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- DirectorAnders ØstergaardErzsébet RáczStarsBruno GanzMartin GoldsmithHarvey FriedmanMartin Goldsmith never knew what happened to his parents before they escaped from Germany in 1941. Over a weekend, he confronts his father and we are brought back to the complex and confusing 1930s when the parents were young musicians.
- DirectorHassen FerhaniStarsMalikaSamir El HakimChawki AmariIn the middle of the Algerian Sahara, in her relay, a woman writes her History, she welcomes, for a cigarette, a coffee or eggs, truckers, wandering beings and dreams, Her name is Malika.
- DirectorFemke van VelzenIlse van VelzenStarsJonathan ClaysRuth HopkinsWhistleblowers, prisoners and an investigative journalist paint a shocking picture of South Africa's first privatized prison. Profit is the priority, with underpaid guards and violence against prisoners as the inevitable outcome.
- DirectorAndy CohenGaylen RossStarsLiu XimeiA Chinese peasant woman's fight for fellow AIDS patients who contracted AIDS in the 1990's when China encouraged millions of poor farmers to donate blood for money under catastrophic health conditions,
- DirectorMichel K. ZongoSince the dawn of times, the inhabitants of a small village in Burkina Faso had been living with gold. But today, there is no longer any, a multinational company exploiting all natural resources. The film follows the struggle of the local population to denounce this injustice and claim their dignity.
- DirectorTasha HubbardStarsTasha HubbardThe story of the killing of Colten Boushie and his family's pursuit of justice.
- DirectorMarcela ArteagaStarsCarlos SpectorWhile the Mexican State covers crimes, Carlos Spector, an immigration lawyer in Texas, struggles to obtain political asylum for Mexicans fleeing violence.
- DirectorPetr LomIts about three women fighting for social justice in an African-American church in Philadelphia. We follow head cook Mamie, former Black Panther Barbara and Pastor Renee at the soup kitchen of the Church of the Advocate. When a Mexican immigrant, Carmela, asks the church for sanctuary, she and her children are welcomed with open arms. Pastor Renee courageously defies the ICE immigration authorities in an act of civil disobedience. A documentary about compassion that invites us to forget about all borders, be they of race, nationality or religion.