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- #standwithme examines the realities of modern-day slavery, the role we play in it as consumers, and the importance of knowing the story behind what we buy. After seeing a photo of two enslaved boys in Nepal, Vivienne Harr is moved to help in the only way she knows how: by setting up her lemonade stand. As Vivienne's vision begins to show promise for something greater, she and her family must fight to avoid supporting the very thing they are up against.
- Two world renowned musicians: she from Georgia, he from Israel, both living in Paris She a young star pianist, he a violin legend of our time.. Their dialog of love and passion in the language of music, beyond space and time
- There are seven rooms, too few readers and too many employees in the municipal library in small town of westernmost part of Georgia.
- A man from the Republic of Georgia who, against all odds, survives the horrors of World War II. He then goes on to transform a small coastal town in California through his passion for art, music and living.
- Nutsa lives with her two small children in suburb of Tblissi, Georgia. With her Goga, they would bee today a regular family if he hadn't been arrested. Between the wedding in prison and the monthly visits, a routine sets in. Wil they be able to overcome this double reality?
- A canceled film about Mingrelian and Kakhetian gay couple.
- The river creates and the river destroys in an eternal cycle that even man can't escape.
- Giorgi is 16 years old when he discovers another world through American films forbidden in all Soviet Union until then. Since the post-revolutionary chaos in his home town, Tbilisi, Giorgi has wanted to have succeeded by following the path of his idols: Tony Montana and Vito Corleone. He has almost reached his goal when he is confronted with a dilemma; how can he stop his little brother who is 12 years old to follow his path when he could become a famous pianist? All this in a world that only knows chaos.
- A young boy is trying to find his father, who he has never seen before and who so far was considered to be dead. The boy records everything with a hand video camera and the process of meeting the father turns for him into a movie in which the main character is he himself.
- Is there life after death? Is there a place for happiness after the war takes the future away from you? The film is about old people in a village who have no one to wait for. It is not a film about war. This film is people, losses, dreams and hopes.
- The outcomes of educating women in developing countries can't be ignored. They earn more money. They raise healthier, more educated families. They lift their households out of poverty. And ultimately, they create change in their communities. It's true,when you educate a woman, you educate a nation. By following three high-achieving Ghanaian girls in their last year of secondary school, this film will look at what makes these girls from disadvantaged circumstances succeed. We will show how these three students represent a brighter future for girls like them, their country, and the developing world. We will also illustrate how they offer insight into solving the biggest challenge facing education systems across the globe: how to close the achievement gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students.
- I am Beso is a story of a 14 year old boy, whose acquaintances makes us part of a micro world different from everyone's, the spacial vacuum of which is created by the social situation, location, a mix of town and village, where the main characters live. Due to heavy social conditions, the people living in this settlement generally think intrinsically. The script is made up of different independent stories, which take place around the main character. Beso's family is poor, the father is disabled after working in Chernobyl, which makes Beso's mother Nargiza the primary bread-winner of the family, she trades every morning in nearby city. Beso's brother Leri also helps the family, who gives private dancing classes. Beso's problems are not limited by the complex social situation, he has a tense relationship with his classmates, who constantly try to humiliate him and take his money. One day Beso finds out, that his brother is a homosexual. Beso starts to stalk his brother. The outcome Beso sees from these problems is his rapping. He believes that he will grow into a successful rapper, make a lot of money and overcome all the family problems in this way. Beso records his rapping with a tape recorder, and every once in a while allows his friend to hear it, Beka is amazed by Beso's talent and makes big future plans regarding this. Beso and Beka spend most of their time together, they are toxicomans, they sniff patrol, flirt with girls, fool around and spend their time childishly, however Beso is forced to come out of his childhood age early.
- Filmmaker Erica Jordan follows renowned photographer Lisa Kristine on an unforgettable journey into the front-lines of modern day slavery, witnessing intimate moments of human connection and devastation. Central to the story is Lisa's pursuit to document Sonagachi, the largest brothel in India. As Lisa struggles to gain access, we witness her dedication and courage to shine a light a light on slavery and 'give a voice to the voiceless.' Woven into the story, Lisa shares her work in the trenches of global slavery from the broiling brick kilns of Nepal and India to the illegal mine shafts of Ghana, and the hidden lairs of sex slavery worldwide. Through this experience, Erica confronts her own fears and together they bear witness to the indomitable human spirit.
- A young woman, whose family is slowly losing everything, starts to take out loans from a bank in order to keep appearances, but things get out of control.
- A filmmaker from England is hired to direct an epic production in the Caucasus region of Europe.
- 57 years old Madonna is the only female public bus driver in Georgia. Breaking conventional social roles and doing 'man's job', she struggles to be accepted as a woman.
- Nugzari has settled down with his family in the ruins of Mutso, his childhood village in the deserted mountains of the Caucasus. Nourished by the epic legends created around this territory, Nugzari tries to pass on to his son his intimate relation to the stones and the past of this sacred hinterland of Georgia.
- The world's most mischievous sister and brother returns. This time they will have to meet an alien who needs their help. They have to return the magic stone moneribus aliens who archaeologist grandfather was found, and then hid Procreditbank. Even the thought of the children have not been given to the fact that monribus their bitter enemies: the hunt.
- From Toms Shoes to international adoptions, from solar panels to U.S. agricultural subsidies, drawing from over 200 interviews filmed in 20 countries, Poverty, Inc. unearths an uncomfortable side of charity we can no longer ignore.
- We wanted to travel by bicycle from Berlin to West Papua, Indonesia, in order to bring awareness to an ongoing geopolitical conflict. But what began as an environmental and human rights campaign ended as an odyssey of life - 11 Months, 19 Countries and a lot of Plan B's.
- Simha is a Jewish musician who became a world famous ethnomusicologist by deciphering the polyphonies of the Pygmies of Central Africa. The film travels along his fieldworks and personal eventful life...
- SlingShot focuses on noted Segway inventor Dean Kamen and his work to solve the world's water crisis. An eccentric genius with a provocative world view, Kamen is an inspiration for future scientists. His inventions help people in need and ease suffering. SlingShot is about an indomitable man who just might have enough passion and innovative thinking to create a solution for a crisis affecting billions. Kamen lives in a house with secret passages, a closet full of denim and a helicopter garage. His latest passion: the SlingShot water purification system created to obliterate half of human illness on the planet. Kamen reminisces about improving home dialysis technology and choosing to forgo parenthood while lamenting he has only one lifetime for inventing. SlingShot is both an inspirational character study and a look at Kamen's vapor compression distiller from its earliest development through recent trials in rural Ghana and beyond.
- This collective feature-film is made of 10 stories written and directed by natives of Tbilisi, Georgia and takes on a personal narrative about the republic's capital city.
- A mysterious story of crime that has connections with the sacred past of Sakartvelo.
- A brutal dictator comes face to face with the injustices committed by his regime when his country is taken over by revolutionists.
- A French woman who works for a non-governmental organization forms a special relationship with a lost young boy in war-torn Chechnya in 1999.
- Great stories on by alumni of Negro League Baseball Players.
- We Stand Alone is a feature-length documentary that follows the Liberian national amputee team from their homes in Monrovia to their championship bid at the 2011 CANAF Cup in Accra, Ghana. The film chronicles the daily struggles and triumphs of these players as they try to prove that they can still bring pride to themselves and to their nation.
- Women Building Peace is the story of women in Africa who are rebuilding their lives and societies after surviving gender-based violence, war and genocide. It looks at some of the root causes behind these atrocities, and how existing matriarchies create more peaceful communities.