The Nile, which rises in Ethiopia, lies at the heart of a strategic conflict between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan. Today, a silent but relentless battle over who controls it is being waged.
More infoOctober 7th, 1985. An Italian cruise ship, the Achille Lauro, carrying passengers from all over the world is hijacked off the coast of Egypt by a Palestinian commando. It’s the beginning of a three-day ordeal that culminates in the murder of an American hostage and an armed standoff between two NATO allies to capture his killers. For the first time, this film brings together the main protagonists to reveal what really happened.
More infoOn the Asian black market, a dead adult tiger is worth around $50,000. In this exclusive investigation, we track down the kingpins of a powerful tiger cartel stretching across Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and China and infiltrate their clandestine factory farms where tigers are factory-farmed like livestock. A high-risk investigation across Southeast Asia.
More infoFor five years, Rob Moore was paid very well to infiltrate environmental activists on behalf of the asbestos industry. But according to him, all that time, he was secretly working as a double agent, trying to reveal the truth about the dodgy oligarchs and rich corporations employing him. When the truth is exposed, he makes one final attempt to redeem himself. Premiering at CPH Dox, this acclaimed film provides a rare insight into the shadowy corporate spy industry.
More infoIn our fast-paced, always-on world, stress and burnout are skyrocketing. But now scientists have discovered an unexpected way out of the hamster wheel: boredom. Boredom is much more than pointless idleness. It sparks creativity and refreshes our brains.
More infoHamas's surprise attack on 7 October 2023 was the greatest tragedy Israel has ever known. Since then, Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip has claimed the lives of over 65,000 Palestinians. Yet this disaster could have been avoided. We investigate the story of what the Israeli army calls its “total failure”.
More infoWe delve into the hell that has become the daily lives of women in Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021. Several women across the country courageously agreed to film their daily lives on their cell phones, the last bastion of freedom.
More infoWe trace Pakistan’s slide toward fundamentalism and ask what this means for a nuclear-armed nation on the edge.
More infoThe Caudillo continues to cast a long shadow on Spanish society. How is it that a country known for being a progressive beacon, a country which had the Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet arrested for crimes against humanity in 1998, is unable to come to terms with its own past?
More infoOn the evening of the terrorist attack on the Bataclan on 13 November 2015, Daniel Psenny, then a journalist for Le Monde, lived in a building next to the concert hall. As dozens of panicked people, some seriously injured, fled through the emergency exits of the concert hall he started instinctively filming with his mobile. Who were those people in the images? Ten years later, what has become of them?
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This is the story of a man who never gives up. A man who has regained the place given to him after the Bolivarian Revolution had given him: at the helm of Venezuela, sitting on the world’s largest oil reserves, a man clinging to his destiny: to lead Venezuela’s socialist revolution... whatever the cost.
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We delve into the hell that has become the daily lives of women in Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021. Several women across the country courageously agreed to film their daily lives on their cell phones, the last bastion of freedom.
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We trace Pakistan’s slide toward fundamentalism and ask what this means for a nuclear-armed nation on the edge.
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Over the last 6 months, our documentaries have continued to receive well-deserved recognition and create a remarkable impact, bringing in an array of awards and nominations at various festivals across the globe.
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Spring 2025 has kicked off with an exciting wave of recognition for Java Films’ documentary catalogue, with numerous awards and official selections for our titles at film festivals across the world. Here are some of our Spring 2025 highlights: Prolonging […]
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In honour of the late founder and managing director of Java Films, the company is delighted to mark the second anniversary of the Roch Bozino Engagement Award at this year’s Sunnyside Festival.
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Two men, Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, are driving the radical right-wing agenda of Benyamin Netanyahu’s government. Who are they and what is their ultimate goal?
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In Port-au-Prince, nearly three million people are living in the grips of all-out gang war. Gangs now control more than 80% of the city. Murders, kidnappings, gang rapes and fires are common and no end to the crisis seems in sight.
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Since the start of Operation Iron Sword, provoked by Hamas’ attack on Israel, life in Gaza has become apocalyptic.
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