In the Land of Brothers, told in three moving chapters, tells the story of Afghan refugees seeking a new life in Iran. The film impressively shows how, despite hope and hard work, they repeatedly encounter obstacles: lack of residency rights, workplace exploitation, constant fear of deportation, and everyday discrimination. Why this film? This film moves […]
The film Bagdad Messi (2023) is a human drama about Hamoudi, a 10-year–old Iraqi boy who is passionate about soccer, particularly his idol Lionel Messi. While playing with his friends in Baghdad, he is caught in an explosion and loses a leg. Despite his disability, Hamoudi holds on to his dream of becoming a soccer […]
It’s about an artist who has no money but wants to marry a beautiful woman. There is also an old rich man who wants to marry this beautiful woman. The woman has to choose between money and love! Why this movie? I chose this movie because I want to show people that love is more […]
A young deaf villager’s journey to the bustling city of Kampala turns deadly when a mix–up involving identical duffel bags puts him in the midst of a violent drug–trafficking ring. Why this film? I chose Mfuko: The Duffle Bag because it tells a powerful story from Uganda from the perspective of John, a deaf villager […]
This film from Sierra Leone deals with the problem of the early marriage of Aminata, the only daughter of poor parents. She is eager to go to school and get a Western education, but in her village only Islamic education is allowed for girls. At the age of 14, she is forced to marry the […]
Film series of the IG – Initiativegruppe e.V.
The film tells a very poetic story about a girl in shattered Afghanistan who must navigate new freedoms and old restrictions after the Taliban regime.
Today is the last day in Satché’s life. Although he is strong and healthy, he accepts his impending death. He walks through the streets of his hometown in Senegal, perceiving the past as if seeing it for the first time: his childhood home, his first love, childhood friends, wife, and children. He repeatedly hears the […]
“Dancing Arabs” is the story of a young Palestinian’s liberation from all the political restrictions of his environment. He fights for love, equality and peaceful coexistence. The film shows his needs and, in a dramatic and comic way, the real drama of his reality. Between political and social considerations, love and peace win out.
The title of the film “Dewenti” means “Greetings for the Festival” in Wolof (a language spoken in Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania). The short film tells the story of young Ousmane, a Talibe (a Quranic student), who is sent daily by his teacher into the streets of Dakar to beg for alms. He devises a strategy […]
