Captains of Za'atari director Ali El Arabi discusses his festival hit that sees young refugees become role models for fellow youths.
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Meet Josephine, Nightmare, and Jay. They’re three Danish goths in their early 20s who are learning how to feel confident in a society that doesn’t embrace their dark style and satanic spirit.
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Hot Docs Audience Award winner by Franz Böhm is a compelling portrait of youth activists in Hong Kong, Chile, and Uganda.
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Systems Down, one of this year’s themed programs at Hot Docs, features a collection of stories about individuals fighting against broken structures of oppression. Fitting snugly into the theme of the good
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Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry is an intimate coming-of-age portrait--although it really doesn't need an intermission.
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Reviewing Sundance docs At the Ready ("a rave and intimate portrait of America’s youths"), Homeroom ("conveys a sense of optimism"), and Taming the Garden (" striking, surreal').
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Sundance reviews for Cusp ("bold and bracing portrait of youth"), Ailey ("a beautiful act of remembering"), and Sons of Monarchs ("a provocative experiment in metamorphosis").
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Winner of the Sundance World Cinema special jury Prize for Cinematography, Acasa, My Home brilliantly plays up the contrasts between living in urban and rural environments.
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“My intent has always been to inspire, provide a platform for, and elevate the voices of young people. I think they bring the moral authority to the story and to the future
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