Having found refuge from the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in Prague, two women and their young daughters face the expectation and hope of an imminent return to Ukraine.
In his first film, Little Palestine, Diary of a Siege, filmmaker Abdallah Al-Khatib offers a glimpse into the daily lives of the residents of Yarmouk, the largest Palestinian refugee camp in the world, as they persevere with dignity and hope in the midst of an endless state of war.
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.
Under the Artillery of the Engines is a documentary essay set in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, a heavily militarized rural state that still bears the scars of an unresolved 50-year-old conflict.