ISIS have already returned to their countries of origin. Posing as refugees or travelling on fake passports, others were able to flee the caliphate for the West and rebuild new lives. But a handful of men are on a mission to find them.
More infoEvery day teenagers who have fled their war-torn countries try to cross Europe’s borders in search of protection and a better life. They travel through a shadow world of minefields, bears, fast-flowing rivers, smugglers and border guards., desperately trying to win what they call 'The Game’.
More infoShot over the course of seven years, 'Clean Hands' is a multi award-winning story of family, extreme poverty and the hope and innocence of children.
More info2022 marks the 500 year anniversary of Magellan and Elcano’s landmark circumnavigation of the globe. It was a turning point in history: an incredible three year voyage that opened the gateway to the modern age. In circumnavigating the globe and charting our world, Magellan and Elcano opened the door to man’s next challenge: the journey into space.
More infoWhat happens when patients from a mental ward are encouraged to form relationships, get married and live as a family? One hospital is finding out.
More infoNarrated by Academy Award-winner Olivia Colman and secretly filmed in Iran by women and men who risked arrest, this film follows the work and life of renowned human rights lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh.
More infoThe critically acclaimed true crime docu-series that ignited a firestorm.
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As a landmark trial begins in Paris which could see the chemical manufactures held responsible for the devastation caused by Agent Orange in Vietnam, we bring you an acclaimed documentary following the claimant, Tran To Nga, and the worldwide movement to hold the manufacturers accountable.
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Thousands of migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean this year, trying to make it to Europe. In this powerful and moving film, we follow the NGO rescue ship 'Iuventa', bought and operated by the Jugend Rettet network of young Europeans who challenge the idea of 'Fortress Europe'.
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Before Bloody Sunday, there was Ballymurphy. Callum Macrae conducts an investigation of one of the worst atrocities of the Northern Irish "Troubles".
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DYING TO DIVORCE is in their “Persister” programme which features work by women about women speaking up and being heard (a programme in partnership with Oxfam Canada). It will also be eligible for the Audience Award. HotDocs Festival starts officially from 10.00 am on April 29th and will end on May 9th.
World Premieres of both SHADOW GAME (selected in the Dutch Movies Matter Competition) and DYING TO DIVORCE (selected in the Camera Justitia Competition and Grand Jury Prize Competition). THE PEOPLE vs. AGENT ORANGE is selected in the Activist Competition, the Students’ Choice Competition , while NASRIN is also included in the Activist Competition.
Ciné Vert!, le Festival de films documentaires sur l’environnement is taking place from the 13th to 24th of April! Our films will be available online for blocks of “3 days non stop” in Canada on the VOD platform Tënk in April. See exact dates of availability and more details on the links below:
Every day teenagers who have fled their war-torn countries try to cross Europe’s borders in search of protection and a better life. They travel through a shadow world of minefields, bears, fast-flowing rivers, smugglers and border guards., desperately trying to win what they call 'The Game’.
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Filmed over five years, 'Dying To Divorce' takes viewers into the heart of Turkey's gender-based violence crisis and the recent political events that have severely eroded democratic freedoms. Through intimately shot personal stories, the film gives a unique perspective on the struggle to be an independent woman in modern Turkey.
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2022 marks the 500 year anniversary of Magellan and Elcano’s landmark circumnavigation of the globe. It was a turning point in history: an incredible three year voyage that opened the gateway to the modern age. In circumnavigating the globe and charting our world, Magellan and Elcano opened the door to man’s next challenge: the journey into space.
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