Why is there still genocide? Supposedly the nations of the world have said ?Never again.? And yet, it continues in so many places while the world stands by and watches?often wringing our hands nervously. Israeli documentarian Dror Moreh?s The Corridors of Power offers us a compelling look at US foreign policy vis ? vis genocide…
The mission: go into a camp filled with Daesh (ISIS) supporters and rescue Yazidi girls and women held as sex slaves. Sabaya won the directing award for World Cinema Documentary for Hogir Hirori at the Sundance Film Festival. Billed as a docu-thriller, the film shines a light on the plight of thousands of young women…
?Is God really watching?? Nominated for Best Documentary Feature, The Cave takes us into the darkest of world to show us the smallest light of hope. Director Feras Fayyad received a previous Oscar nomination for his film Last Men in Aleppo. Again we see the destruction that has been happening in Syria and the bravery…
Nominated for Best Documentary Feature, For Sama brings a personal perspective to the Syrian conflict. The conflict in Syria has been fertile ground for documentary films. Two years ago The Last Men in Aleppo was among the doc nominees. This year The Cave is also nominated in this category. The war going on in that…
Egil Larsen and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film 69 Minutes of 86 Days, The Refugee crisis, making sense of time, polarization of real issues, childlike wonder and why he still has hope. Hot Docs Review ? calls it ?Essential viewing.? Find out more about the film here. Synopsis Every day, about…
Filmmakers often bring us the things we may read about in the news in a very personal manner. That is the case for all the films nominated for Best Short Documentary. Three of the films cover very similar territory but each has a different perspective
The Pilgrims and Native Americans have much to teach us in Saints and Strangers?and we still have much to learn.
