Bhutto- A Sundance world premiere, Bhutto tells the epic story of one of the most fascinating characters of our time-- Benazir Bhutto, the first woman in history to lead a Muslim nation.
Bliss- Adapted from internationally acclaimed author Zülfü Livaneli’s novel, Bliss is an unconventional road movie in which the executioner of an honour killing and his victim go on a journey of self-discovery.
Bulletproof Salesman- Fidelis Cloer is a self-confessed war profiteer. Always with an on eye on growth opportunities, Fidelis found the perfect war when the US invaded Iraq. But as the war evolved, and armor-defeating Improvised Explosive Devices proliferated, "survivability" became his sales pitch and Fidelis quickly found himself engaged in a pathological arms race.
The Cow- In a small village in Iran, Hassan cherishes his cow more than anything in the world. The Cow won great acclaim at the Venice Film Festival after being smuggled out of Iran in 1971.
Dangerous Living- Dangerous Living is the first documentary to deeply explore the lives of gay and lesbian people in non-western cultures. From the producer of Before & After Stonewall.
Defamation- Speaking with the head of the Anti-Defamation League, controversial author Norman Finkelstein, and others, director Yoav Shamir sets out to discover the realities of anti-Semitism today.
Deserted Station- In this lyrical and intimately nuanced story conceived by Abbas Kiarostami and starring Leila Hatami, a photographer and his young wife are stranded in a remote Iranian village after their car breaks down.
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The Diaries of Yossef Nachmani-
A look into the complex and contradictory personality of Yossef Nachmani, the man largely responsible for the first Zionist settlements in the Galilee.
Enough!- Set amidst the civil war of Algeria in the 1990s, Enough! is the story of two women, Emel and Khadija, who embark on a dangerous search for Emel’s missing husband, braving the beautiful but lawless countryside.
Full Battle Rattle- In California’s Mojave Desert, the US Army has built a “virtual Iraq” – a billion dollar urban warfare simulation. This comic, surreal and truly eye-opening documentary follows an Army battalion through the simulation before they deploy to Iraq, and and provides a revelatory look into the soul of the American war machine.
Googoosh: Iran's Daughter- This documentary tells the story of Iranian pop phenomenon Googoosh, and also of the political and cultural context which pushed her to the heights of success in the 60’s and 70’s, only to silence her completely after Iran’s Islamic revolution of 1979.
A Jihad for Love- In this revealing documentary, which was filmed in 12 countries and 9 languages, Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma travels the many worlds of Islam, discovering the stories of its most unlikely storytellers: lesbian and gay Muslims.
Kilometre Zero- The first Iraqi film to be chosen to compete in the prestigious Palme d'Or competition at Cannes, Kilometre Zero is a darkly funny story about a Kurdish soldier and an Iraqi taxi driver who join together to return the body of a soldier to his family.
The Kite- On the eve of her marriage, a Lebanese girl realizes she is in love with the Israeli soldier guarding the border checkpoint that separates her from her fiancé.
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Leila- From Dariush Mehrjui, one of Iran's greatest directors, comes this beautiful and mesmerizing story of love, conflict and tradition.
Motherland Afghanistan- Filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi and her father, Dr. Qudrat Mojadidi, are Afghans who have made a home in the United States. After the US-led invasion to oust the Taliban, Dr. Mojadidi, a specialist in women's health, decides to return to his war-ravaged homeland to help rebuild and modernize the hospitals and clinics which serve the women of Afghanistan.
Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times- Power and Terror presents Noam Chomsky's incisive and controversial thinking, through interviews and talks given in the spring of 2002.
Sergio Vieira de Mello: En Route to
Baghdad- An award-winning documentary about Sergio Vieira de Mello, the diplomat who was one of the most tireless and effective advocates for peace and stability the world has ever known.
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