Lionessby Meg McLagan and Daria Sommers An intimate look at war through the eyes of women on the front lines and the U.S. military policy that bans them from combat. Independent Lens, Women and Girls Lead | |
The Listby Beth Murphy A modern-day Oskar Schindler story about Kirk Johnson, a 26-year-old American aid worker, fighting to save thousands of Iraqis whose lives are in danger because they worked for the United States to help rebuild Iraq. Global Voices | |
My Country, My Countryby Laura Poitras and Jocelyn S. Glatzer Telling the behind-the-scenes story of the January 2005 national elections in Iraq, this provocative documentary is a testament to the courage of people willing to put their lives on the line for the promise of democracy. Global Voices, POV | |
The Oathby Laura Poitras The Oath is a story about family, taxis, al Qaeda, Guantanao Bay, and the U.S. Supreme Court. POV | |
People and the Landby Tom Hayes The Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the Occupied West Bank and Gaza cuts the fabric of this small part of the world like a knife, dividing everyone and everything. | |
Promisesby Justine Shapiro and B.Z. Goldberg A compelling and humorous take on the Middle East conflict from the perspectives of seven Palestinian and Israeli children living only minutes apart in Jerusalem but locked in separate worlds. Global Voices, POV | |
Recycleby Mahmoud al Massad Abu Ammar, one of thousands of ex-Mujahideen in Jordan, now struggles to support his family on his meager earnings from recycling discarded cardboard. After years of fighting against the Soviets in Afghanistan, Ammar struggles with his faith and the social realities of life in the hometown of the infamous al Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Global Voices, Global Perspectives Collection, Independent Lens | |
Storm of Emotionsby Yael Klopmann and Micky Rabinovitz Storm of Emotions chronicles the Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip and efforts to achieve democracy amidst great social and political turmoil. Global Voices, Global Perspectives Collection, Independent Lens | |
A Story of People in War and Peaceby Vardan Hovhannisyan After 12 years, journalist and former P.O.W., Vardan Hovhannisyan returns to the Soviet Union in search of answers to the war and lessons for peace. Global Perspectives Collection, Global Voices | |
This is My Picture When I Was Deadby Mahmoud Al Massad An imaginative look at what happens after four-year-old Bashir comes back to life after the assassination of him and his father, a top PLO lieutenant. Global Perspectives Collection |
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