Refuge

They kiss the ground where human life is valued.
Syrians on the threshold of Europe
lift the curtain on loves and lives lost forever.

The Good Shepherd

“The shepherd is part of the mountain.
But without my wife
I don’t think there’d be any of this.”

The Prodigy

Even in her sleep, the ballet haunts Olga Smirnova.
But you’ll understand why she’s a prodigy:
No one is left unmoved after watching her dance.

Maria’s Way

Maria is upholding a thirty-year tradition
of counting pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostella.
Despite encountering some difficult wayfarers,
Maria nobly continues her task.

Ivy.

“What is a man? What is a woman?”
Ivy takes us on a candid journey about the difficult choices
you face in becoming who you are meant to be.

Sand Men

With their loved ones depending on them,
three men from Romania try to survive on London’s streets
by creating melancholic sand sculptures.

Gyalmu’s House

A woman of great courage, humour and dignity
rebuilds her life high in the mountains
after an earthquake of terrible power devastated Nepal.

Muxes

“Women are women
and men are men.
And Muxes… well, are Muxes”.

 

Burnout

A paramedic and his relationship with death.
A duel between the adrenaline when he turns on the siren
and the emotional weariness
from being the witness of countless tragedies.

 

Born to be Mild

Finding joy in the mediocre,
a group of men have a different approach
to the ever-quickening pace of modern life at the Dull Men’s Club.

 


Cristian

Cristian remembers the stars in the sky
before he went blind as a child.
Now he reaches for them as a Paralympic champion.


Hands Free

Sure, rock ‘n’ roll is a ‘vicious game’.
But Mark Goffeney wins game, set and match against cynicism.


Goodbye Mandima

As a 10-year-old growing up in Africa,
Robert-Jan, the son of European parents,
never thought he would have to say goodbye.

 



Rosa

Rosa, a young Mayan woman,
overcomes her past to follow her dreams.

 



Nowhere Line

Two migrants who dream of Australia are illegally detained
on a small island of Papua New Guinea.
They tell their confinement and their broken dreams.

 



The Strongwoman

Dorota is a Polish bodybuilding legend.
What do strength and beauty mean to her?

 



The Adventure

Three migrants from Ivory Coast are stuck in Athens.
All they want to do is leave.

 



Lost in Manboo

Masata and Hitomi choose to live in a cyber-café in Tokyo.
How do they live in a space that’s four metres square?

 


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