitants, is one of the largest refugee camps in the world. The documentary follows theater director Naxar Bulbul during the process of staging two Shakespeare plays with the Syrian children living there.
In 2017, Somalia ranked 206th on the FIFA world football ranking. Lack of funding, poor training conditions, and the constant threat of terror from the Al-Shabaab militia hinder the professionalization of the sport. The documentary follows two Somali national players, Sadaq Mohamud and Sa’ad Hussein, on their difficult journey to becoming professional footballers.
The short documentary tells the story of aging, youth, change, and ultimately the big word “life.” It is a cross-section in many respects. In the 31 minutes, there is much to discover and little to miss.
This music film from Sierra Leone tells the story of two married women. Mammah Saylah suffers greatly as one of them from the fact that she has not yet given birth to a child. The related discrimination she experiences comes both from her husband and, among others, from the son of the other woman. Despite […]
Every day, 6,000 girls from the Horn of Africa to south of the Sahara undergo female genital mutilation (FGM). With limited resources but great passion and deep love for their communities, courageous African activists lead a difficult and fearless fight to put an end to 5,000 years of FGM.
A Syrian poet and an Italian journalist help five Syrian and Palestinian refugees, who, after arriving in Lampedusa, want to get from Milan to Stockholm without being arrested by the authorities. They decide to fake a wedding because “nobody (…) would check a wedding procession.” So, with the help of a young Syrian woman who […]
