A Child's Century of War A film by Shelley Saywell | Canada | 2001 | 90' Produced by Bishari Films
			At the beginning of the last century nine out of ten people killed in war were soldiers. At the beginning of this century nine out of ten people killed in war are civilians. Most of them are children. A CHILD'S CENTURY OF WAR takes the viewer on a journey through the past century from the perspective of children and told in their voices.

			A GOOD MAN A film by Safina Uberoi | Australia | 2009 | 79' | 55'
			Chris Rohrlach is not your typical Australian sheep farmer. Willing to try anything to make the money needed to keep his quadriplegic wife of 14 years, Rachel, out of long-term hospital care, he decides to open a countryside brothel.

			A PLACE WITHOUT PEOPLE A film by Andreas Apostolides | Greece | 2009 | 55'
			When the world's most famous East African nature reserves were created in the 50's and 60's, few people know that the indigenous people, who had lived there in harmony with nature for 3000 years, were evicted from these areas. Still today governments, the tourist industry and conservation organizations advance the idea that the native Africans are intruders into what was once their own pristine wilderness.

			A promise to the dead A film by Peter Raymont | Canada | 2007 | 90' Produced by Peter Raymont Produced with ITVS/HUMAN/BBC FOUR/SVT Sweden/SBS TV Australia
			An exploration of exile, memory, longing and democracy, as seen through the eyes and life experiences of writer, Ariel Dorfman ( "Death and the Maiden") Born in Argentina, growing up in New York and then Chile, Dorfman became cultural advisor to Chile's socialist president, Salvador Allende. When the Allende government fell in the military coup of September 11, 1973, Dorfman had to make the most crucial decision in his life. Later he was told that his life was spared because "someone had to live to tell the story".

			A SEA CHANGE A film by Barbara Ettinger | USA | 2009 | 83' | 55'
			A shocking story that draws attention to a very urgent but little-known crisis. Top scientists warn that a catastrophe may in fact play out in coming generations unless widespread awareness is raised to stop acidification of the world's oceans. Imagine a world without fish.

			Addicted to Plastic A film by Ian Connacher | Canada | 2007 | 52' Produced by Cryptic Moth Productions Inc.
			For better and for worse, no ecosystem or segment of human activity has escaped the shrink-wrapped grasp of plastic. ADDICTED TO PLASTIC is a global journey to investigate what we really know about the material of a thousand uses and why there's so darn much of it. On the way we discover a toxic legacy, and the men and women dedicated to cleaning it up.

			American Fugitive A film by Jean-Daniel Lafond | Canada | 2006 | 75' | 52' Produced by InformAction Films
			Revealed to the world in the highly acclaimed 2001 Iranian movie Kandahar, David Theodore Belfield - the film's African American "doctor" - is in fact wanted in the U.S. for the 1980 killing of an Iranian diplomat, and now lives in exile in Iran. The story of an unrepentant assassin and an articulate accuser, AMERICAN FUGITVE explores a web of international intrigue and state-sponsored violence.

			An Ordinary Family A film by Fredrik Gertten | Sweden | 2005 | 58' Produced by WG Film
			What would you do if you woke up one morning and all your savings had vanished? Argentina went bankrupt in a very short time. Before, the Borroni family's future was bright: He managed an oil company, she studied medicine, the children attended private schools, great house, new car, credit cards etc. But one day it was all over. We follow the Borroni's during 3 years and see how they managed to put their lives back together again.

			Atomic Café A film by Jayne Loader, Kevin Rafferty and Pierce Rafferty | USA | 1982 | 88'
			Chilling... Intelligent... Hilarious. These are the elements of this classic collage documentary. Artfully culled from newsreel footage and government archives of the 1940`s and 50`s, The Atomic Cafe serves up the dark side of Cold War America in all its fear and paranoia, and manages to blend this with a deep black humour. A darkly comic look at a defining period in the 20th century.

			Belfast Girls A film by Malin Andersson | Sweden | 2006 | 52' | 58' Produced by WG Film
			Teenage girls Mairéad Mc Ilkenny (Catholic) and Christine Savage (Protestant) are growing up in post-war Belfast, in the same city but cut off from each other by high 'peacewalls' to keep the two communities apart creating divisions as brutal as ever, nearly a decade into the peace process. The legacy to the young generation is clear: You don't mix! But this year their lives will take turns they never in their wildest dreams could imagine...

			Black wave : The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez A film by Robert Cornellier | Canada | 2008 | 99' | 52' Produced by Robert Cornellier and Paul Carvalho
			On March 24th 1989 the Exxon Valdez super-tanker runs aground in Alaska and becomes the biggest environmental catastrophe in North American history. For twenty years Riki Ott and the fishermen of the little town of Cordova, Alaska have waged the longest legal battle in U.S. history against the world's most powerful oil company - Exxon Mobil.

