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  • ON THE BORDER

    ON THE BORDER

    The EU wanted to make the desert city of Agadez its security anchor in the Sahel region. But after 12 years all Western military and civilian organizations are forced to leave Niger. Three inhabitants of the historic desert town of Agadez recount how the international migration crisis and the interventions of the EU, USA and Turkey have changed their lives over a period of five years.

  • LEFT BEHIND CHILDREN

    LEFT BEHIND CHILDREN

    Fourteen-year-old Qui Che lives with his grandparents in a remote village in Yunan while his mother works in the city to support the family. After his father’s death, he was separated from his brothers and has grown up under difficult circumstances. He loves music and dreams of becoming a singer but struggles with academic pressure and his mother’s absence.

  • TORO

    TORO

    The tragicomic odyssey of Rocco and Angelo, two friends navigating the challenges of adulthood in their late thirties. Torn between personal desires and societal expectations, their journey reveals the deep-rooted impact of patriarchy on their lives and the struggles faced by a new generation of young men.

  • GOOGOOSH – MADE OF FIRE

    GOOGOOSH – MADE OF FIRE

    The singer Googoosh was a cult figure and pop icon in Iran in the 1960s and 70s who rose to international fame. Put under house arrest after the revolution, her career lay dormant for more than 20 years before her astonishing comeback in 2000. Her moving story makes her a voice of resistance and a symbol of hope.

  • PETRA KELLY – ACT NOW!

    PETRA KELLY – ACT NOW!

    Petra Kelly was one of the most influential political figures of the 20th century. She fought for a world without weapons and nuclear energy, for a society at one with nature. She was co-founder of Germany’s Green Party – the first green party to find success. In 1992, She was murdered aged just 44. The issues she addressed are today more topical than ever before.