Mariam

Mariam's Chance (2013)

Actors: Hanadi Elayan (writer), Hanadi Elayan (producer), Hanadi Elayan (writer), Hanadi Elayan (director), Mona Darwazah (producer), Ghassan Nasser (editor), Sana' Ayoub (actor),

Plot: Mariam is a single shy lady living alone, she is afraid of taking chances and has gotten used to living alone. She doesn't usually make any effort or initiatives to be with someone. She doesn't usually dress to impress nor make any effort to be noticed, until a certain event happens. One day she finds a bouquet of flowers inside her house from what seems to be a secret admirer. This action and a few others through the film shift her emotions from scared, intrigued, happy and threatened.

Genres: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Short,

Smoke (2013)

Actors: Martin Gooch (director), Millie Reeves (actress), Riccardo Servini (editor), Maude Hirst (producer), Krupa Pattani (actress), Maude Hirst (producer), Maude Hirst (writer), Nim Johnson (actress), Frank Keogh (actor), Sophia Jackson (producer), Sophia Jackson (producer), Sophia Jackson (writer), Harry Anton (actor), Fiona Whitelaw (actress), Barney Quinton (composer),

Genres: Drama, Short,

N'Djekoh (2013)

Actors: Jérôme Rossi (composer), Julie Lena (editor), Richard Van Den Boom (producer), Gregory Sukiennik (editor), Gregory Sukiennik (producer), Gregory Sukiennik (writer), Gregory Sukiennik (costume designer), Gregory Sukiennik (director), Laurentine Mobeye (writer), Laurentine Mobeye (actor), Laurentine Mobeye (actor), Mujos Ingamadai (actor), Nicaize Miehakanda (actor), Irène Fimiez (actress), Edith Ndôh (actor),

Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Short,

Shahid (2012)

Actors: Kay Kay Menon (actor), Mithun D'Souza (miscellaneous crew), Anurag Kashyap (producer), Tigmanshu Dhulia (actor), Vipin Sharma (actor), Siddharth Roy Kapur (producer), Sunil Bohra (producer), Guneet Monga (producer), Jayant Gadekar (actor), Mukesh Chhabra (actor), Hansal Mehta (director), Apurva Asrani (editor), Apurva Asrani (writer), Paritosh Sand (actor), Raj Kumar Yadav (actor),

Plot: Shahid traces the true story of slain human rights activist and lawyer Shahid Azmi. From attempting to become a terrorist to being wrongly imprisoned under a draconian anti-terrorism law to becoming a criminal lawyer Shahid traces the inspiring personal journey of a boy who became an unlikely messiah for human rights while following the rise of communal violence in India. This story of an impoverished Muslim struggling to come to terms with injustice, inequality and rising above his circumstances is an inspiring testament to the human spirit.

Keywords: 1990s, activist, assassination, based-on-true-story, character-name-in-title, controversy, false-accusation, family-relationships, fearless, human-rights
Genres: Biography, Drama,
Taglines: Based On The Life Of One Of The Most Controversial Figures Of Our Time.

Quotes:

Shahid: How can they just throw people in jail without reason?

Shahid: Brother, I want to study the law. I've filled the form.

Shahid: The world chases only money. I did not become a lawyer for money. I'm thinking of starting my own practice. There is a little cost involved, but not that much.

Zaheer Sheikh: It's been over 18 months. I'm beaten up every day. Every day I'm treated like a fleabag. No value for human rights here. You visited my house?

Shahid: Sir, delaying justice is denying justice.

Shahid: Zaheer has been in jail for the last 2.5 years. His bail plea has been rejected over 10 times. The police have been unable to get any substantial evidence against him in this period.

Chicago Mirage (2011)

Actors: Avril Beukes (editor), Sayed Badreya (actor), Sayed Badreya (producer), Sayed Badreya (director), Sayed Badreya (writer), Jim Nieciecki (actor), Jim Nieciecki (actor), Merik Tadros (actor), Robert A. Young (actor), Robert A. Young (actor), Sunna Wehrmeijer (composer), Miles M. Badreya (miscellaneous crew), Angi Ali (writer), JoAnn Fakhouri (producer), Janice Kaushal (writer),

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Short,

Mariam's Late (2011)

Actors: Gary Paramanathan (producer), Aisha Kamara (writer), Aisha Kamara (director), Saleh Saqqaf (actor), Serge Stanley (editor), Aisha Konjor (actor), Evelyn Duprai (actor),

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short,
Taglines: Mariam is running late for dinner with the family. Little does she know what is to come when she arrives home.