			BREAKING THE SILENCE A film by Hélène Magny and Pierre Mignault | Canada | 2010 | 75' | 52'
			The Burmese Junta in power since 1962, has promised elections in 2010. This new documentary, clandestinely shot in regions where few foreigners have dared to venture, looks at one of Burma's most dangerous zones (the Karen region) and meets people hiding in the jungle in order to resist forced relocation by the military regime, disclosing the secret networks of militants fighting along the Thai border, inside and outside Burma.

			Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan A film by Petr Lom | USA | 2004 | 50' Produced by Petr Lom Productions
			When a Kyrgyz man decides to marry, he often abducts the woman he has chosen. Typically, he takes several friends, hires a car, stakes out his bride-to-be's movements, and snatches her off the street. This first film ever to document the ancient custom of bride-kidnapping which is a common way of marrying in Kyrgyzstan, follows the dramatic stories of four of these non-consensual kidnappings.

			Calling E.T. A film by Prosper de Roos | Netherlands | 2008 | 52' Produced by Frank van den Engel
			Just imagine that we are able to get in touch with extraterrestrials in our lifetime! A small group of people are taking this unlikely scenario very seriously and make listening to the sky practically their daily job.

			China Blue A film by Micha X. Peled | USA | 2005 | 87' | 53' Produced by Teddy Bear Films
			CHINA BLUE takes us inside a blue-jeans factory, where Jasmine and her friends are trying to survive a harsh working environment. But when the factory owner agrees to a deal with his Western client that forces his teenage workers to work around the clock, a confrontation becomes inevitable. Shot clandestinely in China, under difficult conditions, this is a deep-access account of what both China and the international retail companies don't want us to see how the clothes we buy are actually made.

			China's Sexual Revolution A film by Miro Cernetig & Josh Freed | Canada | 2007 | 52' Produced by Arnie Gelbart/ GalaFilm
			Chinese society is going through massive social changes, from 60's style "free love" to spiraling street prostitution and a new female power, driven by a shortage of 30 million wives. This is China's sexual revolution- filmed undercover. A China as you have never imagined it.

			Cola Conquest A film by Irene Angelico | Canada | 1998 | 3x50' Produced by DLI Productions
			This is the story of Coca-Cola - the "sublimated essence" of all that American stands for - and its century-long competition with its rival, Pepsi-Cola. Challenging, irreverent, serious and funny by turns, we explore the delicious paradox at the heart of Coke: How did an innocuous soft drink, more than 99% sweetened water, come to wield such enormous economic and marketing power? What does it say to us about who we are and what we are becoming?

			Crimes of Honour A film by Shelley Saywell | Canada | 2001 | 44' Produced by Bishari Films
			Throughout the Islamic world, each year 100's of women are shot, stabbed, strangled or burned to death by male relatives because they have "dishonored" their families. Losing their virginity, the refusal of an arranged marriage, leaving an abusive husband, or even if a woman is raped, she risks to pay the price as any suggestion of sexual impropriety must be cleansed with her blood. Crimes of Honor documents the terrible reality of "honor killings".

			Devil's Bargain A film by Shelley Saywell | Canada | 2008 | 58' | 80'
			Devil's Bargain examines the proliferation of small arms, which kill more than 500,000 people a year worldwide and destabilize entire regions. From the gun markets of Somalia to the Security Council countries selling their wares during commercial trade-shows in Paris. Devil's Bargain examines the ways in which the guns slip from legal to illegal markets via the so-called Grey Zones. When 200,000 AK47's missing from Bosnia stockpiles flown on illegal flights into the netherworld, activists try to push initiatives to the UN. But the call for a treaty similar to the Land Mines Treaty is blocked and- loopholes "large enough for Antonov-12s to fly through" continue to destabilize our world.

			Diamond Road A film by Nisha Pahuja | Canada | 2007 | 96' | 3hrs' Produced by Robert Lang Produced with TVOntario, Knowledge Network, Discovery Times (USA), Discovery HD Theatre
			A fascinating three-part series looking into the meanings diamonds have for all those part of the diamond pipeline - an international prospector, impoverished miner, child cutter, celebrity jeweler, high-end dealer.

			El olvido (Oblivion) A film by Heddy Honigmann | Netherlands | 2008 | 58' | 93' Produced by Cobos Films Produced with IKON & ZDF-ARTE
			Heddy Honigmann's long awaited return to Peru in a film about poverty and poetry in a country plundered by the powerful. But also a film where the powerless resist being consigned to oblivion ( Awarded Silver Dove/ Fipresci Prize and Oecumenical Award at Leipzig 2008)

			Full Battle Rattle A film by Tony Gerber and Jesse Moss | USA | 2008 | 94'
			FULL BATTLE RATTLE is the story of a real war and a fake town. In California's Mojave Desert, the US Army has built a "movie-set like, Iraqi, small town" - a billion dollar setting for urban warfare simulation - and with hundreds of exiled Iraqis living in the US as role-players.

			GARBAGE DREAMS A film by Mai Iskander | USA | 2009 | 84' | 55'
			The story of three teenage boys born into the trash trade and growing up in the world's largest garbage village, on the outskirts of Cairo. It is the home to 60,000 Zaballeen, Arabic for "garbage people." Far ahead of any modern "Green" initiatives, the Zaballeen survive by recycling 80 percent of the garbage they collect.

