In the Place of Exile

A documentary on the different places of Chinese and Tibetan exiled intellectuals and activists.

Chinese Restaurants: Song of the Exile

Song of the Exile, based on the 15-part documentary series Chinese Restaurants, tells the story of the Chinese diaspora through its most recognizable and enduring icon - the family-run Chinese restaurant. Filmmaker Cheuk

In the Beginning: The Exile of Israel

THE EXILE OF ISRAEL, Episode Twenty Two of In The Beginning Bible Series , God Allows the Israelites to be conquered and exiled from the Promised Land, as they seek His deliverance from their enemies.

Free to Create - Artists in Exile

Artists forced to leave their country talk about the ambivalence of exile. With Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, Sudanese graphic designer Anwar, and members of the Russian feminist protest

Sahrawis, a glimpse into exile

Filmed in the camps of Sahrawi refugees living in West-Algeria and Tifaritti (the liberated territory). The narrator, in his multiple interviews, examines the reality of these people who have been condemned to silence in

Excerpt from The Solitude of a Voluntary Exile

The director here tries to capture the loneliness and emptiness he feels after leaving his home country by using the emptiness and space of his apartment.

The Exile of the Rainy Country

The film begins with Ahmet Kaya's speech at the Magazine Journalists Association (MGD) awards ceremony on February 12, 1999. It examines the events following Kaya's announcement that he would make a song in Kurdish and s

Time and Judgement: A Diary of a 400 Year Exile

Time and Judgement is a sci-fi/documentary that combines biblical prophecy with events across the African diaspora between 1980 and 1987. Archive footage includes Haile Selassie, Bob Marley, Kwame Nkrumah, Maurice Bishop

Isabel Allende: A Writer in Exile

A look at the life and work of Chilean writer Isabel Allende, the most widely read author in Spanish, with a special focus on her latest novel.

The Diary of an Exile

Through the Veil of Exile

The protagonists of this documentary are three Palestinian women in a state of internal exile. Dalal, arrested at sixteen for associating with a terrorist organization, returns home after twelve years in an Israeli priso

The Stranger: Notes on [Self] Exile

As in a diary or a notebook, images and sounds display -in an intimate and reflective way- the emotional state during (self) exile. A film that blends languages of video art with essayistic documentary; classic B&W Argen

This Is Exile: Diaries of Child Refugees

'This is Exile' is an extraordinary, intimate portrait of child refugees forced to flee from the violence of Syria's civil war to neighbouring Lebanon. Filmed over a year by the Emmy-award winning director Mani, the docu

Le Chant de l'exilé

In the French Basque Country, Ramon, the son of a farmer and fruit and vegetable merchant with a beautiful voice, has the good life. He is engaged to his charming cousin Maria. But his daily life is called into question

Children in exile: Sahrawi, refugees children of refugees

Refugees in Algeria since 1975, the Saharawi have had to forge another life path, fighting to return home. Their children, a generation born in exile to parents born in exile, tell the story and struggle of their people,

Sahrawis, between occupation and exile

From a chronological perspective, “Saharauis, entre la ocupación y el exilio” (2010) explains the origins and key points of the Western Sahara conflict, especially since Spain handed over the territory to Morocco and Mau

Eve in Exile: The Restoration of Femininity

Women are faced with the massive opportunity of rebuilding in the wreckage of a Christian nation. How do we live faithfully as women now?

Compassion in Exile: The Story of the 14th Dalai Lama

A portrait of His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, which includes historical footage of China's repression of Tibetan Buddhism in 1959.

The Sweet Bread of Exile

A documentary about classic Romanian playwright Ion Luca Caragiale's time of exile in Berlin, Germany.

land.scape notes on exile

A poetic journey of rediscovery and return. Routing us through shifting landscapes and waterways, the narrative reflections of a seeker are mystically guided by Oshun, the venerated orisha of water and destiny.