Born in Evin (Germany/Austria, 98 min.) Dir. Maryam Zaree Programme: Persister (International Premiere) Maryam Zaree opens her extraordinary film by narrating a Talmudic story that immediately bonds you to her and sets
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Keep ReadingA Sister’s Song (Canada, Israel 80 minutes) Dir: Danae Elon Programme: Canadian Feature Competition Danae Elon’s visually sensitive doc plays like a dramatic feature. It unfolds with scenes so intimate, you can
Keep ReadingThe Apollo of Gaza (Switzerland/Canada, 78 minutes) Dir: Nicolas Wadimoff Programme: Artifice Co-produced by the NFB, The Apollo of Gaza recalls Orson Welles’s documentary F for Fake in its mesmerized exploration of the blurred lines between reality
Keep ReadingOf Fathers and Sons (Germany, Syria, Lebanon, Qatar, 99 minutes) Dir: Takal Derki Programme: International Feature Competition A powerfully disturbing film, Of Fathers and Sons transports you into the daily lives of a Syrian
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