Bridge Over the Wadiby Barak Heymann and Tomer Heymann Bridge Over the Wadi follows a group of young Arab and Jewish children for one year as their grade school attempts a bi-national and bi-lingual program. Global Perspectives Collection, Global Voices | |
The Collaborator and His Familyby Adi Barash, Ruthie Shatz, and Ross Kauffman In this cinema verité film, a Palestinian family is torn apart by its patriarch's collaboration with Israel. Global Voices | |
En Route to Baghdadby Simone Duarte En Route to Baghdad is a portrait of the peacekeeping career of former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Sergio Vieira de Mello, whose death in a 2003 Baghdad bombing attack became a tragic metaphor for the effort to bring stability to Iraq. Global Voices, Independent Lens | |
Iraqi Exodusby Paul Mitchell and Tania Rakhmanova The staggering refugee crisis unfolding in the Middle East as Iraqis flee their war-torn homeland. Wide Angle, Global Perspectives Collection | |
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 | |
The Oathby Laura Poitras The Oath is a story about family, taxis, al Qaeda, Guantanamo Bay, and the U.S. Supreme Court. POV | |
On the Border of Desperationby Nima Sarvestani Poverty, violence, and extreme conditions in Kurdistan, Iran, are forcing Kurds like Tala into petrol smuggling over the border to Iraq at great risk. Global Perspectives Collection | |
Shadyaby Danny Hakim, Udi Kalinsky, and Roy Westler Shadya Zoabi, a charismatic 17-year-old karate world champion, strives to succeed on her own terms within her traditional Muslim village in northern Israel. Women and Girls Lead, Global Voices, Independent Lens, Diverse Muslim Voices, Global Perspectives Collection | |
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, Independent Lens, Global Perspectives Collection | |
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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