			GOOGLE BABY A film by Zippi Brand Frank | Israel | 2009
			A dramatic journey across three continents telling the story of the up and coming baby production industry in the age of globalization. Israeli entrepreneur Doron proposes a new service - Baby production- providing customers with a cost effective solution using outsourcing of the surrogacy element to India as way to lower prices. The customers arrive only at the end of the nine month pregnancy period to pick up their babies. INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2009 <strong>World Premiere Docaviv 2009 - Best film award</strong>

			Hans Joachim Klein, My Life as a Terrorist A film by Alexander Oey | Netherlands | 2005 | 70' | 58' Produced by Submarine
			On December 21, 1975, six terrorists led by Carlos 'The Jackal' forced their way into OPEC headquarters in Vienna and took seventy ministers hostage. After a gun battle, three people killed and one terrorist seriously wounded, the terrorists managed to escape to Algiers. The wounded terrorist was HANS-JOACHIM KLEIN. For the first time he retraces his steps and tells his life story.

			Huxley on huxley A film by Mary Anne Braubach | USA | 2008 | 58' Produced by Jonathan Dana
			Italian born Laura Huxley, a teenage violin virtuoso, left the concert stage to become a renowned psychotherapist and author. In 1956 Laura married Aldous Huxley, literary giant and prophet of the 20th century. Huxley wrote BRAVE NEW WORLD in 1933. Laura and Aldous maintained a compelling personal and professional union until his death in 1963. Laura Huxley continued writing and giving seminars until her death in 2007 at the age of 96. Laura Huxley's candid recollections offer a compelling glimpse of her life with Aldous.

			I BOUGHT A RAINFOREST A film by Jacob Andren & Helena Nygren | Sweden | 2010 | 58'
			Jacob Andrén, an ordinary kid going to school in the 80's, was, as at many schools in the western world, involved in fundraising actions to "save the rainforest" Their teachers urged them to help by "buying a tree". Now a grown up young man he is wondering about what happened to all those trees that he and his classmates bought with the money they made by selling stuff on the flea market. He remembers getting a certificate, but that was 20 years ago. Jacob decides to buy a plane ticket to try to find his tree and to find out if their effort did make a difference.

			INTO ETERNITY A film by Michael Madsen | Denmark | 2010 | 75' | 58'
			Every day large amounts of high-level radioactive waste are placed in interim storage, vulnerable to natural and man-made disasters or changes in society. In Finland, the world's first permanent repository is being cut out of solid rock - a huge system of underground tunnels - that must last the entire period the waste remains hazardous: 100,000 years.

			Jimmy Carter A film by Jonathan Demme | USA | 2007 | 120' Produced by Participant Productions, Clinica Estetico Productions
			Director Jonathan Demme's documentary following President Jimmy Carter on his recent promotional tour in support of his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid."

			John F.Kennedy A film by Robert Drew | USA | 2008 | 85' Produced by Anne Drew
			When John F. Kennedy launched his bid for the presidency, Robert Drew was there, always a step behind him, catching history on camera as it happened. In the years that followed, Kennedy continued to allow Drew and his team unprecedented access-to his office, to the members of his administration, and to his high level briefings on such signal matters as nuclear disarmament and civil rights. Though much of that footage has been seen before, this new, tightly edited documentary composed from the Drew archives provides a timely "view of a President widely respected by his fellow countrymen and celebrated across the world."

			Kidnapped! A film by Melissa Kyu-Jung Lee | Australia | 2005 | 52' Produced by Eight Gauge Productions
			From early 1970 to the mid-80s, ordinary Japanese citizens disappeared without a trace. KIDNAPPED! tells the extraordinary story of 3 families' dramatic 25-year struggle in search for the truth. In 2002 it was finally revealed that their family members, had been abducted by North Korean spies in a sinister plot of espionage! This is one the most controversial issues in Japan today and unveils a tangled web of political manoeuvrings and international espionage.

			Kim's Story A film by Shelley Saywell | Canada | 2000 | 48' Produced by Bishari Films
			If there was one photograph that captured the horrific nature of the Vietnam War it was that of a nine-year-old girl running naked down a road, screaming in agony from napalm burns that had eaten into her flesh. But ironically, the picture that moved millions all over the world to tears, and that played a major part in the success of the anti-Vietnam War movement, ultimately made a victim of Kim Phuc all over again. This is her life's story.

			KZ A film by Rex Bloomstein | England | 2005 | 98' Produced by Rex Entertainment
			When the story and images of the unspeakable have been heard and shown a thousand times, where do you go from there? Mauthausen today: How does it feel to be a tourist at a former concentration camp? How does it feel to work here as a guide? How does it feel to live here as a local? And what of those who've chosen this town to be their new home?

