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Still from Sabren — a powerful depiction of Sudanese protest movements following the October 2021 coup, capturing resilience and defiance amid unrest.
Film still from Sabren, a fierce frontline portrayal of protest movements that erupted across Sudan after the October 2021 coup, documenting courage, loss, and collective resistance.
SABREN
Eythar Gubara  ·  2025  ·  15m
SABREN
Eythar Gubara  ·  2025  ·  15m

A fierce frontline depiction of protest movements in the aftermath of Sudan’s October 2021 coup.

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Still from Khartoum showing a tree in the Sudanese landscape, symbolizing resilience amid displacement and civil unrest.
Still from Khartoum, a contemplative film following five citizens of Sudan as they share their stories of civil unrest, the military coup, and their search for safety in neighboring countries.
KHARTOUM
2032  ·  1h20m
KHARTOUM
2032  ·  1h20m

Five Sudanese citizens recount their lives using experimental green screen techniques to capture a period of crisis and resilience.

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Scene from Urban Disobedience Toolkit showing a performer covered in clay raising their hand during a public demonstration.
Still from Urban Disobedience Toolkit, a performance-based film exploring acts of resistance and collective action in urban spaces.
Urban Disobedience Toolkit
Vladimír Turner  ·  2025  ·  1h28m
Urban Disobedience Toolkit
Vladimír Turner  ·  2025  ·  1h28m

Artists and activists reclaim a gentrified Prague with creative interventions and anarchist monkey-wrenching to show how a more egalitarian city is possible.

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Still from the documentary Skoden.
Still from the documentary Skoden.
#skoden
Damien Eagle Bear  ·  2025  ·  1h15m
#skoden
Damien Eagle Bear  ·  2025  ·  1h15m

In the age of mass-scrolling, this doc tunnels deep into one problematic popular meme and expands into a discussion of Indigenous identity and Canadian colonialism.

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Three people stand in front of a tent in a desert-like camp, still from the Documentary Unwelcomed
Still from the documentary Unwelcomed
Unwelcomed
Sebastian Gonzalez Mendez & Amilcar Infante  ·  2025  ·  1h6m
Unwelcomed
Sebastian Gonzalez Mendez & Amilcar Infante  ·  2025  ·  1h6m

UNWELCOMED portrays the shocking discord that resulted from thousands of Venezuelans making their way to Chile.

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A protester raises their fist at Columbia University during the Gaza solidarity encampments, featured in The Encampments documentary.
Still from The Encampments, documenting the Gaza solidarity protests at Columbia University.
The Encampments
Michael T. Workman & Kei Pritsker  ·  2025  ·  1h21m
The Encampments
Michael T. Workman & Kei Pritsker  ·  2025  ·  1h21m

Following recent campus protests against Israel’s genocide campaign, this account chronicles the university encampment movement and entrenchment of the perpetrator’s lobby.

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Queer Cinema for Palestine 2025
Robin Riad, Seza Tiyara Selen and Jannis Osterburg, Dima Hamdan, Tara Hakim, Hannah Hull , Raghed Charabaty, Dana Dawud, Teyama AlKamli & Omar Gabriel  ·  2025  ·  1h24m
Queer Cinema for Palestine 2025
Robin Riad, Seza Tiyara Selen and Jannis Osterburg, Dima Hamdan, Tara Hakim, Hannah Hull , Raghed Charabaty, Dana Dawud, Teyama AlKamli & Omar Gabriel  ·  2025  ·  1h24m

An eclectic, uncompromising anthology of short films by queer Palestinian filmmakers and queer filmmakers in solidarity with Palestine.

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