Grace Surpasses (2011)

Actors: Coury Deeb (producer), Coury Deeb (director), Coury Deeb (writer), William Harvey Wallace II (editor), David Lachance (composer), Scott Slucher (writer), Shaughn Tillman (editor), Mary Achok (actress), Marko Deng (actor), Angelina Abuy (actress), Daniel Door Abraham (actor),

Plot: Grace Surpasses is a story about perseverance in a country where peace is an ancient relic and hope is a dangerous luxury. With nowhere to hide, each new day brings the potential for danger. By focusing on the experiences of one child, we get a glimpse into the day to day realities of life in Southern Sudan, where the absence of clean drinking water, public health and a consistent food supply make even the most basic necessities of life a constant struggle. grace and her family manage to thrive in the face of adversity until a personal tragedy threatens to destroy Graces hope.

Genres: Drama,

Al-mor wa al rumman (2008)

Actors: Hiam Abbass (actress), Mychael Danna (composer), Bettina Böhler (editor), Robin Gutch (producer), Thierry Lenouvel (producer), Ali Suliman (actor), Kamal El Kacimi (producer), Meinolf Zurhorst (producer), Daniel Gräbner (producer), Amritha Vaz (composer), Yasmine Al Massri (actress), Najwa Najjar (writer), Najwa Najjar (director), Ahmad Abu Sal'oum (actor), Ashraf Farah (actor),

Plot: Ramallah this decade. A free spirited woman dancer, Kamar, finds herself the wife of a prisoner, Zaid, and away from everything she loves until she returns to the dance, defying society's taboos. At the dance Kamar is confronted with Kais, a Palestinian returnee, who has taken Kamar's role as the head choreographer. Sparks fly between Kamar and Kais, creating more than a passionate, emotional dance for the both of them. Matters become even more complicated when Zaid's sentence is extended. At the same time the family's legal case against the land confiscation faces one obstacle after another and the villagers from the nearby villages are unable to reach the family's olive groves, placing the annual harvest and consequently the family's livelihood in danger. And Kamar's life is thrown into turmoil as she becomes increasingly attached to Kais, and caught in the midst of her desire to dance and breaking the family and society taboos of the prisoner's wife's role while life under occupation rages on.

Genres: Drama,

Ezra (2007)

Actors: Richard Gant (actor), Emile Abossolo M'bo (actor), Gabriele Kranzelbinder (producer), Alain-Michel Blanc (writer), Wale Ojo (actor), Jean-Michel Dissard (producer), Newton I. Aduaka (director), Newton I. Aduaka (writer), Pierrick Le Pochat (producer), Mariame N'Diaye (actress), Gorune Aprikian (producer), Michel Loro (producer), Delphine Prothais (miscellaneous crew), Sebastien Touta (editor), Cleophas Kabasita (actor),

Plot: Ezra is the first film to give an African perspective on the disturbing phenomenon of abducting child soldiers into the continent's recent civil wars. Ezra is structured around the week-long questioning of a 16 year old boy, Ezra, before a version of the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions, created in Sierra Leone in 2002 in the wake of its decade long civil war. This hearing is then inter-cut with chronological flashbacks to pivotal moments during Ezra's ten years in the rebel faction which made him who he is.

Keywords: child-soldier, reconciliation, sierra-leone, sundance
Genres: Drama,

Le monde à l'endroit (2000)

Actors: Idrissa Ouedraogo (producer), Idrissa Ouedraogo (writer), Idrissa Ouedraogo (director), Joëlle Dufour (editor), Adama Ouédraogo (actor), Rasmane Ouedraogo (actor), Joseph Traoré (actor), Nicolas Cand (producer), Roukietou Barry (actor), Hippolyte Wangrawa (actor),

Genres: Drama,