In 1990, Luben Boykov and Elena Pokova fled communist Bulgaria, saying goodbye to their friends and family, not knowing if they would see them again. “Traitors to Communism!” Russian KGB agents shouted
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Every building tells a story. The older the abode, the grander the tale. The short doc series Behind the Façade, produced by Lantern Films, opens the doors of several structures that shape
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“My body stinks of strawberries and work when I wake up,” says Ashley Solis, the teenager at the heart of the new doc Fruits of Labor. The film follows Solis and her
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The small city of Gao, in northeastern Mali, is a gateway for tens of thousands of African migrants attempting to make their way across the Sahara to the Mediterranean and Europe. Considered
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Director Luca Lucchesi’s documentary opens with two men, both African refugees in Italy, walking along the beach, discussing a paradoxical phenomenon of the town where they are temporary guests. “In this town
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Spain, often a first stop for refugees entering Europe, is a country that offers an officially welcoming message to refugees that’s at odds with its relatively low acceptance of new immigrants. Director
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At the beginning of the Turkish tourist season, Ismael and Hakan, two young men from small villages are taken on as apprentices at a Mediterranean all-inclusive hotel. In their first Human Resources
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Hot Docs series The Changing Face of Europe, presented in partnership with European Film Promotion, spotlights diverse stories from Euro voices.
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Into the Light brings discussions about domestic violence in Canada’s immigrant communities into the open and refreshingly destigmatises the act of speaking out.
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