NEW YORK PREMIERE In this meditative documentary we meet a Kurdish carpenter as he serves his community in an unexpected way. – Samah Ali The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and […]
NEW YORK PREMIERE Muhammed Faris was the first Syrian to go to space, but now his ideas of a free Syria have forced him to flee his country. – Anita Raswant The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request […]
Student documentaries that profile unique individuals and the lives they lead. Allies Welcome | Directors/Producers: Tavleen Tarrant, Shakeeb Asrar – Columbia UniversityThis film follows Fatima, Hamed, and Yasser as they leave Afghanistan, resettle in the U.S., and try to create a new home, whilst fearing for the safety of their family and friends back home. […]
The outcomes of war go beyond the physical. These short documentaries capture the far-ranging implications of modern warfare. Boat People | Directors: Thao Lam, Kjell Boersma | Producers: Justine Pimlott, Jelena PopovicNEW YORK PREMIERE A daughter animates her parent’s experience fleeing Vietnam after years of their silence desperately trying to forget the war. – SA […]
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Armenian volunteers move the ancient monuments off the land that a peace treaty ceded to Azerbaijan. – DeWitt Davis The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a […]
NEW YORK PREMIERE Director Lina Soualem traces the history of four generations of Palestinian women in her family by pointing the camera at her mother, actress Hiam Abbas, of Succession fame. In playfully recreating moments from Abbas’ life in Palestine, Soualem pays tribute to her mother while creating a record of the political and cultural […]
WORLD PREMIERE A visually immersive diary of a young girl who dreams of life outside of the Zaatari refugee camp. – Samah Ali The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:Closed Captioning for in-person screenings at IFC Center and Village […]
This film follows Fatima, Hamed, and Yasser as they leave Afghanistan, resettle in the U.S., and try to create a new home, whilst fearing for the safety of their family and friends back home. – Anita Raswant The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. All in-person screening venues […]
In the burnt-out remains of the largest refugee camp in Europe, two Syrian brothers survive by scavenging metal. Screens with the feature film FATI’S CHOICE All in-person screening venues provide hearing impaired listening devices upon request with venue management. All guests & staff will be required to comply with our Health & Safety protocols while […]
NYC PREMIERE Lea Najjar’s debut follows plumes of smoke from the devastating 2020 explosion in Beirut and guides us through the rooftops of the city where men play kash hamam with pigeons, luring them in, casting them away, watching them fly. In this cyclical motion, Najjar finds a resonance with the endless strife of living in […]