			La Corona A film by Amanda Micheli and Isabel Vega | USA | 2008 | 40' Produced by Sheila Nevins/HBO
			The contestants are murderers, guerillas and thieves. The winner will be crowned Queen, but she won't be invited on a press tour as a role model for young girls. Instead, she will be escorted back to her cell. LA CORONA (THE CROWN) is a one-hour documentary that follows four inmates competing for the crown in the annual beauty pageant of the Bogotá Women's Prison.

			Letters to the president A film by Petr Lom | Canada | 2008 | 52' Produced by Petr Lom
			Petr Lom was allowed to follow Iran President Ahmadinejad on his trips around rural Iran where he preaches his domestic populism and anti-US foreign policy. As part of his strategy, Ahmadinejad has set up a Presidential Letter writing center that pretends to solve the many personal problems of ordinary Iranians. The center has received more than 10 million letters.

			Long Nights Journey into Day A film by Deborah Hoffmann & Frances Reid | USA | 2000 | 94' | 80' | 54' Produced by Iris Films
			For over forty years, South Africa was governed by the most notorious form of racial domination since Nazi Germany. When it finally collapsed, those who had enforced apartheid's rule wanted amnesty for their crimes. Their victims wanted justice. As a compromise, the Truth & Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was formed. As it emerges from its tragedy, this deeply moving OSCAR NOMINATED film shows a South Africa to the rest of the world that proves that even the most bitter of conflicts can be addressed through honesty and communication.

			LOVE INTERRUPTED A film by Alison Armstrong and Giselle Portenier | Canada | 2009 | 50'
			Amazing and deeply moving stories of first loves who were separated in youth, lost all contact with each other and eventually managed to reunite decades later. Two couples who were torn apart by class, religion, parents and geography, tell us their stories of how they met, why they broke up and most importantly, what drew them back together.

			Manufacturing Consent A film by Peter Wintonick & Mark Achbar | Canada | 1992 | 2 x 55' | 165' Produced by Necessary Illusions
			Considered as "one of the most important documentaries ever made" MANUFACTURING CONSENT is as relevant today as it was when it first was released in the early 'nineties, maybe even more important. Funny, provocative and surprisingly accessible, Manufacturing Consent is an energetic fusion of images and ideas which explores the political life and ideas of the controversial American writer, linguist and social philosopher, Noam Chomsky, the author the N.Y. Times has called "arguably the most important intellectual alive."

			Manufacturing Dissent A film by Debbie Melnyk & Rick Caine | Canada | 2007 | 77' Produced by POV productions
			How does Michael Moore create his films? Is it pure fact, propaganda or fiction, or a mixture? While trying to get an interview with Michael Moore, the filmmakers investigate how Moore uses documentary techniques to affect political change. By looking at ROGER AND ME, BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE and FAHRENHEIT 9/11, the film builds a controversial portrait of him, exposing many revealing background stories.Featuring: a.o. Noam Chomsky, Albert Maysles, Michael Moore, Errol Morris, Ralph Nader.

			MINE: KATRINA'S ORPHANED ANIMALS A film by Geralyn Pezanoski | USA | 2009 | 80' | 55'
			A powerful story about the essential bond between humans and animals told against the backdrop and aftermath of the Katrina disaster, when thousands of pets, forcefully left behind, were transported around the country and adopted even when their displaced owners still desperately were looking for them. When two families love the same pet, conflicts inevitably arise over who is the rightful "owner" and what is right for the animal.

			My Country, My Country A film by Laura Poitras | USA | 2006 | 90' Produced by Praxis Films
			MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY follows the story of Dr. Riyadh, an Iraqi medical doctor, father of six, and Sunni political candidate in Iraq's January 2005 elections. As Election Day approaches, MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY reveals the agonizing predicament and gradual descent of one man caught in the tragic contradictions of the US occupation of Iraq and its project to implement democracy in the Middle East.

			No Past to Speak Of A film by Jeremy Gans | Canada | 2006 | 56' Produced by Minute:Thirty Productions
			We follow the story a five-month-old baby girl brutally raped in a Johannesburg slum and Claudia Ford, who adopted her and is faced with the immense task of undoing Vyanna's past and introducing love and stability to a life. Through interviews with leading academics, researchers, activists and social commentators, the documentary also critically examines why infant rape occurs so often in South Africa.

			Operation Filmmaker A film by Nina Davenport | USA | 2007 | 92' Produced by Nina Davenport
			When the dreams of a young and charismatic Iraqi film student Muthana are crushed following the bombing of Baghdad's film school, a brief, fortuitous appearance on MTV changes his life forever. Seeing the clip, actor Liev Schreiber, feeling guilty about a war he opposes decides to extend to the unknown Iraqi the opportunity of a lifetime - to come to Prague to intern on his new feature film. But in a comedic turn of events, Schreiber's good intentions quickly backfire as the eager student proves to have intentions of his own.

			Our Brand is Crisis A film by Rachel Boynton | USA | 2003 | 86' | 57' Produced by Boynton Films
			The story of the rise and fall of the last President of Bolivia, focusing on his American political spin doctors. Clinton's and John Kerry's consultants - the Greenberg Carville Shrum team -, get him elected, counsel him through riots, and ultimately cannot save him from being violently overthrown by the population frustrated by globalisation and fed up with poverty.

