Film Category: NEW DOCS

The Last Hour in the Sun
Suzanne Jansen

Emile longs to be apilot, but the financial crisis stands in the way of his childhood dream in this film about family, identity, and opening up to the uncertainties of the future.

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Uyghurs, Prisoners of the Absurd
Patricio HenrÍquez

A group of Uyghurs, China’s Muslim minority, escape persecution by fleeing to Afghanistan, only to find themselves sold as terrorists to U.S. forces and held for years at Guantanamo Bay.

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Love Marriage in Kabul
Amin Palangi

Afghan-Australian aid worker Mahboba Rawi must challenge traditions and navigate a web of complex negotiations to help two young Afghanis marry for love.

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White Chimney
Jani Peltonen

This enigmatic short weaves together past and present to explore what happened to a young Finnish actress at a hotel party in 1939.

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Mavis!
Jessica Edwards

Her family group, the Staple Singers, inspired millions and helped propel the civil rights movement with their music. This vibrant film highlights Mavis Staples’ enduring legacy and message of love and equality.

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Nadeshda
Anna Frances Ewert, Falk Müller

Three Roma children with musical aspirations grapple with discrimination and the limiting, and sometimes threatening, traditions of their Bulgarian ghetto.

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Of Men and War
Laurent Bécue-Renard

Combat veterans at a group therapy center attempt to overcome their PTSD and rebuild their lives in this unflinching look at the walking casualties of war.

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Overburden
Chad A. Stevens

In the heart of Appalachia, an environmentalist and a former pro-coal activist join forces to protect their home from the industry that’s divided their community for decades.

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Buffalo Dreams
Maurice O'Brien

Fanciful dreams meet cold reality as a Scottish family tries to raise American bison far from their native grasslands.

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Butterfly Girl
Cary Bell

An unsentimental, deeply moving portrait of a young woman trying to live a “normal life” despite having a rare, often fatal, skin disease.

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