Social/Human Interest

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An African Election

USA/Switzerland An African Election is a suspenseful political drama that follows the twists and turns of the 2008 presidential elections in Ghana, West Africa.
American Radical -The Trials of Norman Finkelstein

USA An insightful and engaging documentary that reveals a comlex and supremely lonely figure whos self-distructive nature often underminds his academic credibility.
Budrus

Israel/Palestinian Territorries/USA Budrus follows a Palestinian leader who unites Fatah, Hamas and Israelis in an unarmed movement to save his village from destruction.
Darwin

Switzerland Darwin is an isolated community in Death Valley, California. The population of 35 drop-outs & misfits live without a government, a church, jobs, or children.
David Wants to Fly

Austria/Germany/Switzerland In search of enlightenment, young David follows his idol David Lynch and uncovers the billion-dollar industry behind Transcendental Meditation.

Dirty Bloody Hippies

New Zealand A retrospective look at the 70s hippies era in New Zealand.
Donated to Science

New Zealand A powerful and touching look at the donors and the medical students who work on the donated bodies.
Erasing David

UK Director David Bond finds out how much private companies and government know about him by attempting to disappear.
Hey, Boo — Harper Lee and ‘To Kill A Mockingbird'

USA The film explores the relationships between Harper Lee and her father, with Truman Capote and others on whom she based the characters in her novel.
I Am the River

New Zealand Rare insight into 19th century NZ history. Photographic treasure sparks a storm of public protest and continues to raise questions of ownership that divide our cultures.