			Outfoxed A film by Robert Greenwald | USA | 2004 | 77' | 56' Produced by Carolina Productions
			OUTFOXED examines how media empires, such as Rupert Murdoch's have been running a "race to the bottom" in television news with stations like Fox News, providing an in-depth look at the dangers of ever-enlarging corporations taking control of the public's right to be correctly informed. Former Fox news producers, reporters, bookers and writers reveal the secrets of what it's like to work for Fox News and how they were forced to push a "right-wing" point of view or risk their jobs.

			PAX AMERICANA and the Weaponization of Space A film by Denis Delestrac | France-Canada | 2009 | 90' | 55'
			In a language tinted with irony and peppered with shocking facts, the film examines the origins and reality and future of the militarization of space and opens a debate that until now has been reserved for the specialists, some of whom maintain that the arms race in space can only lead to apocalypse.

			PETS ON PROZAC A film by Patrick Reed | Canada | 2009 | 58'
			People now commonly see their pets as part of the family. Pet spas offer "paw-dicures"; celebrity chefs dish up treats at pet delis; and everything from braces to stem cell transplants to heart surgery is now available for your pet....assuming you can afford it. The newest trend is the most controversial and revealing: psycho-active drugs for dogs and cats.

			Power Trip A film by Paul Devlin | USA | 2003 | 85' | 57' Produced by Power Trip Productions
			When US company AES purchased the privatized electricity company in Tbilisi, Georgia, manager Piers Lewis must now train the formerly communist population that, in this new world, customers pay for their electricity. The Georgians meanwhile, from meter readers to even the Energy Minister, devise ever more clever ways to get it for free. Amidst hot tempers and high drama, Lewis balances his love for the Georgian people with the hardships his company creates for them, as they struggle to build a nation from the rubble of Soviet collapse.

			PRESUMED GUILTY A film by Roberto Hernandez & Geoffrey Smith | Mexico | 2009 | 85'
			Wrestling with an unhappy love affair, José Antonio Zuñiga pleaded: "God, please kill me or put me in jail" . A week later, a boy points him out from a police car, Tonio gets arrested then charged with murder. A judge who never heard him speak sentenced him to twenty years on the testimony of a single, shaky, eyewitness. Two unlikely filmmakers, Mexican lawyers, recruited by Tonio's friends, start to follow him with a camera in what seemed a hopeless 3 year quest to get the case re-tried.

			Procedure 769 A film by Jaap van Hoewijk & Rikkert Boonstra | Netherlands | 1995 | 80' Produced by Lava Film
			Robert Alton Harris finally walked to his execution in San Quentin on April 21st 1992 for murders he committed back in 1978. PROCEDURE 769 (which is the administrative name for the death penalty) makes a major contribution to the topical issue of the death penalty by telling the story through the voices of the variety of the people who were the witnesses to his execution.

			Reporter A film by Eric Daniel Metzgar | USA | 2009 | 93' | 58' Produced by Steven Cantor Produced with Ben Affleck
			<b>REPORTER</b> is a feature documentary about Nicholas Kristof, the two-time Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for the New York Times, who almost single-handedly put the crisis in Darfur on the world map. Now Kristof wants to do the same for Congo, a humanitarian disaster zone where 5.4 million have died in the last decade as a result of the unceasing warfare over territory, resources and tribal hatred. But Nick knows that statistics deaden his readers' interest and compassion. So to get the world to care, he goes in search of individuals whose stories will reflect the country's desperate crisis and mobilize readers worldwide. He journeys through ravaged villages and displacement camps, and makes a harrowing visit to one of Congo's reigning rebel warlords at his jungle hideout.

			Salesman A film by Albert Maysles, David Maysles & Charlotte Zwerin | USA | 1968 | 91' Produced by Maysles Films
			Classic Maysles documentary SALESMAN follows door-to-door Bible salesmen as they walk the line between hype and despair. From Boston, where the company is based, then onto Chicago at a sales conference, and finally in the promising new "territory" of Miami, their mission is simple: to convince people to buy what one of them calls "still the best seller in the world." But although their customers are mostly middle- and worker-class Catholics even recommended by the local church, the Bible turns out to be a hard sell.

			Satellite Queens A film by Bregtje van der Haak | Netherlands | 2007 | 52' Produced by Submarine Produced with VPRO
			Lebanese Rania, Egyptian Fawzia, Palestinian Farah and Saudi Muna run a popular womens TV talk show Kalam Nawaem ('Women Talk'), bringing provoking debate into millions of Arab living rooms.

			Scottsboro A film by Daniel Anker & Barak Goodman | USA | 2000 | 84' Produced by Social Media Productions
			Powerful Oscar nominated documentary about when fate places people in the wrong place at the wrong time and when fear and suspicion fuel injustice. The once-famous case of the nine Scottsboro Boys is the tale of such a dramatic miscarriage of justice that started in the early 1930s: nine poor young black men, charges of white rape, a fancy New York Jewish defense lawyer, an all-white Alabama jury, sentences of death culminating in a dogged international (Communist inspired) campaign to free the "Scottsboro Boys".

