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2021

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70' 2021 Poland

dir.: Tomasz Wolski

The bloody suppression of worker protests in December 1970 as pictured in archival footage and animation - this time shown from the perspective of the authorities.

26' 2021 Poland

Belarusian refugees. What happened to the heroes of last year's Minsk demonstrations who fled the country when faced with repression?

CINEMA + ONLINE

90' 2021 Belgium, France

dir.: Simon Coulibaly Gillard

A tasteful film portrait of the inhabitants of a paradise island off the coast of Africa, doomed as a result of global warming.

97' 2020 Germany, Poland

dir.: Andreas Voigt

Oder - the river that divides and connects. Stories of the inhabitants of the Polish-German borderland.

Imad’s Childhood

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Imad’s Childhood

78' 2021 Sweden, Latvia, Iraq

dir.: Zahavi Sanjavi

A Kurdish family struggles for a return to normalcy for a four-year-old boy brainwashed in captivity by ISIS torturers.

Instructions for Survival

Instructions for Survival

72' 2021 Germany

dir.: Yana Ugrekhelidze

Sasha has mastered the art of camouflage - none of his neighbors know that he was born a woman. Not seeing a future in Georgia, he decides to save money to leave...

Jano & Shiro, a Brother's Journey

Jano & Shiro, a Brother's Journey

35' 2020 Netherlands

dir.: Els van Driel, Eefje Blankevoort

Teenage Syrian siblings await an asylum decision in the Netherlands; the younger brother quickly adapts to the new situation, while the older one becomes apathetic.

Pushing Boundaries

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Pushing Boundaries

102' 2020 Switzerland, Italy

dir.: Lesia Kordonets

Russia's war with Ukraine viewed from an unusual perspective: unexpected consequences of the annexation of Crimea for Ukrainian Paralympians.

CINEMA + ONLINE

90' 2021 Netherlands

dir.: Eefje Blankevoort , Els van Driel

In this game, each border is another stage: migrant minors on their way to Europe.

The Story Won't Die

CINEMA + ONLINE

The Story Won't Die

83' 2021 Germany, USA

dir.: David Henry Gerson

Syrian artists in exile: a portrait of a group of artists for whom art provides space in which to use their memories.

17' 2020 Poland

dir.: Andrej Kuciła

The families of detained Belarusians try to get information about their loved ones at a Minsk pre-trial detention center.

WATCH SHORTS 3: In Flow of Words + Jano & Shiro, a Brother's Journey

WATCH SHORTS 3: In Flow of Words + Jano & Shiro, a Brother's Journey

Two short Dutch documentaries. A look behind the scenes at the International Criminal Court in The Hague - and the story of two underage migrants trying to get to Europe.