RED SQUARE ON A BLACK BOARD traces the day-by-day anatomy of the student resistance and its main actors to reveal a militant movement of committed and inspired youth.
In 2016, when many have already left the war-torn eastern part of Ukraine, 10-year-old Oleg remains there with his grandmother who has taken care of him since his mother died. They have nowhere else to go. By getting close to Oleg, The Distant Barking of Dogs shows the effect of conflict on children.
Despite the 1994 ceasefire, there is still no real peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, who continue to fight bitterly over the mountainous region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Under the same sun, the inhabitants of the region are listening attentively.
In Port-au-Prince, a humanitarian organization's SUV is diverted from its usual use: its Haitian passengers now use it to talk about neo-colonialism and to denounce the promises made by the international community that have not been kept, while the people cry out their anger.
Gerard and Catherine sacrificed family, friends and their native Belgium to live self-sufficiently in the boreal forest of the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec. 15 years later, as their three sons grow into young adults, what will become of this remarkable life they have given everything for?
The singers of the group Astéréotypie, who come from a medical-educational institute for young autistic people, unveil their explosive universe on stage, encouraged by an educator who is more passionate about raw art than about educational techniques. Their collective adventure is a cry for freedom.