			Seoul Train A film by Jim Butterworth, Lisa Sleeth and Aaron Lubarsky | USA | 2005 | 54' Produced by Incite Productions
			With its riveting footage of a secretive underground railroad, SEOUL TRAIN documents the lives and deaths of North Koreans as they try to escape their homeland via China. It exposes this growing and potentially explosive humanitarian crisis that sits on top of the complex geopolitics around North Korea, a crisis that threatens to undermine the stability of East Asian peace.live death in television history.

			Shadow of The Holy Book A film by Arto Halonen and Kevin Frazier | Finland | 2007 | 52' | 90' Produced by Art Films production AFP Ltd Produced with ITVS International /YLE TV2 Documentaries /TV 2 Danmark /Schweizer Fernsehen
			SHADOW OF THE HOLY BOOK investigates the morality of international companies and the dictatorship of oil-and-gas-rich Turkmenistan. The companies support the dictatorships absurd propaganda book Ruhnama and help hide human rights and free speech abuses - all in the name of corporate greed.

			Shake Hands With The Devil A film by Peter Raymont | Canada | 2004 | 91' | 56' Produced by White Pine Pictures
			The memories of the extreme violence and his sense of guilt haunt him to this day. This is the emotional journey back to Rwanda of Canadian Lt-General Roméo Dallaire, who commanded the U.N. peacekeeping mission in 1994 during the infamous genocide during which moreas than 800.000 Rwandans were slaughtered, which he was powerless to stop.

			Shape of the Moon A film by Leonard Retel Helmrich | Netherlands | 2004 | 92' | 58' Produced by Scarabee Films
			A cinematic journey into the every-day life of the Sjamsuddin family. We follow widow Rumidja, a Christian woman who prays regularly with her grand-daughter, her son Bakti who refuses to participate in Muslim traditions until he decides to marry a Muslim woman and must convert. They live in the outskirts of Jakarta,Indonesia, the largest Islamic community on the globe, in the middle of the growing social chaos and escalating Muslim fundamentalism.

			Smiling in a Warzone A film by Simone Aaberg Kaerns & Magnus Bejmar | Denmark | 2005 | 77' | 58' Produced by Cosmo Doc ApS
			One day, Danish artist and pilot Simone buys a little canvas plane. After 50 hours in the air, 33 landings, flying illegally into Afghanistan, Simone finally reaches Kabul after 6000 km, finds 16 year old Afghan girl Fayral to make her dreams of flying come true and lands into the harsh reality of being a woman in a 1000-year old Afghan family clan-society.

			SOUNDS LIKE A REVOLUTION A film by Summer Preney and Jane Michener | Canada | 2010 | 58'
			Sounds Like a Revolution is pro-active and energizing documentary about a new generation of activist musicians who are living proof that music is an important and powerful tool in the ongoing struggle for social change. From the Dixie Chicks to Paris, Michael Franti and Anti-Flag, artists across the musical spectrum discuss their motivations and struggles in a post-9/11 environment when dissent was silenced and media outlets either ignored them or forced them into self-censorship before their material was released. Now with the decade gone, the Internet and Obama bring new hope.....

			SPACE TOURISTS A film by Christian Frei | Switzerland | 2009 | 95'
			Very topical and first time ever, humorous and laconic view of the way billionaires depart our planet earth to travel into outer space for fun. With extra-ordinary access and never before seen images the film investigates the emotional oscillations of an expensive enterprise and questions the meaning and boundaries of the human spirit and our hunger for adventure and discovery.

			Spam: The Documentary A film by David Manning | Canada | 2007 | 47' Produced by Scott Dobson Produced with CBC Newsworld, Court TV USA., Knowledge Network, Canal D, YLE, SBS Australia.
			SPAM: THE DOCUMENTARY is a humorous and insightful look into the global culture of spam - one of the 20th century's most annoying and harmful inventions, a "pest" that touches us all.

			State of Fear A film by Pamela Yates, Paco de Onís & Peter Kinoy | USA | 2004 | 94' | 60' Produced by Skylight Pictures
			A country faces a terrorist threat and in a desperate search for security, transforms its democracy into a state of fear. The country is Peru, but the story is disturbingly familiar in today's world as the current U.S. war on terror unfolds with startling parallels - the terrorist threat, anti-terrorist legislation, an attempted military solution, the roles of intelligence and the media in the use of fear to manipulate public opinion, and the assault on democracy.

			Stealing Klimt A film by Martin Smith and Jane Chablani | England | 2006 | 89' | 52' Produced by Films of Record
			This is the unusual story of a beautiful elegant woman Maria Altmann, and her incredible courage and tenacity to reclaim 5 KLIMT paintings from the Austrian government, which were stolen by the Nazis from her family. A David and Goliath tale that takes her from the glittering world of fin-de-siecle Vienna through Nazi terror in Europe to the United States Supreme Court. And after 60 years of state deception she won! Austria finally returned the paintings to Maria in 2006.

