New Documentary Spotlight

Urgent films that take you behind the headlines.

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  • White Man Walking

    Movie

    In July 2020, Rob Bliss, a young, white filmmaker, posted a video of what happened when he held up a ‘Black Lives Matter’ sign in Harrison, Arkansas, ‘the most racist town in America’. It went viral, attracting 12 million views. What Bliss did next was remarkable. Over 1500 miles, two months and ...

  • Foragers

    Movie

    Foragers interweaves documentary and fiction to report on a searing conflict between the Israel Nature and Parks Authority and Palestinian foragers.

    Through an elaborate and elegant composition, the film successfully captures the inherited love, resilience and knowledge of these traditions, ove...

  • Gaza: Doctors Under Attack

    Movie

    Zeteo Presents a forensic investigation into Israeli military attacks on hospitals in Gaza, examining allegations of targeting and abuse of doctors and healthcare workers.

    Director: Karim Shah | 2025 | A Basement Films Production

  • Unmaking Of

    Unmaking Of: Behind the Scenes of All That’s Left of You follows the dramatic production of Palestinian-American director Cherien Dabis' All That’s Left of You. The film follows director Dabis and her Palestinian film crew, as war unexpectedly breaks out in Gaza. As the foreign crew evacuates, ...

  • Rediscovering Fanon

    Set to an original score by jazz pianist Lafayette Harris, REDISCOVERING FANON takes a poignant look at the parallels between modern oppression and past theories of anti-colonial philosopher Frantz Fanon, whose writings shaped the Black Panther Party and sparked a revolution of libertarian thinke...

  • The Making of The Glassworker

    Movie

    The inspiring journey behind The Glassworker, Pakistan’s first hand-drawn animated film, where dreams and artistry overcame obstacles to make history.

  • Pistachio Wars

    Movie

    A journalist follows a trickle of information upstream, leading to revelations about California's water and the couple accused of hoarding it to build their own agricultural empire.

    Directors: Yasha Levine, Rowan Wernham | 2025

  • The Walk

    A young Syrian girl displaced in Turkey processes her trauma through Amal, a giant puppet representing millions of refugee children in an epic journey across Europe.

    2023 | Director: Tamara Kotevska

  • We Never Left

    Movie

    Three Lebanese expats living in New York City fight for revolution in their homeland from abroad. Meanwhile, uprisings both political and personal roil their own lives.

  • The Palestine Exception

    Movie

    When students and professors alike advocate for just causes, they are typically celebrated. Not so in the case of Palestine. This doc examines why.

    2025 | Directors: Jan Haaken, Jennifer Ruth

  • The Promise
    Movie + 1 extra

    The Promise

    Movie + 1 extra

    A Palestinian man sets out to climb Everest, fulfilling a promise made to his father on his deathbed— a secret pledge that holds the key to his destiny.

    Director: Leonardo Antonio Avezzano | 2025

  • Lyd
    Movie + 1 extra

    Lyd

    Movie + 1 extra

    This sci-fi documentary reimagines Lyd, a once-bustling Palestinian city, exploring what it was, what it is now and what it could have been without occupation.

    Director(s): Rami Younis, Sarah Ema Friedland | 2024

  • 36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime

    Movie

    When three Muslim-American students are murdered, their families band together to fight for justice, initiating a battle that reveals larger truths.

    Director: Tarek Albaba | 2023

  • From Ground Zero
    Movie + 1 extra

    From Ground Zero

    Movie + 1 extra

    Shortlisted for an Oscar, this documentary features shorts by 22 Palestinian filmmakers in Gaza, capturing resilience and creativity amid the genocide and devastation.

    Director: Rashid Masharawi | 2025

  • Three Promises
    Movie + 1 extra

    Three Promises

    Movie + 1 extra

    A young man discovers a trove of footage from his childhood filmed by his mother during the Second Intifada, pushing him to create this intimate documentary about a family trapped together by surreal circumstances.

    Director: Yousef Srouji | 2024

  • Sudan, Remember Us

    Movie

    Four young activists armed with their art struggle through the Sudanese revolution of 2019 in this energizing and hopeful tale of turmoil.

    Director: Hind Meddeb | 2025

  • The Encampments
    Movie + 1 extra

    The Encampments

    Movie + 1 extra

    When a group of students launch a movement protesting genocide, they spark a nationwide uprising in solidarity with the people of Gaza.

    Directors: Michael.T Workman, Kei Pritsker | 2025

  • Walled Off
    Movie + 1 extra

    Walled Off

    Movie + 1 extra

    This documentary explores the Palestinian fight for freedom through creative resistance, featuring a secret museum by the apartheid wall, revealed to be a Banksy creation.

    Director: Vin Arfuso | 2024

  • Life Is Beautiful: A Letter to Gaza

    Movie + 1 extra

    Exiled in Norway, Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly fights a bureaucratic immigration system by telling heartfelt stories from his hometown of Gaza, channeling creativity and support from friends despite his statelessness.

    Director Mohamed Jabaly | 2024

  • Israelism
    Movie + 1 extra

    Israelism

    Movie + 1 extra

    Two young American Jews visit occupied Palestine to understand the impact of Zionism. What they witness challenges their worldview, pushing them to join a growing movement to stand for liberation.

    Directors: Erin Axelman, Sam Eilertsen | 2024