Jihad: A Story of the Others
An unflinching but sensitive and personal examination of jihadism and radicalisation, its causes and its possible solutions.
Views: 39
Genre: Documentary
Director: Deeyah Khan
Actors: Abu Muntasir, Alyas Karmani, Deeyah Khan, Munir Zamir, Shahid Butt, Usama Hasan
Requiem for the American Dream
Through interviews filmed over four years, Noam Chomsky unpacks the principles that have brought us to the crossroads of historically unprecedented inequality – tracing a half-century of policies designed to…
Document of the Dead
A documentary about George A. Romero’s films, with a behind scenes look at Dawn of the Dead.
Venus and Serena
Venus and Serena takes an honest and unfiltered look into the remarkable lives of sisters and tennis legends Serena and Venus Williams. Through the prism of one year in their…
Ad Sof HaOlam
Emmy-winning Israeli filmmaker Maya Zinshtein (Forever Pure) returns to the Festival with this riveting exposé that investigates the unlikely connection between Jews and evangelical Christians in the U.S. and Israel,…
Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story
In the world of professional sports, no American athlete ever came back from a mental health disorder….until Ron Artest, now known to the world as Metta World Peace.
Gimme Shelter
The landmark documentary about the tragically ill-fated Rolling Stones free concert at Altamont Speedway on December 6, 1969. Only four months earlier, Woodstock defined the Love Generation; now it lay…
The Return
The Return is a 2016 documentary directed by Emmy Award winning director Erich Joiner chronicling Ford GT’s return to 24 Hours of Le Mans after their 1966 1-2-3 victory.
Topless Shock Syndrome
One artist’s freedom of expression becomes part of the larger struggle for women’s rights, civil rights and morality.
Eyes on the Prize: Hallowed Ground
This documentary special honors Henry Hampton’s masterpiece Eyes on the Prize and conjures ancestral memories, activates the radical imagination and explores the profound journey for Black liberation through the voices…
Born in Evin
Maryam Zaree was born in one of Iran’s most notorious political prisons. In her documental debut, she embarks on a personal search for clues: in an effort to break the…
Blake & Gwen: Now & Then
Follow the offstage, unlikely romance of the king of country, Blake Shelton, and pop princess, Gwen Stefani. Both stars braved their share of challenges on the way to writing their…
Björk: Biophilia Live
From a mind unlike any other, Biophilia Live chronicles the multidimensional concert centered on the eighth studio album of avant-garde Icelandic artist Björk. Nick Fenton and Peter Strickland, unique voices…
Filmworker
The story of Leon Vitali, who surrendered his promising acting career to become Stanley Kubrick’s devoted right-hand man.
Sirens
True to their name, Slave to Sirens — the first and only all-woman thrash metal band in the Middle East — are utterly magnetic. Amid a backdrop of political unrest…
Pelosi in the House
Documentarian Alexandra Pelosi offers a candid, behind-the-scenes chronicle of the life of her mother and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, through her career milestones leading…
Eating You Alive
How and why what we eat is the cause of the chronic diseases that are killing us, and changing what we eat can save our lives one bite at a…