Program 2019

Life carries on peacefully in Kenya‘s coastal slum of Owino Uhuru, until the smoke of an illegal lead-smelting plant pollutes soil and air. The plant operates at the very heart of the community,…

Indian girls and boys start children’s parliaments, elect their own ministers and fight for their rights to be respected. In doing so, Sri Priya, Shaktivel and Swarna Lakshmi not only change their…

A cruel civil war has been raging in Yemen for more than four years. The humanitarian situation is disastrous, current international law is consistently violated by the conflict parties and war…

In 2007, Ecuador launched a daring initiative, promising to leave some of its Amazonian oil reserves in the ground in order to preserve one of the Earth’s most vital ecosystems, as well as two…

The film follows a group of young migrants in Vienna who win over the administrative labyrinths of gaining status and residence. We witness their anxieties, mutual encouragement and achievements,…

The motivating power of so-called “spoils of war” for those who stand victorious on the battlefield is a sad but undeniable truth. Rape and pillage are concepts as old as war itself, but far from…

THE REMAINS follows two parallel narrations: one leads us to Lesbos, the Aegean island on which many refugees have landed on their way to Europe. The other follows Farzat Jamil, a refugee from Syria…

By following four compelling characters – a whistleblower, a patriotic military commander, a mineral dealer and a displaced tailor – THIS IS CONGO offers viewers a truly Congolese perspective on the…

THIS IS HOME follows four families resettling in Baltimore. They are among the lucky few Syrian refugees accepted into the USA since 2011. The families will have eight months to find jobs, learn…