Mina Walking
2015

Mina Walking

Afghanistan, Canada
2015

Mina Walking

Shot documentary style and covertly on the streets of Kabul, Mina Walking traces seven days in the life of Mina, a young girl striving for…

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The Flood
2011

The Flood (Mabul)

Israel, France, Germany, Canada
2011

The Flood (Mabul)

A week before 13 year-old Yoni’s bar mitzvah, Yoni’s autistic older brother unexpectedly returns home and threatens to demolish the already shaky foundations of the…

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Amin
2011

Amin

Islamic Republic of Iran, Republic of Korea, Canada, Ukraine
2011

Amin

In Shahin Parhami’s contemplative portrait AMIN, the legacy of the 105-year-old Qashqai classical vocalist Ustad Kiyani is excavated through the poetic journey of a much…

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Last Train Home
2010

Last Train Home (Gui tu lie che)

People's Republic of China, Canada
2010

Last Train Home (Gui tu lie che)

Winner, Best Documentary Feature Film, 2010 Each year in China more than 130 million migrant workers travel home for the New Year’s holiday – the…

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First Squad: The Moment of Truth
2009

First Squad: The Moment of Truth (Perviy Otryad)

Russian Federation, Japan, Canada
2009

First Squad: The Moment of Truth (Perviy Otryad)

It is 1942. The Red Army is putting up a violent and effective resistance against the German invaders. Fourteen-year-old Nadya is a medium. In a…

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Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
2017

Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming

Canada
2017

Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming

Winner, Best Animated Feature Film, 2017 Rosie Ming, a young Canadian poet, is invited to perform at a poetry festival in Shiraz, Iran, but she’d…

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Advocate
2019

Advocate

Israel, Canada, Switzerland
2019

Advocate

Lea Tsemel has defended political prisoners for nearly 50 years and defies convention at every turn. In particular, the human rights lawyer who is equal…

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It Must Be Heaven
2019

It Must Be Heaven

Palestine, Qatar, Türkiye, Canada, France, Germany
2019

It Must Be Heaven

Told through the director’s alter ego, Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman (ES) escapes from Palestine seeking an alternative homeland. On his travels, however, he finds parallels…

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Ava
2017

Ava

Islamic Republic of Iran, Qatar, Canada
2017

Ava

Ava is 17 years old with a passion for the violin, crushes on boys and a typical adolescent rebellious streak. When Ava is marched to…

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Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo (Dounia et la princesse d’Alep)

Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo (Dounia et la princesse d’Alep)

Canada

Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo (Dounia et la princesse d’Alep)

A few nigella seeds tucked in the palm of her hand, 6-year-old Dounia leaves Aleppo with the Princess of Aleppo’s help and travels towards a…

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To Kill a Tiger

To Kill a Tiger

Canada

To Kill a Tiger

On the night of a family wedding in Jharkand, India, Ranjit fears the worst after waking up to find his daughter is not home. Dragged…

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Riceboy Sleeps

Riceboy Sleeps

Canada, Republic of Korea

Riceboy Sleeps

The story of a Korean single mother and her adolescent son living as immigrants in Canada during the 1990s.

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