			STEAM OF LIFE A film by Joonas Berghall and Mika Hotakainen | Finland | 2010 | 84'
			Naked Finnish men in saunas speak straight from the heart about love, death, birth and friendship; about life. In the warmth of rusty stoves they cleanse themselves both physically and mentally in an exceptionally intimate and poetic film with a deeply emotional and unforgettable finale.

			The aga khan A film by Jane Chablani | Canada | 2008 | 50' Produced by Andrea Nemtin
			Filmed in his Golden Jubilee year, the documentary tells the story of the Aga Khan and the sect he leads, the Shi'a Muslim Ismailis. The film includes a rare and excusive interview with the Aga Khan.

			The Brooklyn Connection A film by Klaartje Quirijns | USA | 2004 | 52' Produced by Amago Films
			How are guerrilla armies formed? Where do they get their money? And how do they get their weapons? One of the driving forces behind Kosovo' s fight for independence: Florin Krasniqi takes us "shopping for weapons " on the open and legal market in the United States.

			The Champagne Spy A film by Nadav Schirman | Israel/Germany | 2007 | 91' Produced with Israeli Channel 10, NRW, ZDF/ARTE
			Striking documentary exploring the double life of a undercover Mossad agent in Egypt who poses as an ex-Nazi German millionaire and horse breeder.

			The Corporation A film by Mark Achbar & Jennifer Abbott | Canada | 2002 | 144' | 3x57' | 3x55' Produced by Big Picture Media Corporation Produced with TV ONTARIO/Vision TV/Knowledge Network/SCN/ACCES
			THE CORPORATION explores the curious history, inner workings, controversial impacts and potential future of corporations. This provoking, much-needed analysis of global commerce asks: What are the consequences for human beings, the environment, democracy, and the very survival of our planet if we grant immense power to an institution that is structurally amoral and whose prime directive is to create wealth for shareholders? Footage from pop culture, advertising, TV news, and corporate propaganda, show the corporation's grip on our lives.

			The Dictator Hunter A film by Klaartje Quirijns | Netherlands | 2007 | 75' | 52' Produced by Pieter van Huystee Film and EyesWideFilms Produced with IKON
			"The Dictator Hunter" is about Human Rights Watch lawyer Reed Brody who has made it his life's work to bring dictators around the world to international justice. We follow him in his quest to bring former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre to justice, revisiting the horrific torture, imprisonment and murder carried out in the 1980s under his regime.

			The Giant Buddhas A film by Christian Frei | Switzerland | 2005 | 95' Produced by Christian Frei Filmproductions
			In 2001, the Taliban in Afghanistan issued an edict that all non-Islamic statues be destroyed: The 53 meters high, world famous Bamiyan Buddha's, were blown to bits. International outrage ensued and the hypocrisy of it is one of the subjects of Christian Frei's (Oscar Nomination for WAR PHOTOGRAPHER) beautiful inquiry, a mesmerizing essay about terrorism and tolerance, ignorance and identity, fanaticism and faith.

			The Kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt A film by Victoria Bruce & Karin Hayes | USA | 2003 | 74' | 56' Produced by Urcunina Films LLC
			On May 26, 2002, filmmakers Hayes and Bruce were in Colombia to document the campaign of controversial presidential candidate, Ingrid Betancourt. But on Election Day, Ingrid never arrived. Earlier that morning, Ingrid was kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). This is her story and her family's desperate quest to free her and keep her campaign alive Ingrid Betancourt is still captive and there has been no news from since years.

			The Last Cigarette A film by Kevin Rafferty | USA | 2000 | 82' | 69' Produced by Kevin Rafferty
			THE LAST CIGARETTE aims at smokers, ex-smokers, non-smokers, and potential smokers - in short: everyone. One billion people smoke every day. They are not, for the most part, ignorant of the dangers. Why do they do it? Simple physical addiction to nicotine explains why many continue to smoke, but, knowing the dangers, why did they ever start? Hollywood clips, vintage cigarette commercials, anti-smoking scare-films, Congressional battle-footage, and much more address these questions in a lighthearted (but clear!) way.

			THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA A film by Judith Ehrlich & Rick Goldsmith | USA | 2009 | 90'
			1971: America is embroiled in a dirty war based on lies and deceit. A president is abusing the power of his office, ignoring the will of the people, congress and the courts. One man, Daniel Ellsberg, at the center of power leaks the truth about the Vietnam war to the New York Times. Henry Kissinger called him, "the most dangerous man in America" And 3 decades later, he's still at it. WORLD PREMIERE TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2009

			The Nuclear Comeback A film by Justin Pemberton | New Zealand | 2007 | 58' Produced by Megan Jones and Justin Pemberton
			In a world living in fear of climate change, the nuclear industry has put its hand up as the solution. It claims that nuclear power produces zero carbon emission and that it is clean. But is it that simple?

