Prisoner of Hope
Every day the news carries stories about asylum seekers crossing the channel or about new immigration policies, but rarely do we hear from the people who are making the journeys themselves. Prisoner of Hope, and the book
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Every day the news carries stories about asylum seekers crossing the channel or about new immigration policies, but rarely do we hear from the people who are making the journeys themselves. Prisoner of Hope, and the book
Josef is a successful violin maker. He enjoys seeing the instruments he makes bring joy to people all over the world. He himself prefers to spend his time in his workshop in the courtyard of a tenement house. He has neve
'Waves of Hope' tells the story of Sara, an asylum attorney, who, one day has to make a decision which influences the lives of all those involved.
What seemed like a quiet first day of school for Clara, the new technology and innovation teacher at La Esperanza rural school, turns into an exciting challenge: teaching her students the importance of resourcefulness in
the story of Hope Fay, an 18-year-old high-school senior, going through one of life's most agitating and emotional times. With the battle of convincing her traditional, conservative parents to accept her transition to wo
Joys and disappointments of three young girls who dreaming of making a career in film: Luisa has talent and triumphs; Franca tries to seduce a producer, however no artistic skills, Giuditta, the most inexperienced and na
The Spectre of Hope is based on the latest work of photographer Sebastiao Salgado. Salgado spent 6 years traveling to over 40 countries, taking pictures of globalization and its consequences - most notably, the mass migr
Mureithi started this project after the 2007/8 post-election violence in Kenya left more than 1,200 people dead and 500,000 displaced in his home country. His goal: To understand how to confront unresolved trauma and hea
Egomania is a visually stunning end-of-the-world melodrama about lust, jealousy and murder set amidst solar eclipses, orchestral chants and the distant thunder of the boiling sea. The film’s characters – riddled with unc
The powerful story of a couple who's hopes of having a child went from infertility, to a miracle, to tragedy.
My Mirrored Hope is Sokoloff’s best-known film, now in the collection of New York’s Museum of Modern Art. The piece is one in a series of Schmidt-focused films made in the summer of 1963, the year Schmidt may have been a
Eight-year-old Iris's heart condition threatens her dream of becoming a professional dancer.
Hosted by Jack Benny and Bing Crosby, as Bob Hope was unable to perform due to an eye surgery to remove a blood clot. Hope appeared in pre-recorded pieces with a Benny monologue and Crosby singing.
The Navy left the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico in 2003 due to local protests. They left behind toxic waste from bombs tested for Vietnam and other wars. Today, only one-third of the island is habitable, and now residen
A coming-of-age story of a highly sensitive hyperactive city dweller Nadja (24) living on the edge of social exclusion, deepest fears, the world of self-help and the encounter of a strange intergenerational burden. The o
In the slums of Nairobi, Kenya, expressive arts gives hope, meaning and self-expression to children’s lives.
The story of Ellis Island and the American immigration experience. This film is a tribute to the 18 million men, women and children who made the torturous journey from the Old to the New World between 1890 and 1920, in t
Six teens, in an affluent community, grow up with the benefits and luxuries that come with their birth right. Attending a Christian school and are taught Biblical studies from the Faithful Pastor Anne. But, except for th
In the form of a poetic-lyrical dialog, "Lost in Hope" tells the story of the Israeli Rachel and the Palestinian Jassir. Jassir wants to live in freedom, beyond the hopelessness and violence in his country. Rachel's drea