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- The people of "Belleville Stories" belong to a long-standing immigrant and artist community spanning Paris' 10th, 11th, 19th and 20th arrondissements. The film speaks not only of the challenges which they face in a rapidly changing French, European and global landscape, but also of their hopes, dreams, and successes, across generations...
- In their own words, Holocaust survivors Henri Borlant, Marcel Jabelot, and Violette Jacquet-Silberstein share their experiences of deportation and incarceration in concentration camps during World War II. Interviews conducted by Claudine Drame, Annette Wieviorka, Geneviève Decrop, and Régine Waintrater.
- A mini-documentary short about Jhon Su, a lover of world fashion, and his hip, eclectic boutique, "Ysasu", a hidden treasure in a tiny Parisian street on the border of northeastern Paris' creative and immigrant communities of Montmartre, Barbès, Château Rouge and La Goutte d'Or. Here, Jhon and Ysasu collaborate with French graffiti artist DaCruz in order to celebrate "fashion in the street".
- Whose Children Are These? (2004) provides a gripping view into the lives of three Muslim teenagers impacted by domestic national security measures. One such program, "Special Registration," required male non-citizens, as young as 16 from 25 countries, to register with the Department of Justice. Of those who registered, nearly 14,000 men were deported. The film introduces Navila, an honors student who fought to have her father released from detention; Sarfaraz, a popular basketball player who confronts pending deportation; and Hager, a young woman who faces bias and is spurred into activism as a result. Each young person comes from one of the twenty five countries profiled by the Special Registration program (Bangladesh, Pakistan and Egypt). From the period of November 2002-December 2003, over 83,000 Muslim men complied with the program and nearly 14,000 were put into deportation proceedings due to immigration status violations. Although the program claimed to be a tool to increase national security, none of these men were actually charged with terrorism related offenses. Through the eyes of three courageous teens, Whose Children Are These? (2004) brings to light the harsh realities faced by Muslim communities in post 9/11 America- including family separation, round ups, bias crimes, detentions, and deportations.
- A visual poem exploring the beauty of Henna, a tradition shared by women of many cultures and religions across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Inspired by a trip to Qatar, this film also represents my first sight of Umm Sa'id (Musay'id / Messaied) and the Arabian/Persian Gulf, a true "depaissage" for me as a Jewish woman, who, at the time, was not living as a fully observant Jew. In traditional Middle Eastern culture which keeps a concept of modesty across religions ~ Judaism, Islam, Christianity ~ the body art of Henna, representing beauty for Muslim Middle Eastern, African and Asian women for centuries, thrives. An art most often associated with Islam, Henna actually has a very long and glorious history within the Jewish tradition, as well.
- ShortTo know Israel is to Know Hope...
- Kamal, an illegal immigrant, has left his wife and daughter behind in Morocco. He hopes to obtain his green card and bring his family to America. Kamal came to America, as have many immigrants before him, in hopes of realizing the American Dream. He comes to realize the American dream is part myth. Many immigrants view America as a land of opportunity that promises to fulfill the dream of success, but few will ever realize the opportunities and lifestyle associated with the myth.
- "Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state becomes lawless or corrupt" (Mahatma Ghandi). In Berlin, young activists organise a special train to Geneva to block, or "in the best case", to disrupt, the G8 Summit in Evian and around the Lac Léman. Lukas Engelmann, 21 years old, is the ATTAC's co-ordinator for this unique happening. More than a thousand young people participate in this initiative and board in one of 15 stations in order to be a part of the rolling demonstration. Organised in Affinity Groups, they protest against "the not elected world government". Social and civil disobedience is their way to radically change the world. "Another world is possible"...eviannaïve (2005) portraits Ulrike, Friedrich, Pedram, Lukas and many others during the journey, the block, and the days they spent in the Village Intergalaktique, in their experiment on new social structures.
- In 2005, the Gulf state of Qatar founded a relief mission in South Darfur. Today, a community of Sudanese immigrants - both expats and refugees - builds new lives there.