			THE RAINBOW WARRIORS OF WAIHEKE ISLAND A film by Susanne Raes | Netherlands | 2010 | 90' | 58'
			A group of Greenpeace pioneers looks back on their activists' life. Once the crew of the famous ship Rainbow Warrior bombed by French agents in 1985, now they are living together on Waiheke Island in New Zealand. Age causes them to make up the balance: have their ideals proven to be tenable, and what has their activist past achieved for the world and for themselves?

			The Real Dirt on Farmer John A film by Taggart Siegel | USA | 2005 | 82' | 59' Produced by The Collective Eye
			The epic tale of John Peterson, farmer, artist, and revolutionary innovative thinker from rural Illinois. An outcast in his community, he bravely stands amidst a failing economy, vicious rumours, and violence. Through 20 years of personal interviews and 50 years of beautifully textured footage, we share Farmer John's odyssey, turning his traditional family farm into a revolutionary organic agriculture farming community where people and art can thrive alongside organic agriculture.

			The reckoning A film by Pamela Yates | USA | 2009 | 95' | 58' Produced by Paco de Onis & Peter Kinoy
			Festivals: Sundance US Documentary Competition 2009 A David & Goliath battle of titanic proportions unfolds as International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo faces down warlords, genocidal dictators and world superpowers in his struggle to tame the Wild West of global conflict zones and bring perpetrators of crimes against humanity to justice.

			The Times of Harvey Milk A film by Rob Epstein & Richard Schmiechen | USA | 1984 | 80' Produced by Black Sand Productions
			Vividly recalling the tumultuous political and social climate of San Francisco in the 70s, THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK builds a brilliant, gripping portrait of what was really lost when San Francisco City Counsillor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone were brutally murdered by fellow Counsillor Dan White in November 1978. Spellbinding and intensely moving from start to finish, this film is as relevant today as when it won the Academy Award in 1984.

			The Ungrateful Dead A film by Judy Jackson | Canada | 2006 | 58' Produced by Judy Films
			We trace the evolution of international law and justice from the tribunals of the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, through the arrest of General Pinochet in London, to the opening of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This film also looks at the US, who opposes the new court, and visits Iraq, Kosovo, Northern Uganda, and Darfur. As the perpetrators of unspeakable war crimes largely operate with impunity we are charting a path to international justice.

			THE WAY WE GET BY A film by Aron Gaudet | USA | 2009 | 85'
			Beginning as a seemingly idiosyncratic story about "troop greeters" - a group of senior citizens who gather day and night at Bangor airport, Maine to thank American soldiers departing for war and greet them when they come back from Afghanistan and Iraq ( and hand them cell phones to call their loves ones!) the film quickly turns into a moving, unsettling and compassionate story about aging, loneliness, war and mortality. A deeply moving film about life and how to live it.

			The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl A film by Ray Muller | Germany | 1993 | 181' Produced by Movieman Productions
			Leni Riefenstahl has secured her place in cinema history, but her story remains a sensitive topic as one of her most ardent admirers was Adolf Hitler. TRIMPH DES WILLENS and OLYMPIA glorified the Nazi Party and later would bring an abrupt end to her filmmaking career. Riefenstahl became an outcast after the war, but tried to pursue her artistic endeavors with characteristic determination and enthusiasm. Leni Riefenstahl died at the age of 101 in 2003.

			War Photographer A film by Christian Frei | Switzerland | 2001 | 96' | 53' Produced by Christian Frei Filmproductions
			"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough" said Robert Capa. War photographer James Nachtwey has been close enough for twenty years. Frei followed him for two years. Nachtwey is in Kosovo when the houses are still ablaze; in Indonesia, where a family of beggars lives among the railway lines; and in Palestine in the midst of teargas and the young stone throwers. The spectator gets Nachtwey's unique perspective thanks to the miniature film camera attached to his photo camera, seeing what he sees.

			WEAPON OF WAR A film by Femke and Ilse van Velzen | Netherlands | 2009 | 59'
			Wherever war breaks out, men with guns rape. In the Congo possibly hundreds of thousands of women and girls were brutally raped. In this unique film military perpetrators unveil the hidden motives and strategies of rape as a war crime. Filled with trauma, an ex-rebel rapist attempts to reconcile with his past, by meeting one of his victims. Captain Basima is working as an army priest and confronts soldier/rapists. He urges them to change. Just like he did.

			Wings of Defeat A film by Linda Hoaglund and Risa Morimoto | USA/Japan | 2007 | 90' Produced by Risa Morimoto, Linda Hoaglund
			In Japan, WWII Kamikaze are still revered as self-sacrificing heroes. Internationally, they remain a potent symbol of fanaticism. Until now, few outsiders knew that many Kamikaze actually survived their suicide missions. The candid, heartbreaking testimony of surviving Kamikaze conveys the true depth of war's travesty. Sixty years later, these humble men tell us about the horrors of the cockpit, their dramatic survival and the survivor's guilt still haunting them.