Syrian
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The lost prize of freedom
SYRIA: A filmmaker begins documenting a celebration of freedom in Aleppo but ends up documenting the devastating consequences of that dream.
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A female imam struggling for community
ISLAM: In 2015 the Syrian–Finnish Dane Sherin Khankan decided to create a woman-lead mosque in Copenhagen. Director Marie Skovgaard has followed her struggle between individual vision and the challenge of creating a collective.
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A hilarious examination of the human condition
An intimate portrait of a sarcastic elderly Palestinian woman's life, relationships, regrets and bitterness enlightened by flashes of dark humour.
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Orwa Nyrabia – International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
IDFA: The new artistic director at IDFA talks about the new features of the documentary industry and how watching a documentary can turn into a life-changing experience.
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Exodus – Catch 22
The Chinese contemporary artist and filmmaker Weiwei delivers a captivating life and death fresco of homeless hordes of people in Technicolor.
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The Haunted Construction Workers of Beirut
REFUGEE LIFE: Syrian refugees are rebuilding the Middle East while they wait to return home.