Conflict Movies

A sweeping small town romance exploring the grit of craft, the heart of family, and the pains of love, told over the span of several years.

On October 27, 2005, Zyed Benna and Bouna Traoré died in an electrical substation while fleeing the police, sparking three weeks of riots...

An omnibus movie that shows the difference in perspective, conflict, and pain of parting between men and women through the images of couples breaking...

Four bank robbers begin to doubt one another when they learn they could be getting the lowest cut of money.

Dominic, a conflicted soldier, tries to draw the line between what's right and wrong as he attempts to hunt down a creature.

A verité legal drama about Judge Kholoud Al-Faqih, the first woman appointed to a Shari'a court in the Middle East, whose career provides rare...

A glimpse into the life of a young student portrays a struggling period in his life. He does not really know where his life is leading him. In trying...

Chapter and Verse is an experimental documentary that traces the image legacy of Northern Ireland's recent troubles via its contemporary landscapes....

By a hot summer day on the lakeshore, three siblings face death for the first time through their contact with nature.

The feature length film is composed of four short animations. In ‘Lucky Me’, a couple in their twenties run towards their dreams despite...

A hymn to love and life, this film without commentary establishes through images a striking parallel between the serenity that times of peace bring...

On January 8, 2020, Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 went down as it was leaving Iranian air space. All 176 people on board were killed,...

There is a man and a woman in a car. They inadvertently become tense due to the hijab of the woman's hair. In fact, if the woman's hair is seen, they...

Xiaofan, a young girl who works at a Karaoke Club, awakes one morning in a remote forest with her body covered in blood. As she struggles to find her...

Two friends meet for drinks, but a breaking news alert shifts their banter into a tense, personal debate on resistance, privilege, and fixing a...

Over most of two decades, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani’s life has been a roadmap of Islamist militancy in Iraq and Syria. Designated a terrorist by...

After twelve years in exile, Syrian journalist and filmmaker Daham Alasaad returns to Homs, devastated by the war in Syria. Once the city of his...

Two estranged sisters reunite when the youngest shows up at her older sister cabin uninvited. The conversations that follow may unpack what have...